Starting with Our Father in heaven, fathers are important without a doubt. They have a unique impact on our lives, one which even though people struggle to admit,exists.
The significance of fathers only become apparent when they are absent. So those people who try to argue that fathers are not important in the life of children and that children are deliberately okay to grow up without their fathers are joking. There exists circumstances when a father cannot be present in their child's life and these are unfortunate. This is where the extended family comes in. But in an individualisitic society where every man is for themselves, the extended family is fast loosing its grip on passing on family values.
Role models are not always what they are cut out to be; so those who make an effort to positively influence the lives of children, my heart goes out to you and may God bless you as you make this tireless effort to bring up those fortunate children.
