Thursday, January 18, 2007
Does the dad even matter?
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