I sure don’t blame you (i know that shouldn’t matter to you anyhow)
I lived all over the world and left a lot of love affairs behind....that fear haunts me no doubt.
Did you ever gain a father figure?
just observing our culture, it sure looks like some segments really need more daddies (decent ones), especially for young men
at my 7 year old PS second grade, there are virtually no inner city daddies to be found....not even one
they bus in probably 20% out here to suburban land and the kids that come out are usualy taken care of by a grandma or other older extended family member...very poor usually from the projects
when I go to lunch, the little MECA boys clamour around me.....I feel bad for them, they just don’t know and they are thrust into an envornment folks hope will help them but one they are sorta outta place in
just something like clothing....local kids with nice threads and the poor kids in near rags (we have clothing codes)...we try to help anonymously but it’s dicey ...you don’t want to embarrass folks
do you have kids and ...how will you handle that about fathering?
if you’re here you’ve obviously learned something right.
Just the term “illegitimate” child to be eradicated.
It resonates with same injustice as calling a person a vegetable when they are incapacitated. Simply annoying.
I was adopted by a very good man who formed me into the man I am today. He loved and believed in justice. A true conservative. In my eyes, my hero. He forged me into who I am today. In this, I am blessed.
Nah. No children here. Never married. Maybe that will change one day too.
As a father, I would live as an example for them. My time would be theirs in all ways possible. I would teach them the Word and rebuke them in love. I would encourage them to live in the gifts God blessed them with and to think in light of what is virtuous, yet being mindful of what is evil, even and especially when it is disguised. I would build the inner strength that comes from living through challenges and conquering goals. If I had children, i would love them and lay down my life for them.
But our interaction here has opened me up to something that I’ve been praying about. Our church has a real need for Big Brothers in the big brother/big sister ministry. I am convicted to seek more information about it and see if the Lord could use me to pour into a young man’s life. Will look into it tonight at church.
thanks!
Reading your about page, I sense that your quiver brings obvious joy to you. Be blessed...all of you!