A dad has revealed how he teaches his young daughters to accept nothing but the best in a future partner by setting an example of how they should be treated.
Utah’s Eric Taylor makes humorous clips of the level of love and luxury he normalizes for his little girls, believed to be four and six years old.
The influencer has over 229,000 followers on Instagram (@girldad_e), where he creates images that show how he prepares his children for high standards.
His efforts include teaching essential life skills – such as changing a tire and properly seasoning their food – to more emotional endeavors such as ‘making the everyday magical’ and telling them that ‘they have much more than just beauty’ , so they expect future partners to do the same.
“Attending tea parties with my daughter so your stuffy son doesn’t try to impress her with Golden Corral,” he said in a recent post, which has racked up 1.8 million likes.
Eric Taylor, from Utah, creates humorous clips of the laps of love and luxury he normalizes on social media for his little girls
A “dusty son” refers to guys who are lazy and don’t go out of their way to woo or impress a partner, be it by never helping with chores or not making an effort with romantic gestures.
One definition from Urban Dictionary also describes a “dusty” person as “a broke player,” typically a man, who has nothing to offer other than sex. Usually a user.’
Eric’s videos show him happily interacting with his adorable daughters before looking into the camera and giving them a deathly theatrical look, serving as a warning to future future in-laws.
While many commentators are excited about the trend, some parents seemed offended by the idea of their children not meeting the requirements.
“My 16 year old boy… I worry about the stuffy, spoiled little girls of today who haven’t learned what a partnership is,” one person said.
“They’re trying to get young gentlemen to break their backs for them to go to Golden Corral with half a mind while he’s working. I would like to tackle the problem of law. Don’t the boys deserve good women too?’
‘I think this is great. But don’t call my sons “dusty.” They’re nowhere near there yet,” said a second.
“And I will certainly teach them to choose their wives wisely, for not all wives are ‘prizes’
‘There are a lot of women I’m going to teach my sons to stay away from. But also note that I don’t have to call your daughters ‘dusty’ to express this.”
“I’m teaching my sons to cook so your daughters don’t impress them with crispy spaghetti,” a third added.
The influencer has more than 229,000 followers on Instagram (@girldad_e), where he creates images that show how he prepares his children to have standards
While many comments welcomed the trend, some parents seemed offended by the idea of their children not meeting the requirements
However, several people said they didn’t find the videos offensive at all.
‘I’m a mother of boys. Absolutely no offense,” one person wrote.
“Just genuinely happy for women of the generation that were raised to have higher standards and know their worth… Good job, Dad.”
Another wrote: ‘My boys are learning to communicate so your daughters don’t have to feel neglected, rejected and disrespected… Besides having to cook for themselves, clean the house, do laundry, pay the bills and take care of themselves have to take care of. of their hygiene and physical appearance..’
“As a boy mom who is not the least bit offended by this wonderful post, can someone please explain why other boy moms are so stressed?” a third wondered.
Eric also addressed the criticism in his own caption.
“To all the anti-dust moms working with their sons, I appreciate you, you are warriors. This isn’t for you, clearly,” he said.
‘This series has deeper roots, especially me and too many men who grow up to be dusty boys and learn better than my dusty father who never showed it.
I raise my daughters to rise from the dust, be their best and know they deserve the best. Learn to laugh, you shouldn’t be offended if you don’t mean to.’