Big Daddy Snoop Dogg Coming to E!

I like to think this is how Snoop Dogg cheers for his kids from the sidelines - beaming with pride and all eyes on the game. 

We’ll find out soon enough.  The Big Dogg has a new reality show premiering soon on E! Entertainment television.  Fatherhood is supposed to hightlight the intersection between Snoop’s professional life and family life.  Why am I so excited about it?  I’m not quite sure, except that I like Snoop Dogg.  I don’t like his lyrics, but I love his voice.  I don’t like his values, but I love his beats.  Plus, there has alsways been something about him that makes me think he’s a good guy underneath all the image and talk. 

I’m not the only one who thinks Snoop Dogg might just be a decent role model for fathers everywhere.  He’s been commended in the rap community for stepping up to fatherhood.  And maybe getting arrested illegally possessing a handgun and cocaine, transporting marijuana, and having a false compartment in his car - because clearly he needs one - are not your gold standard of fatherly role models.  But I’m still optimistic.

Here’s why.  Something about the Doggfather tells me his approach to parenting is close to my own.  Start where you are.  He’s doing his best despite his own painful childhood.  And let’s face it, we all teach our kids to be like us.  You may not agree with Snoop’s value system, but that doesn’t mean he’s not passing it on to his children the best way he knows how.  In my book, that’s admirable.