James Van Der Beek says having daughters helped liberate him 'from limited belief systems'

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James Van Der Beek's worldview has expanded since becoming the daddy of four girls.The Dawson's Creek alum, 45, who also has two sons with wife Kimberly, shared a snap of his daughter Gwendolyn, three, painting his nails with pink polish on Sunday.And in the accompanying Instagram caption, the actor wrote: '#parenting perk: Surprise liberation from limited belief systems.' Daddy's girl: James Van Der Beek shared a sweet snap and video clip on Instagram showing his daughter Gwendolyn, three, painting his nail with pink polish on SundayJames spoke about how having children, and especially daughters, has changed his view of things.

He explained: 'Way back when we were pregnant with our first, I was on a set where the director had nail polish on one hand - black.

It looked kind of emo, and someone commented on it.'He said - without an ounce of embarrassment - that his daughter had done it, and I recall wondering why he hadn’t taken it off before working with a crew of people who might judge him.''Now I get it.

It’s one of those things you can’t really convey to someone on the brink of having their first child: The complete ease with which you abandon sh*t you once thought mattered, (but probably never really did in the first place)… and the simple joy you find in things that baffled you before you became a parent.' Evolving: The Dawson's Creek alum, 45,spoke about how having children, and especially daughters, has changed his view of things and made him less judgemental Picking the color:In the clip, he tells Gwendolyn she's doing a great job and asks his daughter why she picked the color pink for him, and she responded that she thought he'd like it Heartfelt:He wrote a long heartfelt caption alongside the picture and the.