I Am Raising a Son Your Daughter Will Be Safe With

If there’s one thing I know, my son knows how to treat a lady. We live in a society that has always said “boys will be boys” and “if he picks on you, it means he likes you” and that is a load of crap. You don’t treat someone you care for with disrespect. Period. I can promise you, your daughter will be taken care of.

I’m raising my son as a single mom. At 16, this kid, your daughters future partner helps me cook, clean, do laundry etc. He knows I can’t do it all on my own.  He knows that any relationship is 100/100. He knows that to make any relationship work, you must be a team. He will NEVER take advantage of her and will never expect her to single handedly do the typical “wifey duties” on her own. She cooks? He’ll do the dishes. She’s washing clothes? He’ll fold them. That’s what he sees, that’s how I’ve raised him and that’s what he’ll do.

Now, even though my ex (not his biological dad, but was very much a father figure) and I aren’t together, he had a prime example of how a man should treat a woman and how a woman should be treated. And a huge shout out to his father for raising him properly. My son saw us love, he saw the good, the bad, the ugly, the teamwork and the individual work we put in to make our relationship successful. And I promise, he’ll do the same. He saw us dance in the kitchen, karaoke in the car and make fools of ourselves. He also saw the (key word) conversations when we disagreed, he saw the compromises that took place, the patience we had with one another. Yes, there were times we’d have heated arguments but there wasnever any yelling and hands were never raised. I was always safe with him. And as a friend, I’m still safe with him. I promise, your daughter will have that too.

I know that if I’m ever in danger, he will be there to protect me. He will do the same for her. He loves hard and protects even harder. I know, that as independent woman (we don’t need a man and we don’t need to be saved) but he will put an untouchable shield around her, making sure harm never comes her way. When she’s sad or upset, he’ll hold her and comfort her. When shes angry, he’ll give her space and then make sure a conversation happens. She’ll never have to worry about there not being any trust, safety or love. She’ll have an abundance of everything. He was raised that way and I promise, she’ll have that too.

And your daughter will have my number and can always call me if my son wants to forget how he was raised.

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