Simon Hooper, known as Father of Daughters (FOD), became famous thanks to his Instagram. He publishes unadorned photos, day after day with a fair amount of humor talking about what it’s like to be a father of four daughters and the only man in the family. Unsurprisingly, Simon already has almost a million subscribers.
1. I wanted to grab literally a minute for myself — but the child does not give such an opportunity, depicting a scene from a cheap horror movie
2. Simon and his wife planned to dress the twins differently in order to bring up their individuality and make it easier to distinguish them. But it was not there! Girls demand the same clothes, and it’s useless to fight against it
3. They look very similar, but they approach the same task in different ways
5. When you ask children not to get rowdy and not to splash in the bathroom, everything happens exactly the opposite
6. One of the babies suddenly staged a single recumbent picket and it was more difficult to remove her from the asphalt than crushed lipstick from the carpet. Then she got up, looked at her father with a piercing look, and went home as if nothing had happened
7. Simon believes that almost all parents suffer from Stockholm syndrome. And he’s right about something!
8. There is an important moment in the life of every parent, and this moment is educational. Girls need to instill certain values, teach them a lot, and they just need a dad in this
9. Simon tries to take his daughters to holidays and events more often so that they get used to society from childhood
10. When it’s time to put the children to bed, you just need to have an abyss of patience. And solve the anger management problem!
11. When the twins were very young, Simon carried them in a carrier. There is nothing more courageous than a dad who knows how to take care of his child
12. The older sister is an unnoticed hero who helps parents
13. If the child refuses to go, the father’s ingenuity comes to the rescue
14. Hooray, they fell asleep!
15. Dads also change diapers. Unfortunately, there are still no changing tables in the men’s toilets
16. The transition from cots to beds for big girls is akin to a transfer from Alcatraz to a sparing regime prison, where relationships are built on trust
17. Two important lessons: 1) if the children are quiet, then something bad is happening; 2) the dad who didn’t keep up will still be to blame
18. They kiss, then fight and pull out each other’s hair. Either best friends, or mortal enemies. In general, some kind of minefield
19. And these are the two eldest. But they still need Daddy’s hugs before going to bed
20. You can be good parents at the same time and continue to lead an active social life. It is not necessary to focus only on the house and children, here is the advice of Simon and his wife
21. “It’s still 16 years before they all leave their native nest, and I’m already worried and I want them back”
22. Either the girl is training for a trip to the North Pole, or Dad has just caught the person responsible for the disappearance of sausages, yogurt, grapes, blueberries and cheese plaits
23. A humane morning, a morning with food … Parents, however, are not laughing
24. And what is this Gorgon Jellyfish? Again, you need to call dad, who, with the help of shampoo, combs and a kind of mother, will be able to bring the hairstyle to its statutory appearance
25. When a child arranges a recumbent strike, you can break the pattern and lie down next to him. The result will not be slow to affect
26. When mom left for three days, you can make some breaks and changes to the routine. After all, somehow you have to survive, after all
27. The inalienable right of every father is to throw his child into the air as high as he wants
28. Mom left again. It’s already the sixth day. Even going to the supermarket causes agony and stress, but you have to hold on…
