When fathers speak, what do they say? Nothing, some may answer. Fathers don’t talk. Or they just tell dumb jokes. Or they spout ossified drivel unhelpful to anyone. Or they mumble some dopey lines in TV ads while baking cookies or sniffing laundry as woman charge out to run the world.
With the institution of fatherhood under attack since the 1960’s — as radical feminists and others snarl at marriage, fatherhood, and men in general — it seems that the authors of our American culture have relegated fathers to a largely meaningless role or written them out of the script entirely. Lost on them are the facts that children without dads suffer immensely on such measures as poverty, crime, incarceration, failure in school, drug abuse, pregnancy, depression, and suicide.
In fact, when considering systemic inequality, I can’t imagine two more unequal groups than kids with dads vs. kids without dads. Yet we pay scant attention to the crisis of fatherlessness and the dreadful results we have wrought. Our society dismisses dads as unneeded. And too many of us as fathers are MIA and reluctant to defend the roles we need to play.
But wait.
Within the darkness appear flashes of light, signals that there is hope, though we need to look for them. In my last missive, I showed how two NFL stars, Harrison Butker and Jason Kelce, recently voiced their hard-hitting beliefs on the importance of fathers. Here are excerpts of what they said:
“I think one of the best things a person can be in this world is a father. A father who is present, loving, devoted just might be the greatest gift a child could ask for in our society.” – Kelce
“To the gentlemen here today, part of what plagues our society is this lie that has been told to you that men are not necessary in the home or in our communities. As men we set the tone of the culture and when that is absent, disorder, dysfunction and chaos set in.” – Butker
Bravo to both gentlemen.
There’s more. Lot’s more. Strong fathers standing up against wimpy, if not malevolent, officials. Men of courage condemning the poisonous lies that school boards, teachers and librarians are forcing on young kids. Every day guys who are saying “Enough” to the grotesque distortions to the traditional roles of parents we are expected to embrace. Groups honoring good dads who are busting it for their families.
I invite you to look at these examples of strong men affirming the roles of good dads – provider and protector among them. In stepping up, they teach us that good dads make a difference and are needed now more than ever.
Let’s applaud these guys and many more like them. Let’s support them in every way possible. Let’s raise our own voices and join their ranks. Our country, communities, moms, and kids demand no less.
Happy Fathers’ Day.
Bill
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Taking Charge
Meet Kendall Qualls, an extraordinary American who with his wife Sheila runs the Minnesota non-profit TakeCharge which focuses on three foundational areas the Qualls believe must be revived: faith, family, and education. Listen to Kendall below and learn more about the Impact Awards TakeCharge bestows on outstanding fathers.
“We do not have a systemic race problem in America. We have a fatherless home problem.” Kendall Qualls
Grooming, grooming, grooming
A father finds out that his 5th grader has been forced to learn some seriously troublesome gender crap. Then his 5th grade classmates are forced to teach the same BS to the kindergarten class. Listen to what the father says. Check out the book material and the video clips he includes, and don’t miss the teacher’s lies when confronted.
Hey School Board, Do Your $%#@$%# Job!
An incensed father has had enough of his woke school board fiddling with diversity nonsense while the majority of the students can’t read and do math. Watch.
Philly Phathers
See how Philadelphia City Hall just honored more than two dozen good dads for Fathers’ Day.
Fathers Answer The Call
A school in Dallas put out a call for stand-ins to attend a breakfast for young boys, many of whom didn’t have father figures of their own.… Watch what happens.
Note to Roger Goddell and Troy Vincent:
How about “FATHERHOOD” adorning the back of helmets this year?
