Fathers have been defined as complementary to mothers. How do you define fatherhood?
Father’s Day is widely celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Since the holiday was first celebrated over a hundred years ago, the role of the father has changed. This year, we celebrate fatherhood on June 17.
Some topics we would be especially interested in reading include, but are not exclusive to:
- Our fathers
- Ourselves as fathers
- Stay at home dads
- Media images of dads
- Single fathers
- Absent dads
- Fathers in prison
- Fathers in the military
- Fathers who work abroad
- Highly successful fathers, in public and private
- Paternity leave, the “daddy track”
- Adoptive dads
- Gay dads
- Fathers of blended families
- Romance after children
- Funny dad stories
- How your own father affected your ability to become a dad
- Fathers without fathers
- Fear of fathering
Make your submissions through Submishmash by Saturday, June 9 for consideration.
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Heyyyyyyyyy,,,,,wait a minutre. We haven’t had Mother’s Day yet. It is in the month of May, isn’t it. Wait you all’s turn. Or is this the plan, to take the awesome power of Mother’s Day ? Moderators please don’t get upset and think I am attacking men. I really don’t mean to and apologize if I attacked me
Jean …. he’s asking for stories to be submitted is all. Needs time to put his stuff together. I’m looking forward to what he puts together.
How’s this for a definition of father:
“a father’s most important role, and the one common “father factor” in all research that indicates any correlation between father involvement or presence and positive effect on child well-being is: a father who emotionally cares for, financially supports, respects, is involved with, takes some of the work load off of, and generally makes life easier, happier and less stressful for. . . his children’s mother.”
In other words, to hell with the child, it’s the mom’s happiness and well being that matters in determining a good father. You can find this and many more self serving, misandric, female chauvinistic, and quite frankly, narcissistic (the child is an extension of the mother) concepts (such as “How can a dad be a good father? Not by fighting for custody or demanding “shared parenting” after divorce or breakup.”) here:
http://www.nomas.org/node/244
I would enjoy reading your submission on this subject, Mark. I hope you write it.
A Father should be the rock of the family the strong one to lean on and keep everything in balance . Supportive and Understanding even if he doesnt understand but loves his family enough to try . Encourage to bring out the best qualities in each child and be supportive of Mom even if not on best of terms . Never put down a childs mother in front of the child no matter what kind of woman she is . The child or children love both parents and its vital they work together to make the best possible life for the children they chose to bring into the world . Never give up just because its not easy . A strong man will never take the easy way out.