It seems to me the media ignores one of societies major changes since I was a kid, I'm 73 now. With the large increase in families without a father kids are being shortchanged, especially boys. In nature when you get about 15 or 16 you start feeling full of yourself and need someone to put you back in your place. In the past that has been your father. Most boys at that age I knew, like myself, rebeled against their fathers but now without them it is society or the poice who are the authority figure to fight against. Don't get me wrong mothers are good, god bless them, but has anyone heard their dad say "just wait til your mother gets home". Just watch nature shows like old lions vs young lions, same principle.
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The importance of fathers and family
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It is a problem, too, I was reading, among elephants, because poachers have taken too many adult males for their ivory. The young male elephants get out of hand and are disruptive.
Interestingly, I was reading recently that in neighborhoods where there are a lot of fathers present, even boys without a father in the household wind up doing better in life. Fathers are a form of social capital.
Interestingly, I was reading recently that in neighborhoods where there are a lot of fathers present, even boys without a father in the household wind up doing better in life. Fathers are a form of social capital.
When I came back from the last trip where I saw my dad alive, I was still feeling a little broken up, so I stopped off at my American Legion post instead of going straight home. It was pretty obvious to everyone there that I was rather upset and told them that I had just come back from seeing my dad and that he was in a bad way. The bartender really put things in focus for me when he said to me, "You've had your dad for 63 years. I lost mine when I was 12." Then and there I realized how lucky I was.
HOUSTON RICK
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Even when they are present, fathers hands are tied by doctors, courts, teachers and schools all too hell bent on raising little boys like little girls and trying to make sure that fathers do too. The world has changed much since I was a boy.
The Norseman
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Fathers
This subject has always bothered me. We at
work talk about this every once in awhile.
I truly believe a lot of the problems America has
today stems from Families without Fathers.
It is what I call "The Feminization of America".
This subject has always bothered me. We at
work talk about this every once in awhile.
I truly believe a lot of the problems America has
today stems from Families without Fathers.
It is what I call "The Feminization of America".
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What you refer to I consider to be unintended fallout of the divorce industry.
Well, maybe actually it isn’t unintended. Gentle-natured, timid people are more easily controlled.
Roadtrash
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I lost my Father when I was just 6 so I never really knew him. Had an Aunt and Uncle that had no children and I spent a lot of summertime each year with them. That's where I got my love for fishing and roaming in the woods. Other than my Uncle I learned a lot from friends fathers. Back then a stray kid, like myself, was always welcome on hunting and camping or fishing trips.
My Mother did a good job of raising my sister and me and being around friends with good parents I did manage to grow up with a good set of ethics. So far I've never done anything really bad and guess I'm getting too old now. Couldn't run fast enough to get away.
My Mother did a good job of raising my sister and me and being around friends with good parents I did manage to grow up with a good set of ethics. So far I've never done anything really bad and guess I'm getting too old now. Couldn't run fast enough to get away.
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