Life without a Father can be very hard, especially while growing up. In the book I'm reading "Mexican Whiteboy" Danny, one of the main characters in the book, has parents who are divorced. So he doesn't live with his dad cause his dad moved to Mexico after his parents divorced. Well I can relate to Danny cause I too only live with my mom. For a boy growing up without a father at home could be hard. A boy won't have someone to come talk to when he has a bad game for whatever sport he play's. He won't be taught how to respect women unless they have an uncle or someone who is a male who is kind of like a father figure to him, luckily for me I had my uncle, my dads brother to always looked out for me since before I was even born. For Danny, his uncle Ray his dads brother is like a father figure for him because he looks out for Danny. For example, when Danny got the stitches his uncle Ray asked Danny who had done that to him and even though Danny didn't tell him the truth, Uncle Ray still told him that nobody messed with him and that he would do anything even if it meant he had to go to jail. Even though he'll have his mom it wont be the for him because sometimes there's things that he wont feel comfortable talking about certain things.
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I agree it is important for a boy young or adult to have his father with them. They are a big part of their life because they have a bond they cant have with anybody else, just like us girls need our mother to talk about things we don't feel comfortable talking about with out father.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is important for a boy young or adult to have his father with them. They are a big part of their life because they have a bond they cant have with anybody else, just like us girls need our mother to talk about things we don't feel comfortable talking about with out father.
ReplyDeleteI think that for the best possible outcome in a child's life they should have both parents. This is not to say that I think other family dynamics do not work or do not provide a stable environment. Each parent generally provides certain things for a child. A parent who is the same gender can provide specific insight and make connections from when they went through similar situations. However there does not always have to be someone who is an actual parent, there will always be other family members or role models that will take on the part. Also sometimes one parent will take on both the mother and father role if they have always been a single-parent .
ReplyDeleteThere are so many statistics and studies to prove that children need their fathers and even more, both parents. Living without a father can emotionally damage children, because they feel it’s their fault for their father leaving. Now they are left with a single mother who has to work full time to pay for all of the expenses. In the end the child is left alone with nobody to talk to or express emotions with and that is very important for an adolescent’s brain to develop. If that brain doesn’t develop correctly due to that it can cause so many mental and emotional issues, especially with trust and the fear of abandonment.
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