Roughly one-third of American children today live apart from their biological father. Many more have fathers who are physically present but emotionally distant or abusive. Many across the ideological spectrum have acknowledged the epidemic proportions of this problem and have justly called for biological fathers to shoulder their responsibilities. Perhaps with the attention given to the problem, many of these fathers will come to their senses. Realistically, though, not all of them will. Are their children doomed to a life without a father? Fortunately, that does not have to be the case. Many men have stepped into the void in these children’s lives as an adoptive or foster father. Because what children need is not simply a person, but the contributions to well-being that a father offers—stability, unconditional love, honest advice, protection, challenges to overcome obstacles, to name a few—a biologically unrelated man can become a father in the broadest sense of the term.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:34:47 +0000
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