Happy Father's Day 2023 to all of those that have chosen their children over ego, pride, and more. For those that realize that time with their children is NOT babysitting and that it is NOT a "woman's job/responsibility" to RAISE children created by a duo of humans. PAUSE....get out of your feelings and lend me your ear for a moment.
It is far past time to address the elephant in the room and REMOVE the EXPECTATION of glorifying and/or making a hero out of fathers for simply gaining the title due to a birth. 😏
If you have to be FORCED to be around your children or only do so when you have a partner that will "handle the kids"... sit this one out 'big guy'. If you think that you are a babysitter on your WEEKEND... expect that same energy and wait for May 11, 2024, because you missed this year's National Babaysitter's Day. If you do NOT need to be told your children's sizes, schedules, schools, etc., I wish you a fantastic Father's Day.
Let us NOT forget that sex can make anyone a DADDY, effort, labor, and care makes FATHERS.
RAISING children as opposed to temporarily housing them differs GREATLY. NO ONE gets to be aloof and uninvolved throughout development simply to reappear and consume the credit for the adult that now navigates the earth. Additionally, those that choose to cut short their parental commitment due to their child/ren turning 18....utterly missed the point that like SCOTUS, this is a LIFETIME position.
Before you begin to plan a coup...yes, I am well aware of the amazing fathers that inhabit the planet. Yet, we must NOT ignore those that are roaming about below the bare minimum bar of existence. If all can be HYPER critical of mothers...let us work on improving upon the second part of (some) familial dynamics and child creation and development.
Far too many women, whether single, in a relationship, or married are navigating the world as 'single parents' due to a lack of labor and effort from those that donated DNA due to attraction/heightened libido. No need to holler if you are NOT a hit dog or in the hobby of excusing fathers that fit the category. 😏 Remember one of the primary tenets of parenthood....this isn't about you or your ego, it is about what is best for your offspring. Place the energy that is also hot n ready for trying to defund child support and demonizing mothers for NOT making motherhood their entire personality into YOUR legacy. Create support groups of fathers to ensure that YOU have as many tools as you may need to succeed.
Let this be the year that the cycle of fathers being no more than either all buddy time or all disciplinarian or a shell of a human.
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