WHAT IS A GOOD FATHERHOOD ALL ABOUT IN THE REAL LIFE?

Today, most of the nations of the world are celebrating this yearly tradition that is known worldwide as Father's Day to honor the importance and the roles that fathers play in their families first and foremost as well as in the larger society at large. Are all the fathers in the world qualified to be honored and celebrated today? Who is a good father in the real sense of it? Who is a failed father or an irresponsible father in all reality? What are the primary responsibilities of fathers? What are the challenges that fathers face? Are all fathers prepared or ready for these challenges? What can the failed or failing fathers do to get back on track? What are the direct impacts of the failed fatherhood on their families and the societies in which these unsuccessful fathers live?

Every adult male may be able to make another adult female pregnant which will lead to the physical birth of a child or more into this human universe. However, that singular act of natural procreation does not prepare or qualify a man for the basic responsibilities of the traditional roles as a father in the real life. Marriage between a man and a woman that is blessed with a child or more is not an automatic and a direct passport to a good fatherhood in all reality. To have a child or more with a woman, or with many woman by a man without marrying any of them does not guarantee that the man will be a good or responsible father in the true sense of it. Responsible and irresponsible fathers are found in marriages and outside of marriages all over the world and in every culture, race, creed, nationality and religion.

A good fatherhood requires the highest degree of personal commitment, discipline, sacrifice, dedication, and self-control to succeed as a good and responsible father. A good father is a protector, a defender, a provider, a supporter, a guide and a teacher to his family. A good father puts the immediate welfare and the well-being of his own family above his own personal self interests, ambitions, careers or his own life various pursuits. A good father is a true role model for his family primarily and to the society in which he lives generally. A good father makes lifetime positive impacts on his entire family. A good father is a good manager of money, time, opportunities and the available resources on behalf of his family. A good father is primarily accountable to his family over his own personal actions, choices and decisions. A good father is not a perfect man, but a man that makes mistakes in the daily running of his own family, he learns from such mistakes in order to become a better father. A good father strives daily for the improvements and the betterment of his household. A good father is a positive change agent for his own family first and for his community in general.