Parenting in the News

Just take a look at some of these titles of recent news articles and it’s easy to see that parenting and being an involved Dad is becoming more important than ever. 

“More Mom, less work is the choice of working moms in the UK,” “Crime due to lack of proper parenting,” “Britney bows to K-Fed’s superior parenting skills,” “Keep it in the family- Political parties turn their sights on poor parenting,” “Leaders call for a responsibility revolution in parenting,” “Keith Urban experiencing pure bliss of fatherhood,” etc.

I believe we are at the beginning of something big.  We are in for a parenting revolution.  We had better be.  The United States out-of-wedlock birth rate is at an alltime high, 38%.  Among white children, 28% are now born to a single mother; among Hispanic children it’s 50% and reaches a chilling, disorienting peak of 71% for black children.  How can we have let this happen?  It is proven time and time again that marriage and committment is the best thing for a child.  BY FAR.  There is no alternative method of raising kids (outside of marriage) that even comes close.  Yet we still see people making the same, ridiculous mistakes over and over again.  We are human beings.  Supposedly the brightest species on the planet.  Is this the best we can do for our children?  I hope not.  I hope we can continue to learn and evolve.  We need to for our kid’s sake. 

It’s time to get back to basics.  BASICS.  The side effects of sex often times includes children.  In case you hadn’t figured that out yet.  It seems MANY people haven’t.  If you don’t intend on creating a united, loving and strong family with BOTH a mother and a father, DON’T HAVE KIDS!  This trend is destroying the country.  Look at the statistics.  If you are not ready, willing or able to commit the REST OF YOUR LIFE to your family and a child, use some form of birth control or don’t have sex with fertile people.  BASICS. 

If you have brought a child into the world, it’s your RESPONSIBILITY  to do whatever it takes to give that child a life full of love, opportunity and the attention of BOTH parents.  If you create a child and don’t deliver on these basic rights that a child has and deserves, then you are not only a coward, but you are helping to create the biggest social mess this country has ever seen.  Drug abuse, crime, mental illness, poor health, a poor education, low self-esteem and under achievement are all very closely related to poor parenting.  More specifically, an abscent Dad.  KIDS NEED THEIR DADS TO BE INVOLVED.

I am a very compassionate person, so much so in fact that I want to exert immense pressure on people to DO THE RIGHT THING.  That way we hurt less kids, and in the end our entire world is better off.  Let’s continue the evolution of the human race and raise the bar.  Let’s not accept the pitiful excuses people make as to why they have created a life they have no intention or ability to support.

It’s time to Promote, Celebrate and Encourage involved parents.  They are the most important people in a childs life, and have the most important job in the world. 

Dadsworld.com is committed to improving the exposure of great parents everywhere.  We will be here as long as I’m around.  Our kids need us.  Each of us needs all of us.  The REAL cool people are the ones who raise children with values, morals, love, compassion and an ability to think and act. 

My kids are not going to need rings in their noses, baggy clothes, purple hair or sullen demeanors and apathetic attitudes to be cool.  That is NOT cool.  COOL is becoming someone who lives by their values and makes a difference.  COOL is being above the influence of others, and creating your own life and dreams that benefit others.  Success is setting out to do something positive and then doing it. 

Believe me, getting a new tongue ring or eye piercing is NOT success.  It’s a pathetic attempt to differentiate yourself from the mainstream.  Only now so many others are doing it, you aren’t differentiating yourself at all.  Here is how to REALLY differentiate yourself from the sheeple:  Go out and create something of value, and stand by your ethics no matter what temptations come your way.  Prove to the world that human beings can make committments and decisions and stand by them.  If you do that, you will be a guaranteed success.

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