Shock Value: Entry 69 "A Chance To Be Father Is A Terrible Thing To Waste" "

Let me begin by saying Happy Father's Day to all the fathers, step-fathers, adoptive fathers, GOD fathers, volunteer fathers, & all those mothers who are forced to serve in this capacity.

I want to take a moment to address how important having a father in a child's life is. Today, unlike any other time in history, kids are raising themselves, and experimenting with drugs, guns, sex, and alcohol at a much younger age. Boys think that being a man is carrying a weapon disrespecting females, baby pimping, and/or dressing like idiots. Young girls think that opening their legs and letting random men touch them and tell them how beautiful they are make them women. Wonder where these kids get this ideas from? Ny assumption is from the television, the streets, and/or from lack of parenting. Statistics show that in most cases, children who are raised in a two parent home often perform better in school and are more likely to be successful over the course of their life. Now, we all know that doesn't hold for all cased because some of use weren't raised with parents at all and we turned out ok.

But, statistics or not, parenting of any kind is important. Children need parents, mothers, and fathers. It is a shame how many men squander the opportunity to assist in the rearing of their own children. It is extremely important to be there for your children, especially your man children. These boys need you more than ever because without your presence these little boys are idolizing their favorite rapper, gangster, or Hollywood thug. If you have a chance to be a father to a child, any child, please do so. These little boys and girls need you. A chance to be a father is a terrible thing to waste. Be a father, be a role model, be somebody for CHRIST sakes.

~Special Thanks To All The Fathers Out There. You Don't Have To Do It,

But I Am Glad You Do!~