Father's Day: 80 Percent Of Black Father's Say They Get A Bad Rap | News One

Father's Day: 80 Percent Of Black Father's Say They Get A Bad Rap | News One

Yesterday was Father's Day and many children as we know were not in their Father's presence. For me my father is deceased but I was one that DID NOT have my father PRESENCE. What I had was brothers and a host of cousins. I learned alot from them but I was STILL jaded if you will by the lack of my FATHER'S PRESENCE. I read the above article and was happy to hear that their are FATHER'S in their children's life(not that I was unaware).The issue I have with most African American FATHER'S is their lack of consistency. If you are TRULY dedicated to provide financial/emotional support to your child then why have you continuously been inconsistent? The article states that the majority of survey takers held some degree. I don't give too much weight to this either because I know educated men who are present in their " FAVORITE CHILD/WOMEN" life. This is another issue, don't punish the child for your immaturity. Most men only punish STRONG BLACK WOMEN by NEGLECTING their child because the woman has picked her heart up and moved forward without revisiting the why's and focused their energy on the child. At the same token I know of uneducated men that will drop everything to be with their child. So , where's the medium you ask, the medium is with US men and women taking responsibility. By this I mean you know someone that is a single mother or someone that has children and are not doing their part. A TRUE friend will help mediate!!! It is the CHILDREN THAT NEED OUR HELP!!!!!