WHO NEEDS A DAD ANYWAY?

WHO NEEDS A DAD ANYWAY?

WHO NEEDS A DAD ANYWAY?

I have watched our society continually view men as throw-away dads.  Have we reached a point in our evolution that men are nothing more than sperm donors for women?

It saddens me that the role and importance of a Dad in a child's life has become no more meaningful than material things that come and go.  Children need their fathers.  Boys learn to be men from their fathers.  Girls learn how to relate to men and how men should treat them from their fathers.

A loving and involved father is one of the greatest gifts a child can have.  The lessons a father teaches are through example, words and deeds. He is there to protect and console in a different way than a mom.  The presence of a father in the home has been shown to reduce the likelihood of a boy joining a gang in his teens or a girl becoming promiscuous.

If you want to know how children crave the attention of a father figure, do this exercise.  Go to your child's (grandchild's or nephew's) school and have lunch.  If you are a mom, join your husband in the exercise. You will experience the emptiness that some children have in their lives.  They will beg you to sit by them, hug them, hold them and talk to them.  The children in your own life will be proud to have you with them at lunch. However, you will see the difference in their reaction to you and that of children where no father is present in the home.

Who needs a Dad?  Every child.  Just ask them.

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caryn cannatella

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