In or Out of Favor?

I've got to say that I am really feeling the love for the dads out there. It seems that all of our friends who are dads take an active role in raising their children, which is in contrast to what the "traditional" role of father was just a generation or two ago. As a mom and a wife I really appreciate how much Josh does to take care of Kaia-he's awesome with her and she adores him. And I know my female friends who are mothers feel the same way. But I do find myself being envious of the relationship my daughter and husband have. You see, in our family Daddy is the favored one, and I find myself relating to so many of the dads who are in the opposite position, where their child is always glued to Mama. For the first year, I stayed home with Kaia and taking care of her was my full-time job, which it definitely was. I thought that maybe her favoritism toward Daddy had to do with the fact that she saw me all the time and he was something novel when he came home from work. Once I went back to work I thought maybe that would change and she'd see me as something novel too. No such luck. She is still as glued to him as ever and as we're entering the toddler years this is manifesting itself more and more. Kaia runs away from Mama whenever it is time to change her diaper or put on her coat and shoes. She screams whenever I try to do something for her, and while she sometimes does this to her Daddy, more often than not she will go lay right down for him to change her or put on her coat. The little stinker! Don't get me wrong, I know she loves me and she is quick to give me hugs and kisses and smiles just like she does to her Daddy. And she did surprise me yesterday by wanting to go with me to the grocery store and eagerly putting on her coat, even though Daddy was going to stay home. I also know that Josh gets frustrated sometimes that he is the one who has to do a lot of those things for Kaia, although I, as the nonfavored parent, suspect he secretly gets a kick out of it. =) I'm posting this partly as catharsis and partly as a reminder to our friends who might be in similar situations, regardless of who the "favored" parent is, that there are others in the same situation and maybe someone can offer me hope that she will grow out of it?! LOL. But I do want to say that I don't blame her for loving her Daddy so much and also to praise him for being so great with her...I admit I'd much rather have him be involved and be the favorite than the alternative, and I'm very thankful for such a great guy! I also imagine my Grandma is laughing as she is reading this and will be eager to remind me that I might have been just like this little girl when I was growing up and it might just be a case of what goes around comes back around. =)