Do I like been a Dad?

That was the question my 15 year old daughter  asked me the other day.

She’s become very self aware and observant recently. She’s also a bit fragile, and perhaps lacking an ideal social environment.
New Zealands over the top covid response has a lot to do with that because the vaxxed  / unvaxxed thing has split many families apart, perhaps forever. Her cousins and their family are on the other team.
All of this has made her a bit more clingy than normal.

Just what do you say?

I’ve spent countless hours creating the best environment that I can for her to thrive in.
Does she feel guilty for everything I’ve done for her?

It felt too difficult to answer, so I evaded answering.

But it’s got me thinking..

Why is she asking this?
(I need to work this out first before the I answer the next question).

She’s sadly lacking a bit of direction right now, and whatever answer I give her, would be cast in stone, so I would have to pick my words carefully.
Then again, I cant be sure how she would interpret my answer.

How should I answer this?

In writing all this down, it’s become clear that she needs to work out the answer herself. The best I can do is be there for her.

Covid sucks and it’s changed things for the worse here in NZ. I cant change that, but I can teach her how to survive in a less than ideal environment.