To celebrate the past Fathers Day, I found something that needs to be embraced and understood. I hope everyone likes it, and incase you want more here is the link.

http://www.videcomp.com/fsnet/watson65.html

Again, this is not my own.

With that, lets move on.

The need for a mother is well established in our culture ,but fathers in recent years have often been considered unnecessary. If anyone ever doubted the worth of a father they can be reassured by recent studies. If more couples were aware of the father's influence in the home perhaps the trend toward fatherless families could be reversed.

Several of the findings were not surprising such as the fact that there is more income and a better standard of living when the father is present.

Here are some things that were not quite so predictable:

He is a calming influence. When dad is in the home there are fewer conflicts and less physical abuse. His calming influence normally produces a family environment in which children feel safe. They talk freely, laugh more, and very few ever run away.

Dad sets the limits. Because of his influence teens are less apt to use drugs or alcohol, less likely to engage in sex before marriage, and the sons are less inclined to commit crimes.

Dad encourages moral and emotional stability. Daughter from two parent families relate to men on a mature basis because they have learned from their fathers self respect. These fortunate young people are also successful in school and in their vocations.

They teach their children to play and play is valuable in teaching children to control their emotions and to deal with personal problems. While there are many activities such as little league ball, hunting, fishing, computer games, and family cook outs, the real value of an event is child rearing through family companionship.

They teach their children to be caring because they are sensitive to the interests and concerns of others and are often called upon to respond to them. For example they are expected to honor birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. My wife has never forgotten the time one of our sons and his son came in from a walk across the field and each was carrying a handful of summer wild flowers. Our grandson asked, "Are these for mother?". and his father explained, "Yours are for your mother and mine are for my mother".

They teach their children to be efficient in such challenging studies as science and mathematics. The reason for this was not explained in the report but it seems logical that children in a family that is secure are emotionally free enough to function efficiently. On the other hand the chronic stress of an unhappy home drains much of a child's energy and seriously reduces learning ability.

To build a nation that is kinder and gentler we must learn to appreciate the importance of the father. Because the presence of fathers contributes so much it is clear that better ways must be found to keep the family together.

Jesus emphasized our responsibility to children in Matthew 18:5. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; but whosoever causes one of these little ones to sin; it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and be drowned in the depth of the sea."

That is all I will paste, here is my summary.

Sadly, fatherless families are getting more and more common. I'm sorry for any readers who may have lost their fathers, or maybe he is the opposite of this. Maybe you're a mom who is raising a child alone, if you are, don't give up hope. The right guy is out there, one that hopefully is everything you want. And everything he needs to be.

These are studies that are proven, I have seen it firsthand. The mothers influences are very importat as well. Without both the mother and father, is it really a family?.. There is no substitute for either of these. They are both essential. I appriciate the fathers out there that do what they can for their families with love and care. I've already thanked my father, so I myself would like to thank HullBreach, or Danny Gump for doing his job as a father of 1 and 1 more to come. And in his spare time creating this fantastic site.

To all, Happy late Fathers day.

RoD