Billy Bush shares a heartfelt story about the conversation he had with each of his daughters at 14
Oct 15, 2026
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Fathers of girls, which I have, I'm a girl dad,
is conversations about their worth.
I'll tell you something I've never told anyone,
not publicly, but when my girls were 14, each of them,
I was like my ex-wife now, but we're very close.
She said, how do we do this? Are we doing this birds and the bees talk?
You're the woman. It could be easier coming from the mom.
I think with the girls, I think with the boys.
And she's like, no, it's way more powerful coming
from you. So she sent me in there and I really appreciate her for this.
But when each of the
girls were 14, we went to a jewelry store in Beverly Hills,
this place called 14 Karat.
But I said, okay, anything in this row, you can pick out.
And then, you know, they're like,
oh, cool. They get it. And then I said,
but you can't have it yet. So we go, we sit down,
park bench little cafe whatever it is and have
a conversation about look it is about now in your
life where the boys are um are they're like mad scientists you have
to understand this they don't
know what they're doing they're
not bad people they're just it's all spinning around in their
heads and they are going to try
and get as far with you as they can and they aren't thinking
you are worth it you are worth waiting
for the right person for this type of thing and you'll
know when it happens I'm not telling you what
the date is I'm not saying it's marriage I'm just
saying you'll know because it will feel natural
and it will feel right you are worth waiting for
you and then and please wait until that time
and here's this ring and I hope it just reminds you
of this conversation and that's it and they're like
and I'm crying my eyes out as I'm saying
all this. And they're looking at me like, this is so awkward.
But it really is the most important
thing. And I think, you know,
whether it's dad or mom or whoever it is, that you're worth it
conversation is these things need to happen.

