Hypnobirthing: Daddy's Promise

                                         
                                            Daddy’s Promise

I promise to love you—unconditionally

I promise to protect you—for your pain hurts me more than my own

I promise to guard and to guide you—materially, mentally, and morally

I promise to foster soundness and strength—in your health, your head and your heart

 

I promise to catch you doing things right, and let you do things you way no

matter how messy or asymmetrical

I promise to applaud your accomplishments—whether they be anonymous for nobody's eyes, or world famous, for the Nobel Prize.

I promise to be a good example always-for there's no telling what act or attribute you might emulate

I promise to be honest, open and direct

I promise to be a pillar of courage and a pillow of comfort

I promise to explore the world with you, explain the world to you, and expect the world of you

I promise to be a fortress in which you can hide, a friend in whom you can
confide, and a father in whose heart you'll find love and in whose eyes you'll find pride.

 

By David Teplow

For Nathan, Alisha, Lily and Henry