Let’s be clear: It is a privileged group of women and men who ever confront this decision. Many don’t have anything approaching a financial choice when it comes to working. Others have children whose health problems dictate that someone be there to manage their care. The issue is further distorted by socioeconomic class: One mother…
Read moreLouis C.K. On What It Takes To Be A Real Father
Parenting is a Team Sport
An excerpt from: Parenting is a Team Sport, Thy Black Men are Not Storks, and We Need a Fatherhood Bailout – found on ThyBlackMan.com When I consider these lessons of manhood that I’ve been able to take for granted, I feel horribly for many of the young boys and girls in our communities. Too many of…
Read moreLove
There is nothing better than hearing my kids having fun with each other. It’s great when they can spend time entertaining each other. They were so full of energy today. This is one of the many reasons why I love being a father:
Read moreBig Shoes
I absolutely LOVE my kids….and yeah, those are big shoes to fill. Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere!
Read moreThe Value Of A Father
It’s crazy that we have to have articles written like this in 2013. It is sad that women don’t understand the value of a father. It’s also apparent that fathers don’t know their worth either. I have always known the truth since I grew up with both a strong father and a nurturing and supportive…
Read moreFathers disappear from households across America
In every state, the portion of families where children have two parents, rather than one, has dropped significantly over the past decade. Even as the country added 160,000 families with children, the number of two-parent households decreased by 1.2 million. Fifteen million U.S. children, or 1 in 3, live without a father, and nearly 5…
Read moreBlack Men Want Committed Relationships?
I found this at NPR: So Single Black Men Want Commitment. Really? by GENE DEMBY June 08, 2013 We recently found that single black men were much more likely to say they were looking for a long-term relationship (43 percent) compared to single black women (25 percent). Those numbers come from our big poll of African-Americans‘…
Read moreDo you have FWS? Fatherless Woman Syndrome?
I ran across an amazing post online and needed to share some of it. You must read the entire post because the author breaks down so many of our culture’s issues rather nicely. I feel this is a problem that needs immediate treatment. No drugs needed. Just love. Love between fathers and mothers…..and the…
Read moreFatherhood 101
Marquette Williams kept his promise. Just like a responsible father should. For the past year, the Los Angeles filmmaker has been in and out of Cleveland working on a documentary, “Fatherhood 101,” that celebrates fatherhood and informs men about programs that can help them. Several programs offered by the Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative are highlighted…
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