1. Remember every single birthday
2. Thoroughly celebrate every single birthday
3. Listen more, yell less
4. Read bedtime stories (sober)
5. Show her how much he adores and values her mama
6. Write her handwritten letters of encouragement
7. Be involved with her education (or at least know her college major and go to graduations)
8. Show her how important it is to take care of herself, hygiene and all
9. Take her shopping for school clothes
10. Throw the best middle school slumber parties
11. Give her advice based on wisdom, not brokenness
12. Never shame therapy or the importance of mental health
13. Use big words with her so she looks up to intelligence
14. Ask her what her boundaries are
15. Help her create her boundaries so she clearly knows them
16. Always tries his best
17. FaceTimes her at least four times a day when she moves away to college
18. Still leaves her letters of encouragement when she’s moved away to college
19. Hides a list of the boundaries she made when she was little under her pillow in her dorm
20. FaceTimes her for a fifth time in a day just to make sure she’s taken care of her personal hygiene before bed
21. Reminds her to try her best
22. Writes handwritten letters of encouragement to her mama
23. Always reminds her that she is his priority
24. Makes goofy jokes that subtly prove he grew up watching Jimmy Neutron
25. Teaches her how to appropriately navigate conflict
26. Introduces her to her inner grace
27. Show her how authenticity is the epitome of beauty
28. Speaks only good things about her family, especially her mama
29. Shows her how to find comfort in faith, regardless of the faith
30. Calls her when she’s 35 to still read her a bedtime story (sober)
31. Teaches her that personal responsibility is the only way to have unconditional connection
32. Shows her how to befriend her own humility and love on all her mistakes
33. Preaches the importance of standards
34. Encourages her to practice mindfulness
35. Honors her being every second of every day
