Today we celebrate fathers. I limit my own celebrating to those who, if alive, stayed around to make sure their kids did okay. Both of the DrsC were fortunate in this respect. Our fathers hung in there, put up with our foibles and modeled masculinity, including going to work everyday and doting on our moms.
To the people who believe fathers are a “take ‘em or leave ‘em” proposition, I say the evidence shows that you are mostly incorrect. While it is possible to raise good kids in a fatherless home - I’ve known a few - it is much harder to do and the odds of success are much less good. Even good, intact homes produce some losers, single-parent homes produce a lot more.
