When you look around in our land, do you notice something odd that’s happening which wasn’t there, necessarily, in the past generations?
Or does everything look the same for you?
Am I wrong somewhere?
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Our land is having a fatherless-generation, if I may call it that
And yet our culture is “masculine-like” with all the expectations it carries with it
The boys are expected to grow up in the value-line of their fathers and great grand ancestors
How then, do we expect them to live fulfilling lives, when many of them have gaps in them, dating back to their days of childhood?
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Please dearest papas of ours, step out of those bars and drinking joints
Move away from your offices of work when working hours are done
Keep your penises in check to avoid repeating the same mistake over and over again
Desist so much from spending days in the cinema and football halls
And come home to us
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We are your number one priority…at least, that’s how it ought to be, right?
You have lived longer in this world to know what’s required of us to live in it well
We need your guidance, love, positively-influencing encouragement and empowerment to be able to change the current status-quo in society about being irresponsible and trash-like.
ALL THIS, WE REQUEST IN UTMOST HUMILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
Fathers are very important figures in a child’s life. They always bring the best life lessons.
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That’s a hard, hard thing to be happening. Fathers are so important in a children’s lives.
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Fathers are very important to any child. I have a few stories where the kid grew up apart from his/her father and its totally different life.
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I would say the greatest problem is work/life balance. The pressure placed on fathers to earn money and keep the household afloat is sometimes overbearing, making long hours of work a necessity.
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This was such a lovely post to read. And having a Father figure in your life is so important, but sadly not always possible in alot of cases. But this was still so lovely to read.
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I agree, fathers are so important to children. I’m so thankful to come from a family of fathers who have always been present, including my own husband who is there every day for our children.
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Fathers are important figures in our life. Great post.
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Father’s are equally important as mothers. Their presence is essential in child’s life
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A father list generationist actually sad. It is underrated how much old children need both positive male and female role models
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Very thought-provoking post and this is something we should think about. A father figure is definitely important in a child’s life especially growing up, not having one can totally affect a lot.
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