I was not a single dad until the divorce and she has naver not had a mom. Your advice though is equally applicable.

We had daddy daughter date nights well before things went south between her mom and me. The other shared tradition is she is a huge Mets and Jets fan and it seems we all may be on the cusp of not suffering from that.

You may enjoy this poem and essay I wrote late 2021 when she got into college: https://medium.com/illumination/a-fathers-pride-and-joy-6838f4d059e6