Youths in Prison, Dads matter

I wanted to talk a little about a telling statistic: 85% of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes.  This is according to the US Department of Justice.  A youth from a home without a father is 20 times (2000%) more likely to end up in prison compared to youths raised with Dads who are living with them.

There is no doubt as to the importance of Dads.  Why in the world does Hollywood and other pop-culture outlets continue to promote having children without a Dad???  Are these people really trying to run our great country into the ground, or are they all just really that ignorant?  Overwhelmingly, Children- healthy, self-confident, well-adjusted, and intelligent children… have involved Dads.  THAT is what we should be promoting, celebrating and teaching.  Involved parents, Mom AND Dad.

It infuriates me to continually see young girls wanting to get pregnant.  Some don’t even WANT the man to be involved, so they get a sperm donation, which I am strongly opposed to… except for very specific cases.  It’s not fair to the child to raise him or her without their Dad.  Do the research, it’s very clear.

Isn’t it obvious to everyone else that the majority (not ALL, but the large majority) of children who don’t have strong, loving and involved Dads end up in trouble?  Why do you think this is?  It’s partly because the child lacks a role model.  If the child grows up without seeing how a man is supposed to act, that child will rely on television, movies and popular culture for the information.  Have you seen how men (especially Dads) are portrayed in these outlets?  They are not portrayed well.  More often than not, they are portrayed as uninvolved, selfish, detached, dumb, lazy and immature.  That is NOT the message we need to be sending our children.  And that is NOT the reality for the majority of today’s Dads.  Dads today are more involved than ever!  Let’s not only give the children that great role model (Dad), let’s show the world just how involved we are.  Let’s get the corporations, advertisers and marketers to wake up and start promoting the right things. 

A child needs to see the Dad treating the Mom with love, affection and kindness.  That child needs to see the Dad working hard, solving problems, struggling and succeeding – all while being a gentleman and a capable leader.  Setting a good example of how a MAN is supposed to act, that’s what Dads need to do.  And it’s what the media should focus on.  Dads today are better than ever at being involved, loving and spending time with their children.  Yet we still see the same worn-out, tired cliche’s of bumbling moronic Dads.

Help Dadsworld.com change that.  Tell others about our site, and encourage them to be involved as a parent.  Encourage them to spread the word and make it the “in” thing to do.  Wear your Dadsworld.com shirt with pride.  Help us create a movement.  Dads matter.  Read the statistics section of our website, you will be shocked.

Be involved.  Encourage others to do the same.  And don’t tolerate anything less.  Our children really do depend on us.

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