murksiderock
Superstar
She was mostly right but some of that was projection...
Being a good father isn't dependent on being in the same home as the child. Does that generally increase of the potential for rearing healthy, loving children? Sure, I'd agree that it increases the potential and it's the ideal scenario...
I'll also agree that at some point, having children in too many homes becomes too large of a cross to balance proportionally. He's got three different mothers of his kids, so this is really testing the limits here, but is probably doable if you have the means and live local to your children...
After that these conversations eschew reality, which is, some relationships break down, and that your ability to be a great father doesn't change from you not being in the home, though you will have to adapt your parenting to meet the reality of not being in the home...
If all it took was just being in the home or having your kid(s) by one woman, we wouldn't know so many of us who grew up with fathers in the home who beat us; couldnt financially provide for us because they couldnt keep a job; couldnt financially provide for us because they didnt have a skill to make more income; neglected us; molested or raped us; were drug or alcohol addicts; had no extra kids but were womanizers; beat our mothers; not attending our events or clubs or sports activities; etc. Anyone black who didn't grow up with a Carlton Banks background knows black families where dad was in the home and experienced these woes...
On top of that, those of you who love "traditional men", which are alot of us black people, the traditional bar is that the man is the breadwinner which in the real world, where we know only 6% of Black men make $100k income-plus---->in the real world a traditional man being the breadwinner means he's working long hours and long weeks and he'd need to work extra hard to make time for his kids anyway. Which, many of them just want rest after working so hard to be able to provide for their kids...
And before nikkas in here project on me, I have 3 kids with two women and want no more.............maybe one more once im with the woman I'm with the rest of my life. But I'm very, very comfortable with my 3 daughters, not seeking more, not looking to repopulate the city...
I'd say Dr Bryant was 80% correct but she and too many other people stray this convo away from real life...
As a father your goal of being with one woman can change based on circumstance but you should understand how to remain a great dad regardless of if that relationship ends or not...
Being a good father isn't dependent on being in the same home as the child. Does that generally increase of the potential for rearing healthy, loving children? Sure, I'd agree that it increases the potential and it's the ideal scenario...
I'll also agree that at some point, having children in too many homes becomes too large of a cross to balance proportionally. He's got three different mothers of his kids, so this is really testing the limits here, but is probably doable if you have the means and live local to your children...
After that these conversations eschew reality, which is, some relationships break down, and that your ability to be a great father doesn't change from you not being in the home, though you will have to adapt your parenting to meet the reality of not being in the home...
If all it took was just being in the home or having your kid(s) by one woman, we wouldn't know so many of us who grew up with fathers in the home who beat us; couldnt financially provide for us because they couldnt keep a job; couldnt financially provide for us because they didnt have a skill to make more income; neglected us; molested or raped us; were drug or alcohol addicts; had no extra kids but were womanizers; beat our mothers; not attending our events or clubs or sports activities; etc. Anyone black who didn't grow up with a Carlton Banks background knows black families where dad was in the home and experienced these woes...
On top of that, those of you who love "traditional men", which are alot of us black people, the traditional bar is that the man is the breadwinner which in the real world, where we know only 6% of Black men make $100k income-plus---->in the real world a traditional man being the breadwinner means he's working long hours and long weeks and he'd need to work extra hard to make time for his kids anyway. Which, many of them just want rest after working so hard to be able to provide for their kids...
And before nikkas in here project on me, I have 3 kids with two women and want no more.............maybe one more once im with the woman I'm with the rest of my life. But I'm very, very comfortable with my 3 daughters, not seeking more, not looking to repopulate the city...
I'd say Dr Bryant was 80% correct but she and too many other people stray this convo away from real life...
As a father your goal of being with one woman can change based on circumstance but you should understand how to remain a great dad regardless of if that relationship ends or not...