An Ode to Fathers and Fatherhood
As I was pondering on what to write this post about, I am taking a quick trip to visit my parents because my 86 year old dad survived a heart attach last week and I needed to come and see them while the opportunity to see them and visit with them and love them is still a reality in this life. As I have been pondering on my dad and the relationship I have had with him, My heart swells with love and gratitude. My dad is an amazing man. He is one of most kind and gentle men I have every known. He was also ambitious and accomplished and masculine. One of the most lasting and loving things that I was blessed to learn from my dad was the way women should be treated. My parents will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary in a few days. For as long as I can remember, my parents have been sweethearts in every sense of the word. They are passionate, and affectionate even now. I can remember them having intellectual conversations about every topic under the sun because they included us in some of those conversations. We knew that above all, they were a team and we were subordinate to their relationship and it gave me an amazing sense of security.
In society today, men and dad's are generally the brunt of jokes and made out to be periphery characters who if anything, create more problems than they help solve. What a sad state of society we live in where we can't look at the important contribution of both men and women in a stable society without a feeling of competition instead of collaboration. In my experience, I have needed both my parents in their complementary roles to shape my life.
This semester at school, I have been taking Family relations, parenting, abnormal psychology and political parties. It would seem that those things are a little unrelated but the overlap and patterns that I have seen are truly remarkable. Healthy relationships in families have a direct correlation with healthy stable societies. While my experience in my own family and those I have close ties to show me that this is true as well as a little common sense I believe studies have shown the same thing.
Two articles I read this week highlight the incredible role father's play in shaping stable families and by extension, stable societies. The one linked below was very bold in it's claims that civilization will not survive without fathers. Aside from pure biology, the author is talking about the incredible role father's and men play in the emotionally healthy development of the children they raise or influence. The author in her closing statement says, "For better or worse, our concept of the power and purpose of gender is formed by the sacrifices our parents have modeled or failed to model. These ancient male and female archetypes, far from being outdated, will be the redemption or destruction of modern civilization."
https://ldsmag.com/10-reasons-civilization-will-not-survive-without-fathers/
I am just a woman, a mom, a wife, a grandmother, a daughter, a college student, a friend, an American or any number of things that could be used to describe me, who has been influenced by good men in my life. They have helped shape me into the person I am and I am eternally grateful to them. I honor and acknowledge your wonderful contribution to me and those you love and influence. Keep up the good work, if you have room for improvement, determine to change those things you should because it matters to those around you and all of us.
Happy Father's Day
In society today, men and dad's are generally the brunt of jokes and made out to be periphery characters who if anything, create more problems than they help solve. What a sad state of society we live in where we can't look at the important contribution of both men and women in a stable society without a feeling of competition instead of collaboration. In my experience, I have needed both my parents in their complementary roles to shape my life.
This semester at school, I have been taking Family relations, parenting, abnormal psychology and political parties. It would seem that those things are a little unrelated but the overlap and patterns that I have seen are truly remarkable. Healthy relationships in families have a direct correlation with healthy stable societies. While my experience in my own family and those I have close ties to show me that this is true as well as a little common sense I believe studies have shown the same thing.
Two articles I read this week highlight the incredible role father's play in shaping stable families and by extension, stable societies. The one linked below was very bold in it's claims that civilization will not survive without fathers. Aside from pure biology, the author is talking about the incredible role father's and men play in the emotionally healthy development of the children they raise or influence. The author in her closing statement says, "For better or worse, our concept of the power and purpose of gender is formed by the sacrifices our parents have modeled or failed to model. These ancient male and female archetypes, far from being outdated, will be the redemption or destruction of modern civilization."
https://ldsmag.com/10-reasons-civilization-will-not-survive-without-fathers/
I am just a woman, a mom, a wife, a grandmother, a daughter, a college student, a friend, an American or any number of things that could be used to describe me, who has been influenced by good men in my life. They have helped shape me into the person I am and I am eternally grateful to them. I honor and acknowledge your wonderful contribution to me and those you love and influence. Keep up the good work, if you have room for improvement, determine to change those things you should because it matters to those around you and all of us.
Happy Father's Day
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