MISSING MY DAD

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD.

Man Of The House At Eight

When an eight year old is man of the house. This is the time when uncles are suppose to step up and give guidance to a young boy who has lost ed his father. Without positive guidance in his life, what chance has he or his brother or sister have to be a part of the success statistics. Because we don't know when our life will end, fathers should give his son or sons and daughters something to refer to when things aren't happening just the way they planned them. Here is what was passed to little j. It's not the answer to all the questions he may ask, but it's something his father lived by. He will still need the support of his uncles and positive figures in his life, but his dad did leave him the one sheet of paper he always carried in his wallet and shared with friends. The paper was given to little j's father by an uncle.

It's called Dad's Philosophy...Some of my favorite quotes.

1. My Race: It's better to be hated for what you are, then to be loved for what you are not.

2. The world is full of problems, the way you handle them is how you define yourself.

3. Socrates..There is only one good KNOWLEDGE and one evil IGNORANCE

4. Core Values..Honor, Courage, Commitment

A strong gift to face life without a father.

Why Boys Need Parents

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Mom Don't Cry For Me

Every boy on the corner isn't a gang banger. And every boy hanging with a gang isn't really part of the gang. These are the boys that are savable from gangs. These are the boys that are there from pressure be it peer, or they are afraid to not be a part in fear of other gangs within the community. These boys turn to gangs for many reasons. My focus is just boys that has lost their father to crime. Some of these boys want to join a gang because of the stuff they see on television in videos. The rappers set bad examples for young boys to follow. And if there isn't a dad to explain the role of becoming a man, then most young boys will follow what they see. You may say what about the boys who made it just with a mother. That's good, but today isn't yestersday when we had strong mothers to raise young boys to be men. Today we have younger mothers that are still trying to find their way in life and with the government hands in family life, a mother can't do but so much with a hard headed boy. Government has taken the fear that moms and dads had to raise kids and replaced it with time outs where a kid will tell a mother to stick it and walk right out the door. This being older teenage boys. So now moms fear to raise boys in fear that they may turn on her and cause her harm. One boy told me that his mom lets him do as he please because she knows that if she piss him off, he will call the police and say his mom hit him. These are the lessons taught by gangs to young boys. Can a mother save her son from gangs now that dod isn't there?

Excuses

Can a boy use the death of his father for a reason to fail. "My father use to help me with my homework". Can a mother except this for his failure? A lot of mothers in the hood are very young and don't want to try to compete for their son's attention in order to direct them in the right path. The line used is, "he needs a man in his life to correct his mistakes". This is music to the gangs ears. Is this why the drop out rate is so high in the hood? Because the fathers aren't there? I know there are a lot of mothers doing the job of raising a son without any help of a man being around. This is because they fight to keep their sons on the right path to success. So what do a mother say to a young boy that is failing in school? Please don't join a gang...

When Tears Fall

This is a blog about the many children that will live life without the luxury of having a parent in their lives. How their summers are spent, and what is being done to address how these children will face the world and find understanding to how and why a parent was lost to street crimes. Drug areas and gangs must not be where their children grow-up and gangs can't be their only hope of survival. Peace Children Fund with your help will raise money to fund summer camps and other activities to help keep these children on a path to be productive and positive in life. Lets give them a chance at life by donating to the cause of hope for the children's future.