Why I struggle with Father's Day
9Despite being a proud father to my three children, I really struggle with Father's Day. I wanted to tell my story.
We talk about Father's Day, fatherly figures in our lives, Men's Mental Health, Pride Month and much more. There is a trigger warning about abuse in this video.
Music credits:
"Our Father" by Saul Williams from the album "Amethyst Rock Star" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RwQ1fx7q8w
"Animal Crossing Lofi Chill Hop Mix" by KronoMuzik - https://youtu.be/WfMClt3K5K4
Lyrics from "Our Father" in the video:
I just want to talk about a good father.
Now, coming from me, if you where to personally look at my life, you would ask the question, "What do you know about a good father?"
And that would be a fair question, because one of the statements I have written on my notes here today is that men need examples.
That's not holy men, all of us are helped by examples.
But it does seem that as men we feel better when other men show us that they are man enough to do whatever it is that we have hesitancy in doing.
Whether it is cook, sew, maybe sit or to shout, clap our hands, cry.
We sometimes can't do it until we see other men who have lost themselves in the praise of God and in life.
So it would certainly be a fair question, on this Father's Day, to ask, "What do you know about a good father?"
Now, when I say father I am speaking of one who is the guardian or biological male in your life.
Who takes you out with them, who teaches you and gives you the instructions to follow.
Proverbs talks about the son or daughter following the instructions of the father.
Well, certainly there is no equivocation about that, that's wonderful, however, in order to follow one's instructions they most know what they're doing.
We ask, sociologically, why are there so many messed up families, what's the problem?
Well in most of those cases, those children have no or little example to follow.
There are exceptions but in most of those cases they have little or no example to follow.
A good father is more than one who provides shelter, food and body coverage.
Now, I pray that those fathers who are here and those mothers who had to
be fathers also and everyone once in a while we find some fathers who had to be mothers also.