Let me get out of my comfort zone for this. I am a stepfather of a child that has a worthless father. One that quits jobs like a person changes underwear and has delusions of having more money than Mark Zuckerberg. One that neglects to do homework with his son and says he's a good dad because he takes his kids to Chuck E. Cheese. Once told me that it was the school's responsibility to teach his kids, not him. My two year old can count to ten and can identify all 26 letters of the alphabet so you should know that stupid ass way of thinking doesn't fly in my house. I make enough money so that isn't a concern. I see myself in my stepson. Growing up in a single parent household myself, many of us, grew up, going to the courts by ourselves, perfecting our jump shots or baseball swings based on what we saw on television and not having a strong male role model right next to you, to give you guidance on keeping your elbow in or saying that your stance was too wide. Do you really know how far it goes for a kid to hear, "good throw or good catch?" Pretty damn far Too many of us grew up not having a man show us how a man is supposed to conduct business as head of a household and hustle to make it happen for the family. Too many of us didn't have financial understanding so that we would build something of worth so that at the end of the day, you are resting your head in something that you own, rather than rent. Too many of us didn't have a black man in the house, that leads by example, strives for greater and has the credentials to back it up. For me, it's easy, I teach college part time and I have my MBA hanging on my wall my stepson respects my intelligence but I employ them to make him better. I pay for Cub Scouts. Why? It teaches discipline and to put others before yourself. I'll be giving him "The Talk" when he gets older and to never been ashamed of the pigmentation of his skin as a man. All in all there are many life lessons that my stepson's father refuses to teach or has the inability to teach but to have the power and capability to make sure that someone that I've come to know and love wouldn't become a statistic, it's pretty easy to do as far as stepping up. I can't speak for others, but that's why I do it.
why else would you be dealing with another persons child breh? Outside of mentorship.
Uh...obviously nikka. Not in a potential parenting role. 
...whose mans is this?
to you. We need more men like you in our communities
