Translating a World on the Edge

Over the years there have been many published studies on the importance of fathers.

From a father a child learns the basics: how to act, talk, react in certain situations. How can a father teach these things if he’s not present?

Without a father a child is much more likely to engage in activities that are abusive or harmful. In an article entitled The Plight of Fatherless Children from Gazette.net the following discoveries were noted for children without fathers:

• Sixty-three percent of young people who commit suicide are from fatherless homes.
• Eighty-five percent of children who exhibit behavioral disorders are from fatherless homes.
• Eighty percent of rapists are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy-one percent of high school dropouts are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy-five percent of all adolescent patients in chemical-abuse centers are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy percent of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes.
• Eighty-five percent of youth in prison are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy percent of pregnant teens are from fatherless homes.

A man who is a father should be a champion for his children. Love for his child means sacrifice. Denying self is an expression of love. No way around it.