Tim McGraw is the odd man out ... at least at home. With four ladies in the house -- wife Faith Hill and their three daughters, Gracie, Maggie and Audrey -- the country superstar admits he sometimes doesn't really understand what's going on. "It's not easy," McGraw tells GAC. "I'm a guy -- I mean I'm a guy's guy -- and then I've got a house full of estrogen. I've got one [daughter] that's 11 that just started junior high. I mean, there's some things going on in that head. I don't know what's going on with her. But it's tough."
McGraw admits negotiations at home often end with him giving in. "You certainly can't be close-minded, like it's gonna be my way. And I've tried that: 'It's gonna be my way, we're gonna do it this way, you're gonna get up and you're gonna do that.' And it just doesn't work. I don't know if it's different for boys, but with girls, it just doesn't work that way. You've got to figure out how to deal with them on their terms."
Reader Comments(1 of 6)
allieat 12-08-2008
I love both of them! just leave them alone
sissygirl2uat 12-08-2008
I love them both also. I'm from Louisiana; lived not far from Tim's hometown. I think Faith is beautiful in every way. I kinda have the opposite of Tim's situation. I'm a mom in a house full of testoterone. Even my pets are males! Daddys are soft on baby girls. But then mommas love her little men too. Sometimes ya hafta put on your best (fake) stern face, and laugh later or maybe even cry at yourself. i really hate it when celebrities are criticized for their parenting skills. Many of our parents didn't follow a textbook and we're ok.
Robertat 12-08-2008
I can feel Tims' pain. My wife and I have three girls and I went through the same behavior of my girls as he is. I remember one day I came home from work and when I opened the door to step in, the tension was sooooo thick, you could cut it with a butter knife. I asked from the doorway if I should go visit my mom and they all replied "YES!". So I did. You can't give in all the time but it will seem like most of the time you will.
jkride44at 12-08-2008
hang in there I have four 25 23 20 17 It,s rewarding As they get older and start to understand what you have been preaching to them ,,,they truly will appreciate you .....
Braddmanat 12-08-2008
Tim can quit his whining about having three great kids and a trophy wife for pete's sake. How many assistants do you suppose they have to help out. I helped raise 3 wonderful daughters and it was the best experience of my life. Enjoy it while you can Tim and quit acting like you don't know what to do because you're a so called 'guys guy'.
Mkwinne403at 12-08-2008
Shut up calm down hes just saying
Anna Bonannerat 12-09-2008
I totally agree with Braddman. Being a girl is not as easy as guys make it out to be. Furthermore, being a girl would be less painful if men appreciated us more and had more empathy. Many girls probably act out upon emotional problems because they could sense same attitude in their fathers that Tim has. Girls are generally the more emotional gender, especially during puberty, and guys need to quit being insensitive macho-jerks. People (yes, this includes girls!) tend to behave however they are treated; so Tim, treat your daughters with empathy and love, and they will most likely begin to be more lovable to you. Kudos to all men who do appreciate and at least try to understand us.
redsoxloverswbat 12-09-2008
Braddman and Anna Bonanner: You just don't understand! Reread the article: Tim isn't complaining - he's simply stating the truth that any father of girls (I've got three) knows (or will soon learn!): We Love our daughters, but they are completely different (from boys) to raise. Boys can be difficult, but girls (A.) aren't able to listen to reason when they are sad. They HAVE TO (for instance) move to Australia, to be near "Men At Work," and, hopefully, marry one of them (and this is only at age 15!); and (B.) CRY A LOT, particularly as teenagers. And if there's one thing a Dad can't stand, it's to hear his little sweetheart cry! It tugs the Heartstrings to the point of breaking! So give Tim a break: he's in a lose/lose situation with the estrogen, etc., but he knows that he's in a win/win with his girls. They drive us crazy, and we wouldn't trade them for the world and all its gold!
giroirrickyat 12-09-2008
You are a a------ . You are just to great for your own self
redsoxloverswbat 12-12-2008
giroirricky: It's obvious from your post that you are in the third grade, but you have to learn to say to whom you are addressing your remarks, and explain why you made them.
jimkaffyat 12-08-2008
What a stupid article! We're in a recession, people are losing their homes and jobs. Some people are even taking their own lifes because of their financial struggles. The idiot, Beville, who wrote the article is probably some 40 year old chump who lives with mama and isn't cognizant of the real world.
Dulceat 12-08-2008
Maybe all the reasons you listed are why we need articles like that....it can't be all gloom & doom all the time.....as for Tim McGraw, I feel for you...but I've got three BOYS! so I've got the flip side......good luck to us all.............
kateat 12-09-2008
so because we are in tough times we need to sit around and be cranky and focus on negative stuff, not laugh or find the humor in situations? It makes it easier to get through when we can read these type of stories. You are one of the eeyores of the world.
Vanessaat 12-09-2008
If the idea of writing an article like this si so ridiculous, why did you read it, let alone comment?
sevenbutrflysat 12-08-2008
I think my dad must have felt that way at times with my mom, myself, and my two sisters. I thought my dad was absolutley clueless from 12 until about 25. I hope all those Dads out there in this situation know that no matter how much they may feel like their a foreigner in their own home at times surrounded by their wife and many daughters, that they will always and forever be an all important figure in their daughter's eyes and girls never grow too old to need to seek out the safe refuge provided by Daddy's arms. Ride out the storms and your end result will be priceless.