On Fatherhood In The Year 2009

On Fatherhood in the year 2009 for me has been a series of new experiences, concerns and complete happiness in more ways than one। I think of my daughter, 6 and my son, 3, and I wonder what they will be like in their teens. Will I actually survive until then, both as a mature adult and as a parent; will my sanity be preserved past my prime years. Many things outside of the family structure also tend to mold the equation. The world financial crisis, the job market, the ability to get up in the morning when you have spent countless hours working hard to make ends meet. Further to the problem, although it may seem minor to some, is the driving to and from work, school and extra-curricular activities that drains the fuel tank at an alarming rate. On Fatherhood in the year 2009 has shown me that although I have all these concerns, my children are able to live life sheltered from the many pitfalls of the greater world. The world is a challenging place to say the least, but as my children grow I try to embed a knowledge of self-reliance that clings to a sense of self-worth. Many children I see today have no active fatherhood in their homes and they certainly don’t see it much in the current media. For at least the last few thousand years the male role-model has been the glue that has held societies together. Now I am not sexist, but I do believe that men need to step up to the inherent right of fatherhood, and I am sexist in the fact that only men can be fathers to their children. My children are fortunate in that they have both a mother and father to call their own. Many fathers, I am talking to myself included, can also step out of their comfort zone, if they feel stable enough to do so, and commit to fathering the fatherless also within their own communities. On Fatherhood in the year 2009 I have come to realize that fatherhood has not changed since time began, and I intend to personally carry out my end of the responsibility I deem worthy to put my life into wholeheartedly.