A Dad Flew His 2-Year-Old Daughter To Far-Off Places, But Discovered Something In His Heart

Stefen Chow is a Dad from Beijing who has a small daughter and a big appetite for adventure.

When an adventure presented itself to Chow, he seized it before it passed him by. The opportunity: traveling to Taiwan with his 2-year-old daughter for eight days over Christmas.

For those of you who have known the stress of traveling with kids, you are already familiar with the challenge this Dad was taking on. However, despite its expected setbacks, Chow said it was an experience that changed her world and his too.

Chow writes in the original article:

When I first mentioned this trip to my friends and family, the first questions (and assumptions) I got were “How will she get her afternoon nap?” “The child needs her mother!” “This is not normal routine for her; she can do it when she is much older!” I suppose these are valid reasons, but we also find ourselves living in an increasingly protected world where everything from forks to table edges to flooring has been designed for child safety and marketed to the fears of parents. The problem is that we need to take a little leap of faith for interesting life experiences. (As long as there is adult supervision!)

About fatherhood, Chow says:

Really. I didn’t experience the nine and a half months of having something in my stomach, and though I always acted as a cheerleader by my wife’s side, I think I felt left out of the overall experience. My daughter naturally sticks to her mum more, and her father is always a second option or a third. On a dedicated trip out there with my little one with minimal distractions, I finally had the opportunity to be a full parent.

And for the relationship it’s built with his daughter:

My daughter and I had a very healthy relationship before this, but the trip really made us appreciate each other more. Since the trip, I feel that we are able to draw common memories and experiences, and it has certainly brought us closer together. Mummy agrees, so that’s a good thing.

Stefen Chow is certainly a new kind of Dad, and he’s not the only one trying crazy adventures like this. A self-proclaimed “travel mad mum” made a similar adventure. Are these parents crazy, courageous, or both?

[Featured Image Credit: Stefen Chow]

A Dad Flew His 2-Year-Old Daughter To Far-Off Places, But Discovered Something In His Heart is an article from: LifeDaily