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.
Hardly around, sometimes in and out, sometimes gone with no contact at all, these men barely exist in the lives of their own children. The saddest part is that there are many men who want to be fathers and can't and these men take no responsibility or give any thought to the role that they aren't playing in the life of a child.
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.
America's youth is suffering greatly because of the growing number of absentee fathers. Kids need a father to help guide them and men need to stay around for their kids, even if they can't get along with their mother. Being a Dad means being present and accounted for, loving, nurturing, and providing for your children. - 16035
Hardly around, sometimes in and out, sometimes gone with no contact at all, these men barely exist in the lives of their own children. The saddest part is that there are many men who want to be fathers and can't and these men take no responsibility or give any thought to the role that they aren't playing in the life of a child.
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.
America's youth is suffering greatly because of the growing number of absentee fathers. Kids need a father to help guide them and men need to stay around for their kids, even if they can't get along with their mother. Being a Dad means being present and accounted for, loving, nurturing, and providing for your children. - 16035
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