Fathers Needed

There is a growing epidemic in the United States.  It is a problem that perhaps is at the root of all the issues our children are facing these days.  It is not that they are starving or that they are abused.  The problem is that they are being raised without a male role model in their lives.  Their dads are MIA.

Too many fathers come and go and frequently aren't around, sometimes with no contact at all for months or years.  Too often they barely exist in their children's lives.  While there are many men who desperately want to be fathers who cant, the real fathers choose for whatever reason to participate in the upbringing of their children.

What's the analysis?  Today young boys grow up without any sense of what it means to be a man.  Without role models they didn't learn about the role.  But they have learned that they weren't good enough for their own fathers to stay around, so why should they?  They don't learn caring, instead relying on selfishness.  Unfortunately the circle continues and many of them will follow in their father's footsteps and be AWOL when their child needs them the most.

Girls also suffer from not having a father in the house.  Because of the lack of a positive, teaching, nurturing male role model, these girls are also likely to have problems with relationships throughout their lives.  They are the ones who are likely to become unwed mothers at an early age, often ending up as single parents themselves.

Absentee fathers are taking their toll on America's youth, and although there are some really great programs set up like the Big Brother Big Sister Program, kids still need a father.  If you can't be with your children's mother, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be there for your kids.  Showing the child how a man should act, how to be responsible, while showing them the unconditional love they deserve is what being a dad is all about.

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