"FATHERLESS YOUTH/IT'S TIME TO MAN UP"

Many of our troubled youth & young adults are fatherless,especially in urban communities across the nation.Many of their fathers are incarcerated or on drugs.Some are dead,so let's not focus on them.Let's focus on the fathers who have abandoned their sons & daughters and their responsibilities.These fathers are living their lives with no concern for the child they helped conceive.These men seem to be totally unaware of the impact of what they have done to their child.These same men blame the mother of the child,for their irresponsibility as fathers.Most of these men didn't grow up with fathers,not acknowledging the impact it had on their own lives.Does it ever occur to them it's time to break the cycle,and give their children what they didn't have.These same men have the nerve to get angry when they are ordered to appear in court for child support.I say if your not taking care of your child,who cares if you get angry.It's time to man up!Your son or daughter need you in a mighty way,not just monetarily.For guidance & protection,if you don't know how to be a father,then learn.Talk to responsible fathers you know,Attend fatherhood workshops & parental skills classes.Men who who are not steppin up for their children are part of the senseless death of our youth, in our communities.Stop only showing up for your child's funeral and get involved in your child's life.They need you right now.Men need to get over whatever differences they may have with their child's mother.Their child has become collateral damage because of it.Too many single mothers in urban communities today.Stop being baby daddies and be a father.Give your child a chance to have something,you may not have had as a child.Children are a gift from God.Our children are dying,part of the reason is no father in their lives.It's time to wake up and realize it's not about you it's about your child.If  you call yourself a man,then it's time to "Man Up" for your son or daughter....No Violence-Know Peace!