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[quote=Anonymous]The ladies at Nordstrom are always super helpful. In a pinch you can take her there.

I'd also encourage you to look around and see if there are helpful mentors/aunts standing by that you hadn't noticed before. Does she have a favorite babysitter? Close neighbor? Favorite teacher? Girl scout leader? These people could be enlisted to help. Churches and other houses of worship are full of big-hearted people looking to help a family like yours. If you're not religious check out Ethical Culture or Unitarianism. You don't have to accept a dogma to participate in a community that would help both of you.

I just google searched for an article I read a while back about a dad who had a fatal disease who planned for his children to have a club full of male mentors after his passing. I couldn't find it. Maybe somebody here can find it. A club like that full of women devoted to your daughter would be something special and help usher her into womanhood. It doesn't need to be formal. You could just reach out to a few ladies and ask if they'd be willing to take your daughter shopping and then you can encourage your daughter to follow up somewhat regularly. They could have shopping or lunch dates together regularly so that she has women guides. As a twenty-something in DC I did Big Brothers/Big Sisters precisely because I was seeking this kind of mentoring experience but not yet ready to have kids. There are likely many young women in your circle who would appreciate this opportunity.

Good luck to you! You sound like a great dad. You are going to "lose" your "little" girl but you're going to gain a vibrant young woman. You'll be so proud to see how she turns out. [/quote]

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