This is from an article by an author who thinks fathers have value:
“In doing research for my recent column on the importance of fathers in the lives of children, I came across a publication from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services titled “The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children.” This publication is part of a series focusing on child abuse and neglect. I found the points discussed in the publication so compelling I decided to share the information.
Dr. Wade F. Horn, co-founder and former president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, is credited with coining: “The myth of the superfluous father.” “Superfluous” means “exceeding what is sufficient or necessary.” “Superfluous” can also imply unnecessary. Too many men have bought into the idea their role in the home is little more than to provide an extra set of hands. Any father who views himself in this light simply does not understand the value of what a father offers a child.”
Excerpted from here——
https://www.kinston.com/story/special/2020/06/28/seven-key-elements-of-being-effective-father/42241757/
Way too often, the father is viewed by the mother as the family ATM, the money source that provides the house, car, groceries etc, but NOT the leader of the home. The mother plays the one who ‘wears the pants in the family’. And the family court system reinforces that daily, coast to coast. The mother most frequently is the one who filed for divorce, breaking up the family, but the courts still give her access to the father's income, house AND the children.
Father's often contribute to family issues via addictions or adultery. Fathers, especially blacks, abandon their children, which seemingly is an African cultural phenomenon. Those black mothers also had no father/male role model so they certainly cannot raise responsible children.
Blessings to all.