Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Fathers Under Attack

One father is worth more than a thousand schoolmasters
~George Hurbert

Fathers, the back bone of our civilization. From the dawn of time they have been the leaders, the protectors and the providers. Dr. Laura Schlesinger said that "Society today has almost removed the importance of the father’s role in the family. The women's liberalist movement that started in the 1960's was the first attack on the traditional family, principles of the movement held true that women were equal in intelligence and ability to men, but they were misguided in encouraging women to abandon their families and look down on the role a father plays in the home.

In our day the role of fathers are skewed and undefined. On television there are few, if any solid examples of a father or husband. A man who is honest, courageous, and mentally strong to bear the burdens of his family. A man who respects women and their role, treats his children with love and fairness, works hard and provides for his family. Instills the importants of education, sacrifice, and self reliance. It is interesting to note that some of the poorest examples of the fathers in pop culture are generally white, middle aged, perverted, un-kept, flabby bumbling oafs who have little honor, or self respect. Who is standing up for the good men of our society, who is cursing the horrid examples displayed in the media? Who is crying foul that White men are being stereotyped as beer drinking racist bums who fail their families? I guess I am, while I have small voice hopefully it will carry this message. Real men love their families, care for them, provide for them. They put the interests of their families first, teach their children correct principles, and love their wives with complete fidelity. Real men are men of integrity and prudence. Real men are crucial to society and we need to teach our sons and daughters what a real man is. So our sons can become them, and our daughters will choose them.