Writing a set of rules for dating your daughter might seem a little obsessive - reminiscent of the overbearing pop from Ten Things I Hate About You - so one Dad has gone the complete other direction.
Jeffrey Warren Welch, a poet, writer and father of three girls, posted his feminist inclined rules for going out with his offspring to Instagram and they have gone viral around the world, sparking huge media interest in his trusting and liberated parenting technique.
His rules (or lack thereof) were simple: "You'll have to ask them what their rules are, I'm not raising my little girls to be the kind of women who need their daddy to act like a creepy possessive badass in order for them to be treated with respect.
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"You will respect them, and if you don't, I promise they won't need my help putting you back in your place. Good luck, pumpkin.
He posted the words as an image with the caption: "I ain't raisin' no princesses."
Jeff wasn't done with just that. Speaking to the Huffington Post, he expanded further on his parenting style and how it influences his worldview.
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"I often feel quite hopeless when I look at the leadership in our nation right now, and a lot of the things that are going on," said the Tennessee native.
"I think a lot of us feel that way in recent months, but the fact that so many people really seem to get the point I was trying to make is indicative of a strong undercurrent that is moving in the right direction in this nation.
"I'm a pessimistic man by nature, but I find myself finding reason for optimism and hope through this experience."
23,000 people have shared his initial post, vindicating his actions.
Welch came up with the idea for the post after discussing fatherhood with other dads, who seemed to enjoy the idea of intimidating the prospective suitors of their daughters.
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Welch is father to three girls and step father to two more, with two 16-year-olds, two 12-year olds and a seven-year-old, so he needed to have a scheme to help them approach the world of dating when they grew up.
He concluded: "I definitely know what a more misogynistic parenting style looks like when I see it, and I react against that, to be certain, but I'm also learning more and more every day about the true meaning of male privilege, and the subconscious ways it can creep into my own thinking, even as someone who desperately wants to be an 'ally' not only to my daughters, but to all women."
Featured Image Credit: J Warren Welch/Facebook