By the way, my father did tease me a lot and so did my brothers, my grandfather, cousins, etc. and I enjoyed it. I also teased them right back. It still wasn't the same as the "locker room" teasing guys do but that's between guys. The important part about teasing is to be aware of the other persons reactions. Another good check is to think - do they tease me back in the same manner? If not, you might want to rethink how you're teasing.
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if it is only comments (not physical abuse) a strong caring mother can help to balance even this in the child.
The idea of a strong mother being able to balance out inappropriate comments and innuendo from the father doesn't seem possible to me. I don't have experience here but I just don't see how that's possible. The point is that the girl's interaction with her male role model is not appropriate and confuses her sexual development. How can the mother ultimately affect that? I would agree that she can potentially minimize the effect but balance it doesn't seem possible. My opinion anyway
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ~Albert Camus
