Fatherlessness

It is a common belief that the decline of fatherhood is one of the most basic, unexpected, and extraordinary social trends of our time. A shadow of a father on his son is as important as a pen is to a writer. Some fathering advocates say that almost every social ill faced by America’s children is related to fatherlessness (Kimir B1). There are very few people saying that they doubt the fundamental importance of mothers, yet there are those that believe that the importance of a father figure is diminishing. There are even those who see the father position in a family to be easily replaceable with another figure such as a stepfather, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or any other person
Fathers play their role from the point their children born. Every time a child cries or even needs help the father is always there. He gives the family financial, social and mental support that it needs. He will help the child up until he or she can get up on their own legs and start making a living wit...