"Its okay Daddy will be home in... oh crap... 6 hours."

Audrey - posted on 03/27/2011

Natalie is 18m and she is such a Daddy's girl! she talks about him all the time and as soon as she hears his truck come up the drive, she high-tails it to the front door, screaming and squeeling "daddy!" all the way. she waves her arms and insists he pick her up as soon as he walks in the door. whenever i get onto her about something when he is at work, she clouds up and crys"daddy!". i dont really know how to help but you are sooo not alone.

Lisa - posted on 03/26/2011

I've got a daddys girl and a daddys boy so got "missing daddy syndrome x2" he always rings them when on breaks which they jus keep askin when hes comin home once he says soon their usually satisfied, if they keep askin me i just ignore them give them something to do they stop askin. they keep askin when im comin home wen hes off and im workin

Aicha - posted on 03/26/2011

Yes my daughter goes through daddy cravings the weekends are hardest on her as his job requires him to be gone from 4pm Friday until 5pm Sunday, I keep her really busy on weekends that seems to help but not always

Jess - posted on 03/26/2011

Ava is doing the exact same thing ! Its constant all day, and whenever we get in or out of the car she ask's for Daddy. I just say "daddy is at work" and if we are out and she see's a man she thinks is daddy I simply say "no hunni, thats not Daddy, he is at work". I try to say it as casually and normal as possible to show her that its not big deal. I've found it really helps if her Daddy say's good bye to her in the morning and tells her he is going to work. But if he just leaves *which is often the case* she goes looking for him. :(

If its any consolation, I was at work the other day and Daddy stayed home and she walked around all day asking for Mummy !!! Made me feel so loved.

Noreen - posted on 03/17/2011

My daughter LOVES her daddy too!! My husband is in the Navy, so all three of my children go through some MAJOR daddy withdrawls when he is out to sea. Luckily, he hasn't been gone longer then 2wks since we moved to our Sea Duty rotation in December. We keep really busy and try to get out of the house as much as possible! My husband rides a bike and parks in our garage. One day when he was out for his last sea trial, our neighbor opened her garage (we live in base housing and share a wall) and Abby ran up to the garage door and started dancing and singing "Dadda Dadda Dadda!!!" I had to open the door to show her that Daddy wasn't home. It was pretty devastating for her. :(

Kera - posted on 03/17/2011

I'm in the same boat. My 17 month old, doesn't say much, since she was born prematurely, but she will roll over to the door and bang on it, in efforts to get Daddy home. I get her involved in other activities, and keep telling her that Daddy will be home when it's time for dinner. I also take pics of her "sad face" when she's looking for Daddy and share them with my husband so he knows how much our daughter has been missing him and so that he'll play with her (even if he's too tired to). I hope you find something that works for you! Daddy issues are so tiring! :)