| Moms there is no doubt about the importance of good | | | | fatherless homes.Guess what? It is not always the |
| mothers in a home. In the lines that follow I am going to | | | | fault of a dead-beat dad. In many cases the bitter |
| plead with mothers to figure out a way to marry men | | | | mother feels like she can get back at the ex husband |
| that will commit for a life-time. And I hope with the | | | | by denying him visitation. Mothers may be angry but, |
| staggering statistics that I am going to present, that | | | | for the sake of the children, it is necessary that they |
| fathers will see how crucial they are to the success | | | | cooperate with any of the fathers who have good |
| and happiness of their off-spring.The sad truth is that | | | | intentions. According to 500 women in a survey by |
| according to the US Dept. of Health &Human Services | | | | Red Book Magazine in 1994, only 11% of the mothers |
| 63% of all youth suicides come from a home where | | | | value their husbands' input when it comes to handling |
| no father is present. We all know that teen suicide is a | | | | problems with kids. Looks like mom thinks she is the |
| problem but just think... over half of them would likely | | | | only one that can raise her child. Only 16 % of the |
| never occur if they were not living with single mothers. | | | | women surveyed valued the advice of close friends & |
| I am not blaming single moms I am merely informing | | | | relatives.Mothers, it is obvious that the old expression"It |
| single moms that having children and raising them | | | | takes a community to raise a child." is as relevant |
| without a father is a big gamble.Do you see teen | | | | today as it ever was. While it is not and should not be |
| pregnancy as a problem? Wow! What a burden on | | | | to sole responsibility of the mother to raise the child, |
| society. In most cases the unwed teen-age mother | | | | more and more fatherless homes are at epidemic |
| does not have skills to get a decent job. Now we | | | | stages in America today.Parenting is the most |
| have mother and child on welfare. Dad is no where to | | | | important job you will have as an adult. The problems |
| be found and the vicious cycle is difficult at best. | | | | of single mother parenting are clear, wide-spread, and |
| Where do all of these pregnant teens come from? | | | | serious. The decision of a marriage partner is obviously |
| Once again they are from fatherless homes. This | | | | more important than ever before and not to be taken |
| alone should show all of us the importance of a father | | | | lightly. In light of the society that we now live in I would |
| in each and every American home.If you are still not | | | | give this advice: Wait at least two years after |
| convinced of the importance of a father in the home | | | | marriage before making a decision to have children. |
| read this. Ninety per cent of all homeless and runaway | | | | Raising children with two parents is a hard job but the |
| children come from fatherless homes. And where do | | | | results of trying to do it alone are disastrous.Bob |
| you think 85% of the youth sitting in prison came | | | | Roach Father of one and middle school teacher of |
| from? You are catching on. They too came from | | | | literally thousands over the past thirty years. |