Absentee fathers faulted in poor child upbringing

Apr 28 2009 - 9:15pm | Tristan Watson

Individuals who steal, vandalize and assault others may be able to fault their absentee fathers for this behavior. Our society practically encourages people to raise a family without the benefit of marriage. This lack of marriage is one reason why children may grow up confused.

Fathers who abandon their children can sometimes have a negative impact on how their children are raised. Boys may treat women with disrespect, and girls may feel it is okay to be promiscuous.

The University Star publishes a small section titled “Crime Blotter” which gives basic information of criminal activity mainly involving students at the university.  Every week a student feels the need to steal, assault, get caught in possession of illegal drugs or are found tripping over themselves from public intoxication.

According to Fathers and Families.org, studies show children who are raised without their fathers experience more poverty, have more problems at school, more trouble with the law and more single motherhood in the next generation.

According to an interview conducted by Fox News, Anne Coulter stated, “70 percent of the inmates in prisons come from single-parent families, 70 percent of teenage runaways and 70 percent of drug abuse”

Students go to college to obtain a degree, not a criminal record. Nevertheless, students who commit these miscellaneous crimes know the difference between right and wrong but often think they won’t get caught .

It’s the parents’ responsibility to make sure their children become productive citizens, not delinquents.

Having an individual seek counseling or other form of therapy is not always the answer to finding out why certain individuals behave the way they do. Some people enjoy engaging in misconduct, especially if an individual knows he or she can get away with it.

Society seemingly always tries to fault the mother for how her children turn out if a child comes from a single-parent family. However, why doesn’t society hold the fathers responsible for abandoning their children? There’s never a good reason for a father to leave his family behind. Their actions impact a child’s life and often times in a negative way.

Individuals who practice delinquent behavior shouldn’t feel as if his or her actions are harmless or amusing. Assaulting and vandalizing is not funny and is by no means “cool.” These minimal crimes are not part of a trend people should become accustomed to. Committing burglaries, assaults and vandalism only speaks volumes about an individual’s lack of moral stability.

Absentee fathers can cause aberrant behavior in their children. Our culture should focus the attention on these fathers and find solutions to help their children seek a more positive lifestyle in society.

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