Blends With Savanna Grasses

Sometimes I struggle with the question of do I really matter or make a difference in the world...

While self-doubt is nothing new under the sun, here are some statistics that I didn't know until recently:

• 90% of runaway children are from fatherless homes
• 71% of high school dropouts are from fatherless homes
• 85% of youth in prison are from fatherless homes
• 90% of inmates on death row are from fatherless homes

It seems like most societal ills, from crime to drug use to teen pregnancy, have a correlation with fatherlessness. So the next time I feel like I don’t matter, I'm encouraged to take a look around the dining room table. Sometimes just being there is everything.

-Kev

Labels: Parenting