Are Fathers Necessary? | 5 Minute Video

Until recently, the need to explain why fathers are necessary would have been regarded as, well, unnecessary. But that’s not the case anymore. Dennis Prager explains why this isn’t just concerning-it’s dangerous.
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Script:
Are fathers necessary?
For all of recorded history, the need to explain why fathers are necessary would have been regarded as, well, unnecessary. It would have been like explaining why water, or air, is necessary.
But we live at a time in which the obvious is routinely denied.
There have been articles in the most prestigious journals denying the importance of fathers:
The Atlantic Magazine, for example, published an article titled: "Are Fathers Necessary? A paternal contribution may not be as essential as we think."
The New York Times published a discussion among five intellectuals titled, "What Are Fathers For?" One of them, Hanna Rosin, an editor at New York Magazine, opened her response by stating: "I'm not sure whether a child needs a father."
I could give dozens of such examples. I'll just give one more.
HuffPost published a piece titled: "Fathers Are Not Needed."
Fortunately, this dismissal of the importance of fathers is not universal.
In a 2008 Father's Day speech, a few months before his election as president of the United States, Barack Obama said, fathers are "critical" to the foundation of each family, that "they are teachers and coaches; they are mentors and role models; they are examples of success; and they are the men who constantly push us toward it."
What makes his comments particularly noteworthy is that Barack Obama grew up without a father.
Both boys and girls need fathers.
We'll begin with boys. A boy has no built-in understanding about how to be a man - meaning a good and responsible man. Male nature is wild - most obviously regarding sex and violence. If a boy does not have a father who models how a man controls himself, he will most likely not know how to control himself - let alone want to. That's why most males in prison for violent crimes grew up without a father.
After days of riots in the UK in 2011, quite like the 2020 riots in America, Cristina Odone wrote a column for The London Telegraph whose title says it all: "London riots: Absent fathers have a lot to answer for." In the column, she wrote, "The majority of rioters are gang members. . . . Like the overwhelming majority of youth offenders behind bars, these gang members have one thing in common: no father at home."
There is no question that many mothers have done an excellent job raising a boy without their son's father. But common sense alone suggests that a mother simply cannot model what a boy should be any more than a man can model to a girl what a woman should be.
And, then there is the issue of controlling boys and their wild natures. Again, there are mothers who are able to do this. But if a boy is at all difficult - as so many are - as he gets older, most mothers will find it more and more difficult to control their son: because unruly boys listen to their fathers much more than they listen to their mothers. Which is precisely why most violent criminals grew up in fatherless homes. They obviously did not listen to their mothers.
As regards daughters, the father is the man girls learn to relate to. Without a father to relate to and bond with, there are at least two destructive consequences. First, she will not know how to choose a man wisely. She will not know how a man should treat her, and she may well end up with a man who mistreats her. Second, to fulfill her desire to bond with a man - as primal a yearning in most women as bonding with a woman is in most men - she will go from man to man. Girls without fathers in their lives are far more likely to be sexually promiscuous, and to begin sexual activity at an earlier age, which in turn are reasons many young women are depressed. Few women find sleeping with man after man fulfilling. Most find it ultimately depressing.
Finally, fathers give both sons and daughters the thing children most need: a sense of safety and security. As much as children need love, they need a sense of security even more. And in general, Moms give love and Dads give security.
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[@jacksonpayne5104]

Fathers are extremely important just like mothers.

[@jonjonboi3701]

I agree. Fathers are just as important and necessary as much as mothers

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

@한국미국대만만세 so if dad wanted to abort the baby he would be allowed

[@run2cat4run]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper i think he’s referring to how both parents are equally important but i think you knew that

[@servantofaeie1569]

APOSTOPHES AREN'T USED FOR PLURALS

[@LilCraftyNook]

Each leaves their distinct influence. Like he said, a man relates more to a male child and can teach them to tame their wild nature.

[@oleandra3759]

Denzel Washington was right when he said if a boy doesn’t have a father in the home, he’ll find one in the street.

[@preetaujla7576]

According to libtards of the west only freaks are necessary not fathers.

[@torockchick]

I agee and even mentioned that in an interview that he was best friends with three boys around his age growing up. He was the only one out of them who had a father in his life. The other three have ended up in person, one for life.

[@stephanied6711]

100%

[@22781dave]

Is that from the commencement speech he gave at the UPenn? The one that he mentioned putting your shoes under you bed before you go to sleep? I remember that being a amazing speech.

[@Maniac3020]

I remember hearing, that among his childhood friends, he was the only one who didn't end up in jail. He was also the only one with a father in his life.

[@bobthemethguy3450]

Tell me you only read the headline without telling me you only read the headline

[@russetwolf13]

The three articles mentioned here state, in order: "We don't need fathers, we need dads." Written by a dad about being a dad. "Children don't need fathers, but men need to be good fathers." And "having a father isn't as important as having two committed loving parents with resources to raise a child. The other parent doesn't need to be a man." None of them argue against fatherhood.

[@JFast-si8xu]

Why should I believe you?

[@dave_riots]

​@@JFast-si8xu read the articles, unless you just wanna cope and punch the air all day over nothing

[@russetwolf13]

@@JFast-si8xu that's the great part, you don't have to, just read the articles like Dennis says he did. Trust but verify and all that.

[@KrypandeNej1]

​@@JFast-si8xulearn to use google

[@The867530910]

​@@JFast-si8xu read the articles. I know that's a tall order for a Prager u fan

[@josh2096]

Simple answer: Fathers and mothers serve equally important, but different, roles in raising a healthy child.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Yeah; the trick is getting each to back off and let the other perform their role without constant interference.

[@nicholasdupont2468]

Very well put Josh. And one cannot fulfill the other. And women who think they are men cannot fulfill it either.

[@michaelellis5930]

Yes, exactly. I think it's unfortunate when we try to smoosh maternal and paternal roles into one identical role. They're naturally different and frankly complimentary. We just have to remember that each partner has to give 100% or it gets out of balance.

[@rolytnz]

And it is those differences that should be celebrated.

[@rebeccah.6403]

Please say it louder for the people in the back? 😊👏👏👏

[@tejwael3019]

My father died when i was 11 years old I'm 22 now and i still miss him

[@LilCraftyNook]

I’m so sorry. I can’t even imagine that. 😔 My mom just passed two years ago and that was hard enough (I’m in my 60s)

[@janicep1508]

I'm so sorry, that's hard. No one can fill your dad's place, but I hope you find other strong men in your life, like an uncle, pastor, coach, or boss.

[@justinaceto5390]

Sorry for your loss

[@kittenzrulz2314]

sorry for your loss

[@KidIcarus7923]

sorry for your loss 🙏

[@gibberfish]

loool this bro straight up didnt read the texts he's citing. sir you'd not pass if this was a highschool class.

[@MrMarinus18]

Actually I think he did read them. This is not stupidity but deliberate propaganda.

[@thechurro3920]

Hey, likely not going to be seen by many, but did you know that the huff post article was actually talking about how important becoming a dad was to the author? He was drawing a distinction between airing a child and actually taking care of them.

[@Wildfan-sg3fh]

Trust me, this audience doesn't care. They prefer to be lied too by their propagandists.

[@Dave-te5bs]

@@Wildfan-sg3fh agreed

[@danerook]

Yes. Fathers are NOT second rate parents. Fathers matter. Period.

[@moock2394]

If anything, they're first rate. Women can't give you character, hence why that's not their job. If people today understood their place in society, there wouldn't be stupid questions like this.

[@bentoneaster6956]

Your name reminds me of a certain football player!!!!

[@klaudinegarcia8932]

I can't believe the left is teaching this! This should be common sense! Obviously a father is NEEDED!

[@funveeable]

My father is everything to me. I love him more than my mother as my father gave me my first job and converted me away from the left.

[@backup3142]

@@moock2394 Yeah women should go back into the kitchen and clean my dishes. What an astounding take.

[@RedMcCarl]

My father passed when I was 7 but before he passed he taught me and my brothers everything he could about being Good Men if we hadn't had him in our lives or those lessons he taught us me and my brothers would probably be dead or in jail

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Conservatism is what caused the pain you are currently suffering

[@GamesandNonsenseUnleashed]

@@just_a_turtle_chad Yikes, you are a viper aren't you heh ... familes are far stronger in conservative circles and the black communities were stronger in family prior to be destroyed post-MLK by the democratic party.

[@RedMcCarl]

@@just_a_turtle_chad actually no you idiot my Dad had a hole in his heart that he was born with the doctors said they didn't expect him to make past 18 he made it to 40 and he loved his wife and raised three good sons in that time you seriously need to go get help you're unwell

[@corvoattano9303]

@@RedMcCarl I'm sorry to hear about your dad. May God bless him

[@RedMcCarl]

@@corvoattano9303 he passed about 20 years ago all of my memories of him are good funny and loving I didn't get to the age where we would have had arguments all the time so it's not all bad and besides I know where he is and It wasn't goodbye I'll be seeing him again when God calls me home

[@cloroxbleach5159]

My father failed our family. However my older brother stepped up to the role since he grew up without one, and helped my mom raise us. In him I’ve learned not only what I would want in a husband but also what I wouldn’t want.

[@Dumphy100]

I can relate as i stepped up as an older brother and late teen to support my mum raise two younger brothers. Yesteryear one of them said he even looked up to me as a father role and taught him many things. I was very humbled. He is a great dad to his two daughters, doing all that he can for them to the best of his knowledge and ability. The other brother i cannot say the same about his relationship with his children and it burns my heart and soul seeing this as there's nothing more I'd like to be than a father and family man of my own, especially after hearing the repetitive words, "You would make a good father." I feel ever-consumed by the yearning and it makes me sad sometimes when i hear of women having children with the 'invisible man' albeit from a clinic.

[@cloroxbleach5159]

@@Dumphy100 You are a good man, your brothers must love you so much. You’ll have your own family soon, and you’ll be the best dad in the neighborhood. Its a complicated feeling because even though we interact like siblings he’s basically my dad, now that I’m older it’s easier to accept that one day he’ll move out and start his own family. He’s a good man and decided he’d make sure the three of us were set up before that.

[@Dumphy100]

@@cloroxbleach5159 Thank you for your kind words. And as I reflect upon your upbringing and disposition it appears you have a balanced understanding of what it is you are drawn to as much as what you are not drawn to, especially by way of prospective husband. He is looking for you. I wish you well. 💙❤️💜

[@cloroxbleach5159]

@@Dumphy100 thanks! I wish you the best!

[@Dumphy100]

@@cloroxbleach5159 then it shall surely be 💪

[@Jachra]

Boy, it sure would be awkward if someone actually read those articles you posted about. I dunno, like, maybe the literal next sentence Hanna Rosin wrote.

[@griz312]

You know we are in a bad place in society when this has to be a question.

[@davidpicard2744]

Sad...but true.

[@backup3142]

dang i can't believe people are questioning society. Why can't they just stay with the old days when women and black people couldn't vote

[@PJRayment]

@@backup3142 "Why can't they just stay with the old days when women and black people couldn't vote" The problem is not in questioning, but in _what_ is questioned. If you have no belief in absolutes, you will question everything, including good things, without understanding why some things are good.

[@jigneshdevganiya]

yes we are surely in a bad place, yesterday i learned that there are more genders than just male and female. Ok i accept transgender but what the heck is Queer????? i laughed and asked myself what we have came to????

[@davidpicard2744]

@@backup3142 Could you please explain me the link between fatherhood and the right to vote, cause im questioning your answer.

[@marizabarnes]

Absolutely I am a divorced mother of two boys and the moment the father left my sons “disappeared” I don’t recognize my sons anymore. They were extremely affected. The youngest more. More than a decade has passed and my sons were never again the same.

[@run2cat4run]

You must be a strong person to juggle your boys, job and house at once.

[@LilCraftyNook]

I’m so sorry . Both moms and dads are important but each obviously leaves their distance influence.

[@williancardoso8714]

I'm sorry for you and your sons. You don't need to fight this battle alone. I'm sure that ONLY JESUS CAN HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. You should give it a try delivering your life to Him and praying to Jesus save your family, helping your sons. JESUS SAVED my marriage and my family, and I'm sure that HE WILL SAVE YOURS, if you give Him a chance to do so.

[@proscreens2137]

mariza 242 sorry to read your comment

[@SPORTSNUTIM]

@Keki Stani no need for cruelty...or snide comments dude...

[@criticalxxthoughtxx2916]

Man when I saw this video title I assumed it was questioning if we should have fathers and though that was silly. Then I watched it and foud nope, this guy is for fathers. Cool. Then I checked his sources that kinda shared the title of the video I was like "O shit, these people must be arguing that fauthers arn't importent. Crazy, but I should read it." and it turns out, like this video, those articals arn't arguing that fathers arn't nessisary. Wild, its almost like reading a headline just isn't enought to get the full story.

[@dueiu3383j]

Thanks for making me watch this Shaun :)

[@jessr1698]

Short answer: Yes, I would've been a runaway without my dad around

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Short answer: Conservatism is what ruins relationships and destroys happiness

[@miltonandrade6912]

@@cheesemccheese5780 don’t feed the troll

[@jaykay2218]

@@cheesemccheese5780 conservatism is based on fear and irrationality. There’s a reason why conservatives hate immigration and intellectuals.

[@beerdragon4583]

@@cheesemccheese5780 That dude is a troll. I’ve seen him on multiple channels making inflammatory remarks just to get a rise out of people. Ignore him.

[@Hito_Hito_Fruit_model_UncleSam]

@@just_a_turtle_chad you really dont have a life do you? This must be how you seek attention cuz you cant get it any other way... sad

[@kristaerykah]

My dad wasn’t there for me. Im 22 and i still cry over his absence. He’s alive and well and we talk from time to time. But I never had that relationship with him. It messes with kids more than people seem to be able to comprehend.

[@docca123]

@cat man do nobody benefits from the STATE becoming the father either - and that's what Democrats push for

[@kristaerykah]

@cat man do I think my mom wants me to do that because she sees the pain it causes but it hurts so much. I guess I prefer to hear from him sometimes than to just not hear from him at all. One day he will die and I’ll never hear from him again anyways. I feel better clinging to the little piece of him that I have but it’s hard doing that too 😭😭😭 maybe one day I’ll get the strength to be done with him for good. I forgive him for not being there but it’s still hurts from time to time.

[@kinnish5267]

@cat man do Back in the 1960s, women could not get welfare if the father was in the home. I watched my father run out the back door when the welfare officer came to the house. There were millions of welfare moms who had the fathers move out. These were policies of the democrats. Incentives do work.

[@docca123]

@cat man do you tell me

[@gamingstokr7299]

I'm 54. My father was virtually non-existent in my life. He was around, but inactive and would isolate himself from my mother and me when I was a child. I learned what it was to be a man from Sensei Stan, my Judo instructor when I was 12. These days my father is in transitional care and I have PoA. I take care of his bills, his taxes, his bank account, etcetera. It took a long time, but in the end I am very different than my father in many ways...and yes, sometimes I wish he was there for me when I was young, but I can't change the past. Patience and forgiveness will free your heart in the end. Peace...

[@ratdad6021]

all these articles say nothing about how fathers arent needed? maybe dont rely on nobody reading your citations next time :)

[@BADBOY-rq8py]

When i was little i would dislike my father for yelling and disciplining me for my behavior Today i am thankful that happened

[@carinareed8224]

Well ..i mean.. there is no sense in yelling in a child's face so I mean your instincts back then were correct to be 'upset'.. you just grew accustomed to it by growing up thinking its 'normal', when it shouldn't be. You raise good humans by being an example and being respectful. What most people think is 'teaching' their kids a 'lesson' from back in the day is doing more harm than good if they are screaming/yelling and/or hitting a child to 'teach a lesson' ..When you smack a small child he/she starts smacking back shortly after, there is a reason for that..

[@samuelforesta]

That sounds like abusive behavior. That's not something you should be thankful for.

[@BADBOY-rq8py]

@@carinareed8224 girl i am from the Balkans Here we smoke cigarettes by 11 and by 13 rakija(i love rakija❤️). Not to mention we are stubborn as well and of course maybe there would have been a more civil way by western standards but we would genuinely just laugh it off and just go to our usual antics.

[@BADBOY-rq8py]

@@samuelforesta Welcome to the Balkans my Friend

[@LibertyFascism]

@@carinareed8224, consequences are necessary. Most kids are going to act up and know that they are out of line. There has to be punishment for that. Otherwise, the bad behavior will continue. Just setting an example is not enough.

[@CincinnatiDan]

I’ve been living without mine for nearly 14 years and i had so much more to learn. I miss him nearly every day.

[@michellel75]

So sorry to hear that.

[@CincinnatiDan]

@@michellel75 he died at age 80 so he had a long life. I was just 38.

[@AGTXCD]

I’ve been in the military, oilfield, and now a small business owner and the toughest lifetime career is being a father. There is no resigning from this job. 👍🏽💪🏽

[@MrJvelazquez77]

No, there is no quitting on being a father. I agree it is the toughest job out there but will be the most rewarding one day. We have one mission, one shot at this. This is our peace our course in this life.

[@joshuawadsworth6417]

Yet fathers resign and run anyways.

[@m.hughes8605]

@@joshuawadsworth6417 Good parents don't do that, even when the going gets tough. Good dads may not be perfect but they don't abandon their children & run away.

[@NukePower217]

@@joshuawadsworth6417 sometimes as a result of the mother driving them away.

[@jordanrilett8382]

@@NukePower217 its really sad and very very common unfortunately. Has happened to me a few friends of mine and even support groups for depression have the same story men and woman ..they even often lose control of their childs behaviour as the more slack one is the one they feel they need to listen too for obvious reasons.. thankfully that didn't happen to me ..school attendance was down a little that's about it doesn't help her mom likes to stay up all night and sleep in

[@Nathan-Croft]

Who came after Shaun proved, that this video is also just good old propaganda?

[@naj2276]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@lauren7464]

I came here to count sheep.

[@Wildfan-sg3fh]

Me

[@diegocosta7870]

Read the article my guy and stop cherrypicking solely based on topic

[@henocknoelstephan1038]

“Fathers are not second class parents.” Judge Judy

[@noreenalacre]

But in a culture of promiscuity it sure sounds like it.

[@GeneralG1810]

I know the show is ridiculous but I have to admit I had nothing but respect for her when she said that!

[@albertmooney2628]

yet we have maternity leave but not paternity leave.

[@Seissmo]

@@albertmooney2628 Facts. That shit needs to be sorted out.

[@bhka6423]

I spent most of my time with my mother as a child but always when my father came back home I felt security. He was and is still important to us and he is also important for my mother. The money was brought by him. I learned most things from him.

[@mattsmocs3281]

My dad left at a early age. Mother worked all the time, my Grandfather filled the spot. Thank god for a War vet turn nuclear engineer.

[@somethingwithjoey1964]

Woah! Awesome! I guess that my children will be lucky to have two fathers 🥰

[@partydave1067]

My father died when I was 9, and even in those short 9 years he made me grow up to a fine young man I am today.

[@ryanrichey3245]

The basis of this video is complete fabrication. All three articles quoted by prageru are actually pro fatherhood articles you just have to actually read them in order to see that. They cherry-picked out individual lines to make it seem as though their point was valid but no one actually believes will prageru was arguing against.

[@partydave1067]

@@ryanrichey3245 I read the articales, and it doesn't counterdict anything.... Personally I think that both a mother and a father are neccessery to raise a child.... That being said I'm not against homosexual couple adobting children... Also why is your comment relevent to begin with?

[@markjacobs1365]

So sad that this needs to be said in the first place

[@stankygeorge]

Remember, Feminism was started and pushed by lesbians, who sold women and their families out, cheap!

[@eddybrash1793]

@Okram Vinci Leave him bro, his brain's knackered

[@unknownperson6926]

@Okram Vinci I think he needs serious therapy.

[@brendan594]

Fr

[@overtonpendulum2071]

"I don't need no man to raise no child" is like saying "I can a drive a care with my feet". You can do it, but it doesn't make it a good idea. - Chris Rock

[@kathyalex778]

@Suhana Shukla Nope, it’s not just about having two parents. Every child needs a healthy and loving mother and father for development, otherwise issues in adulthood show up (often issues with forming relationships, dating, etc.).

[@4ngel_w1ngs7]

@@kathyalex778 No; two women can raise a child perfectly fine though I agree that the child would need a male figure in their life as well (like an uncle, grandpa or family friend).

[@heroray87]

@@kathyalex778 That's false. It is important to have two parents. Regardless of if they're gay or not 2 parents are the most helpful.

[@mrdean2539]

@@4ngel_w1ngs7 If two women, or two men, could raise a child perfectly well, why would they need a male figure? I'm not asking this to be an ass, I am simply pointing out the glaring hypocrisy. Children need a male and female figure in their lives on the regular. While outside family members or mentors can help, the day to day stuff, the stuff that most people never really notice, is what is important. Having a good man around once a month, or even once a week, is not the same. Hopefully, you are smart enough to realize that this is generalized across the planet. I have known kids that were raised by same sex parents that were perfectly stable. Anecdotal stuff can be found on both sides. In general, children need both sexes on a daily basis to become stable and functional adults.

[@mrdean2539]

@Suhana Shukla Look, I realize that this might be difficult for you, as you are obviously very passionate about this, but how about doing a few things BEFORE trying to make a point, or even rant about something. First, pay attention to what is said. Don't argue about points that were never made. My criticism of your original post was that you contradicted yourself. You said that two women could raise a child just fine with a man involved. By simple logic and reading ability, this means that two women CANNOT raise a child just fine. Second. pay attention to the source material. At NO TIME in the video was race brought into it. You did. If you believe that only black kids can be in gangs, in London (which is what the source material was referencing), that's your issue. Third, use stats that actual work as they should rather than what looks like supports your argument. True, if you look at all the single parents in America and look at the percentages by race, your numbers are correct. However, this is both disingenuous and is a literal apples to oranges comparison. In the video, it said that the overwhelming majority of people in prison came from single parent homes. This is documented and the estimates range from 72-90%, depending on when and by whom the data is collected/organized. However, you try to use both race and single parents percentages incorrectly. Think about this for a second: If 28% of all single homes in America are black, and black people make up only ~14% of the country, while whites make up 42% of single parents while being 72% of the population, does my claim make any sense? Answer, No. You go on to try and claim that most children are not bad apples because of this misused statistic. You made a poor statement, which I pointed out. I absolutely agree that having two moms (or dads) is much better than having one single parent and having one parent is much better than having none. But the much better option than any of those is having a loving, stable hetero family unit. Considering your replies, including this rant, is it safe to assume that you are either in (or wanting in) to a same sex parenting unit or are the result of one? This level of passion is rarely achieved without a direct connection to the subject matter. Being passionate often leads to errors like this. On a final note, since you bought this up, I invite you to look at the beginning of the overview for the Cornell study you referenced (which did not actually do any research but basically just compiled other research): We identified 79 scholarly studies that met our criteria for adding to knowledge about the well-being of children with gay or lesbian parents. Of those studies, 75 concluded that children of gay or lesbian parents fare no worse than other children. While many of the sample sizes were small, and some studies lacked a control group, researchers regard such studies as providing the best available knowledge about child adjustment, and do not view large, representative samples as essential. So, by their own overview, they admitted studies that had small sample sizes and no control groups. They also admit that they think that large, representative samples are non-essential. If a few red flags concerning research, even compilation research, do not jump out at you for just these two things, consider the beginning sentence again. When you click on the 'our criteria' hyperlink, this is what comes up: SEARCH METHODOLOGY Search Methodology for Research Analysis on the Effect of Gender Transition on Transgender Well-being: We conducted a comprehensive literature review of all scholarly articles published in English between 1991 and June 2017 that addressed the following question: What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? Have a nice day.

[@joshuacramer5226]

Depends on the quality of the father... quality of the mother and other male role models surrounding the child or children. It's not a simple yes or no. Just like most things in life.

[@blam9360]

This is true, too. I had a father growing up but he was emotionally negligent and verbally abusive. I'm in my thirties and still dealing with issues from a bad, present father. The only need he met was shelter and clothing. None of the basic physiological needs were met. And I find myself getting jealous of kids with dads that love them.

[@animalkiller6669]

Good fathers are absolutely necessary

[@animalkiller6669]

@@blam9360 it's probably a problem in you.

[@blam9360]

@@animalkiller6669 riiight, says someone who calls themselves animal killer. Your word has absolutely no merit here. You don't know me or what I've been through. Save it for someone who falls to pieces at the words of an anonymous internet person. 🙄

[@samuelforesta]

@@animalkiller6669 Nope. Any combinations of parents can raise their kids well. It's about nurture, not the gender of the parents.

[@thelastpioneer2824]

My parents divorced when I was 2 years old, and my mom raised me afterwards, I'm fortunate enough to have an excellent and caring stepdad that guided me through the most difficult time in my life, providing things my absent birth father couldn't. Thank you Allen for being my dad, and I love you!

[@jb34ch1]

did anyone actually check the articles that Dennis cited? they all seem to agree that good parenting is necessary. they simply pose a question in a rhetorical sense JUST LIKE THE TITLE OF THIS VIDEO. did everyone just read the headline without actually looking at the content of the articles?

[@zeyadsaeed9580]

@@jb34ch1 bro, this is pragerU. You can't expect their clear and calm headed fans to waste their precious time, reading articles and checking who wrotes these articles.

[@ahtoh1]

One man said: "I don't need you to tell me how to live. I have a father. He teaches me life lessons and protects my interests. He got my back until the day he dies unlike you."

[@Mopsey]

The person who said that is extraordinarily lucky. Some "fathers" are evil. Evil.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@Mopsey uP

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

@@Mopsey To be a Good father one must first be a Good human.

[@Mopsey]

@@ADeeSHUPA wtf do you mean ADee??

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@Mopsey uP as in uPVote

[@benjaminshealey1751]

I really hope that those "intellectuals" who feel that fathers aren't necessary understand that without them, they wouldn't be here!

[@DrNova-hj6co]

Those "intellectuals" want to replace males as individuals to squeeze them as a collective. If you take a look to history the majority of men were disposables but some of them could win a price. It doesn't happen now. We are demonized. I was rewatching an old movie yesterday: Moon (2009). Jung theorized about the collective consciousness. It proves what is happening now.

[@dannydebeeto9246]

@@DrNova-hj6co they aren’t trying to “squeeze them as a collective”. The people writing those papers aren’t even attack fathers. Its attacking the narrative that it’s necessary to have a father. This simply isn’t true. You really don’t need a mother either. As long as you have two parents or people acting as your parents, in a stable household, you turn out fine. Plenty of studies have supported this claim. Another option that has been studied it communal raising of children. The common theme is that as long as kids have at least 2 parental figures, they end up fine. Single motherhood isn’t the problem. Single parenthood is the problem.

[@benjaminkesler5245]

@@dannydebeeto9246 Nonsense. Take a look at ANY currently running tv show or movie, and you tell me what modern society says about fathers. Find me a single modern example where a father figure is portrayed positively. The new orthodox view of fathers is that they are all bumbling fools who can be trusted with nothing and are just one more child the mother has to take care of. Media and Hollywood are bending over backward to convince everyone that fathers are worthless and should be shamed and ridiculed at every opportunity. Thankfully, there are still reasonable people who have not yet bought into this crap, but the war against fathers is winning ground every day and men everywhere need to take a stand against it. Women will not fight for fathers, so it exclusively up to men to do so. Men of this country, we have abdicated out responsibly as real leaders for too long, and it's time for us to put all the burdens of this world back on our shoulders where it belongs and set things right. We need to stand against injustice wherever it exists and be unwavering in our commitment to the responsibility that lays solely at our feet. If we have any chance at providing a world we can be proud of handing to our children, then it is exclusively fathers who have the ability and responsibility of seeing it through.

[@dannydebeeto9246]

@@benjaminkesler5245 you know, including weird battle speech at the end there which I would expect to hear as I line up on the front line of the incel army to defeat the ferocious female legion, doesn’t make your point any less stupid. Firstly, cool anecdote about dads in shows (shows that are exaggerated for the purpose of comedy) are clumsy. Secondly, you seem like the men’s rights advocate kind of guy. I also assume you dislike feminism without knowing many feminists argue for men’s rights too. And lastly you did a wonderful job refuting my point about how you really don’t need a father, just two parents.

[@moondancer9066]

@@dannydebeeto9246 Tis always better to be reared by your natural mother and father.

[@slowsteadysqueeze4246]

My dad died last year... I really miss him and his advice. I still had so many questions for him...

[@josephfrechette9916]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@IMCcanTWEESTED]

Sorry to hear that. My dad passed 15 years ago. If your father was a committed Christian, the next best thing to consulting with your father, is looking to the teachings of Christ whom your father ascribed to. If he was an Orthodox Jew, look to the Hebrew Torah. Study the precepts and teachings that were dear to him, and you will hopefully find the same path that he travelled thereby gaining insight into your unanswered questions.

[@jordanahart3596]

I was raised by a single father after my mom died when I was 19. He's my everything!!

[@ColeDedhand]

As a man who has struggled his entire life with the consequences of growing up without a father, yes, fathers are needed.

[@Juiceish1]

Same here

[@Juiceish1]

But you shouldn't call it a consequence because you had no say in whether your father was there or not. You had nothing to do with him leaving so its not your fault.

[@aidenaune7008]

@@Juiceish1 but it was a consequence of the absent father, consequence just means outcome given an action or input (such as an absent father).

[@Juiceish1]

@@aidenaune7008 Thanks sir.

[@derpedlerp1237]

that's weird, because I grew up with my mother and I was not only one of the smartest, I was the most mature boy at my school.

[@ClownBiden]

We see how well lack of fathers is working in certain communities

[@claraht.6999]

All communities nowadays...Manhood is being despised?

[@danerook]

@Aidan Donohue He isn't racist. Dummy.

[@ClownBiden]

@Aidan Donohue so the truth is now racist ? You must be weak minded

[@halbleavy9900]

Yeah, the father was missing in the life of the 14 year old girl from a "certain community" and her younger brother who had a shoot out with florida deputies😜.

[@joshuawadsworth6417]

@Aidan Donohue Its not a stereotype. Its a problem that isn't talked about often.

[@PrivateEye10]

I always understood how important my father was... And I have never cried louder like the day he died...

[@imyself711]

Apparently Denny Boy can't read past headlines.

[@CrimsonFury006]

I wish I had a father growing up. My dad died when I was just 18 months old 😭😭😭😭😭

[@jacobcollins2861]

That is a tough hand you were dealt. I'm certain he would have preferred to stay. I recently had an emergency where I passed out and suddenly realized I'm not a young man anymore I was not scared for my life, or my next destination (I'd have to make this a faith discussion to describe why,) but I was scared of leaving my kids alone.

[@payaj2815]

I’m really sorry to hear that.

[@SPORTSNUTIM]

Well, YES! Whomever is pushing this no father business is evil!

[@JK-dv3qe]

aka the commie 'woke' left

[@gnas1897]

@@JK-dv3qe as a commie "woke" left, I can confirm that if you go anywhere outside of the US, we will say that fathers are just as important

[@ekmll017]

@@gnas1897 Maybe you're not woke or commie enough then. It's not very cool having a father though, almost everybody has one. Are you ok with fatherless people being more marginal and cooler than you?

[@Redneckboy991]

The cancel culture pushes this BS. Western nations are on a very dangerous course of self-destruction.

[@gnas1897]

@@ekmll017 Look, I'm definitely more commie than, well basically all these SJWs (assuming they even know what communism/Socialism is) and I don't understand why having a father is uncool.

[@Chris_winthers]

Conservatards trying to read challenge (literally impossible)

[@voidscuttler]

Will your next video be "Is Reading Your Source Articles Necessary?" - see, had you done so here, you'd have found out that they in fact support fatherhood. The strawman business is booming thanks to people's inability to read text any smaller than the article title. Mr. Prager could also open a veritable gold mine of a side business by bottling intellectual dishonesty. Why bother though - it seems to sell well enough in the video format.

[@Wildfan-sg3fh]

He's not bottling intellectual dishonesty already?

[@mwpanzer]

Yes, yes, and yes! My father died before he could meet my children and I think everyday about how much my kids would have loved him.

[@Historywithapharoah]

Well, probably, but that's different. That's their grandfather

[@MrDanielfff777]

@@Historywithapharoah sorry

[@Historywithapharoah]

@@MrDanielfff777 why?

[@MomoSimone22]

@@Historywithapharoah Yes, but also Melissa clearly holds her father in high regard and feels better off for having had him in her life.

[@uceclassic]

The fact that we are trying to explain the importance of Fathers is beyond me. This is sad.

[@alexpenneytration699]

No one is disagreeing that having 2 parents is great lmao. This is just anti-LGBT propaganda.

[@aidenaune7008]

​@@alexpenneytration699 he said anyone can be a father figure, but that there has to be one. this isnt anti gay, its saying that kids need father figures, and that it doesnt matter who it is, whether it be your uncle, your grandpa, your teacher, etc. as long there is there is one.

[@TigerKittay]

Sadly, a socialist mindset aims to destroy the nuclear make-up of a family consisting of a male father and female mother. A socialist government rules in the absence of God who is the Author and Creator of the family structure.

[@alexpenneytration699]

@@TigerKittay We are talking about politics, please keep your evil magic out of the discussion.

[@ffringle]

@@TigerKittay you know church is separated from the state according to the constitution? Freedom of religion? By your definition of the term “socialist” we’ve always been a socialist government since the constitution was created. You’re just using throwing the word “socialist” at anything you don’t agree with.

[@willybrisbois5926]

I hate my life

[@davidr1037]

A new study from the washington post asks us “do we need air” some scientists say “no” find out this and very little else on CNN at 7pm EST.

[@JonathanToolonie]

The man who taught me to control my temper was my Pa. Without that self control I would have beaten up a lot of kids in school.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Did you get bullied or picked on a lot?

[@JonathanToolonie]

@@ApartmentKing66 Every day for 5 years.

[@GeekIWG]

I am so blessed to have both my Father and my Mother in my life. I definitely wouldn't be the person I am today without either of them. My Father especially taught me the importance of hard work, integrity, and honestly. He models a life as a man devoted to the Lord God.

[@gonzalez92100]

Amen!

[@John3.36]

"When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. " - Psalm 27:10 KJV GOD WILL BE YOUR FATHER

[@provemewrongthen]

The Most Perfect Father too.

[@MsHeartIsArt]

Do you mean the Bible? Because a father can only be a father if he is there PHYSICALLY and involved

[@provemewrongthen]

@@MsHeartIsArt that’s how God does it to all who put their faith in Him and His Son.

[@jefferydebbink282]

Men being told they’re worthless and unnecessary in life is also a driving factor

[@workingshlub8861]

compare how men and fathers in the media were portrayed 50 ago compared to today....respected fathers to useless bufoons..

[@harrisonw6065]

@@workingshlub8861 I mean women were also seen as objects and much more likely to be subject to abuse but OK. There are downsides to every society and its about deciding which society is the most beneficial to all.

[@AcesHight]

Mothers give us a collective insight and integration prowess from a female viewpoint, fathers give us the male viewpoint, families are the main building blocks of different societies and therefore our civilization.

[@damianholmes3049]

“Collective inside and integration prowess…” What does this mean?

[@2balls4me]

The sources cited seem to suggest that single parenting is a problem. Not necessarily that a lack of a male parent is.

[@l01230123]

I'm surprised anyone from his audience read the sources, thank you. Not one source argues fatherhood is bad or it's a gender issue

[@TheHollandHS]

Everyone can be a father. And yes we need one.

[@cristoferpoelinitz6522]

You can't make a baby without a father, so I don't get why people try to raise one without him

[@Joseph-ub5wh]

Sperm donors?

[@joshuawadsworth6417]

@@Joseph-ub5wh A spem donor is still the biological father. They're just not the figure.

[@Joseph-ub5wh]

@@joshuawadsworth6417 I know I was just being hypothetical. I was a single parent child one mom no father never knew him passed when I was 14. Now I'm 27. I looked to a high school teacher and coach as my fatherly figure and role model

[@ericeboyd]

When my four year old triplet boys hear Dennis Prager’s voice on my phone they say “is that Grandpa Dennis Daddy”?

[@abrareads]

So sweet!!

[@m.hughes8605]

Dennis Prager has this reassuring paternal voice that reaches out to all ages, even babies apparently, lol.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Wow, triplet boys. Dad's gonna have his hands full if not already. Does Dennis know they call him that? He should if not. I think he'd be very flattered.

[@Historywithapharoah]

Im sorry that's just cringe

[@sislau]

100% true. This video is amazingly comprehensive. Thank you for putting it together!

[@naomiscollectionofvideos4231]

Thank you Cutinho Family and Mr. Prager for this much appreciated information!

[@Amtrak507]

As someone who’s a teacher and seen students without their father in the home: Yes. They are crucial. Maybe the most important thing in a child’s development

[@backup3142]

If you are actually a teacher and not just a fourteen year old LARPing as one, please stop earnestly watching prageru

[@PJRayment]

@@backup3142 Why? It's good stuff. Better than many teachers teach these days.

[@rainynight02]

@@PJRayment Every time I see comments like this, it's always "Prayer is lying!" Or "it's propaganda." And they never really go beyond that.

[@backup3142]

@@PJRayment Because they are constantly lying and literally anti-abolitionist (the ones who freed the slaves). That's not all but from there you can see a trend.

[@PJRayment]

@@backup3142 "Because they are constantly lying..." And yet you have not even shown an example of that, let alone demonstrated your accusation. "...and literally anti-abolitionist (the ones who freed the slaves)." Again, an evidence-free accusation. I've seen an accusation like this before, and looked into it, and the accusation (on that occasion) was false. What's _your_ evidence? "That's not all but from there you can see a trend." Yes, I can see a trend. Critics making accusations without providing evidence.

[@papki9157]

My dad has been verbally abusive to my mother and sister, until he finally abandoned us. Now he lives alone and is suicidal. I wouldn't know what It's like to grow up with a real father.

[@run2cat4run]

Same here mine would be horrible and make me feel worthless.

[@janicep1508]

I'm not blaming your mother, I'm just questioning the video's statement about girls without fathers are less likely to choose good men. Did your mom grow up with a loving father?

[@papki9157]

@@janicep1508 Yes she did.

[@3sz10]

There always been "bad" mothers AND fathers. I pity you but the fact that your father was not the best person for the role of being a father has nothing to do with the question (I don't even understand how it could become an actual question...) about "Are Father Necessary".

[@luciusael]

"But some man has to be your father" That made me tear up.

[@paprikadevetsedam767]

At the end he should've said: "I'm Dennis Prager and I'm your father!" :'D

[@josephfrechette9916]

NOOOOOO that's not true!

[@Frame_Late]

@@josephfrechette9916"Look into your heart, you know it to be true. Join me, and we can rule the galaxy as father and son!"

[@josephfrechette9916]

@@Frame_Late do I get free vegetables if I join you?

[@Frame_Late]

@@josephfrechette9916 yes. And they're covered in CHEESE!

[@mrawesomeDK]

A two-parent male-female household is essential for raising well adjusted kids. If in doubt, check the paternal status of inmates and street workers. The vast majority trained their "skills" in single mother households.

[@oleg4966]

Keep in mind that two-parent households can be of the same gender. And since gay adoption got legalized recently, we don't really have any solid research yet on whether the children raised by same-sex couples will be less functional. That's why the question arose at all: the statistical evidence about fatherless/motherless children overwhelmingly apples to SINGLE-parent homes, so there's some space for debate on whether a homosexual couple will provide everything a child needs. It's possible they won't, but it's also possible they will. Only time will tell. Of course, left-wing thinkers had to go and screw up a perfectly good debate by taking an extreme position on it ("SOME children of single parents come out all right, therefore all the other children are violent because of poverty"), which will probably lead to their opponents taking an equally extreme position ("gay couples must not be allowed to raise children, because both genders are required for a healthy child"). I'm rather glad that Prager didn't succumb to the temptation and answered the problem with a reasonable solution (namely, add a father/mother figure who is not the immediate parent).

[@mrawesomeDK]

@@oleg4966 Dig a little deeper and you'll find that children of single fathers do a lot better on average, compared to to single mother households. Not as good as kids of traditional two-parent upbringing, but still far better.

[@PJRayment]

@@oleg4966 "Keep in mind that two-parent households can be of the same gender. " If he didn't have that in mind, he wouldn't have specified "male-female household". "It's possible they won't, but it's also possible they will. Only time will tell." Given that families were designed to be heterosexual, that's quite unlikely. "lead to their opponents taking an equally extreme position" You've just been saying that, for all you know, the research might show that both sexes required. So what makes it "extreme"?

[@pacificsurvivor7418]

2 moms/ 2 dads are better than none

[@enzosperandio9481]

Thank you GOD for letting me have a father in my life for as long as it was. I miss him deeply and felt the kind of love my mother never could give me.

[@angar2370]

If my kids are sick or hungry they look for mom, but if they won a tournament or something scary happened they look for me. Parents fill different roles and both are extremely important.

[@miigi-p4939]

i mean you could also make food and your wife can also reassure your kids? both of you can fill the roles

[@CommunityMartyr]

Lmao you didn't read any of the articles you mentioned and it's painfully obvious

[@ChaosAngelZero]

Big governments replace fathers, and you see how good of a job they're doing.

[@nikinikipikipiki8547]

Yes but it's still better to have a father imo

[@ironnwizzard]

Obi-wan Kenobi for mentor: 10/10, would become a Jedi again.

[@charlescox290]

I was about to comment just, "... Mentor ...", But you beat me to it.

[@kenshin6553]

Who’s here after seeing Shaun rip this to shreds

[@DBZFan2]

How so moron?!

[@user-pk3bn1pu6s]

My republican father was very not necessary

[@HitmannDDD]

No doubt, what we're seeing today is in part a result of fathers being absent in the home. I'm also an advocate for single income families and homeschooling. Someone needs to stay home to rear the children, otherwise someone else will be instilling THEIR values in your child.

[@MidnightDStroyer]

Which is one of the reasons why the Radical Left has attacked & degraded the values of a traditional marriage...They *want* chaos & suffering.

[@Fiery154]

The left also promotes longer school days, summer school, and early childhood education including government run day care for infants and toddlers. They want to indoctrinate you kids, with out any time to lose.

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@MidnightDStroyer And speaking of attacking and degrading traditional marriage and the values that come with it, the United States Supreme Court dealt it a body blow when they legalized same-sex marriage in 2015 with the Obergefell ruling. God never intended for two men or two women to marry and become the basis of a family. Male and female are different and each brings something to the table that the other can't. The late Justice Ginsburg is answering to God for that right now, and Justice Kennedy will be unless he repents as the author of the decision, along with the other 3 for their complicity.

[@Ithenna]

That's why I stopped working. Didn't think it was worth it to work to pay someone else to raise my kid. The piddly money I would have leftover after daycare sucked up the majority of my paycheck wouldn't amount to squat when my kid comes home with a psychological truckload of leftist garbage to sort through at the end of the day. Parenting might be a little stressful at times, but it's nothing compared to the headache you'll end up with in the long run if you leave it to someone else.

[@tomgachagan1347]

@@MidnightDStroyer gay marriage has never caused chaos or suffering

[@fweddyfwintsone4491]

I think the better question is "Are Politicians Necessary?"

[@ADeeSHUPA]

uP

[@JorgeGonzalez-gu7ve]

We could use robots

[@fweddyfwintsone4491]

@@JorgeGonzalez-gu7ve Robots? Heck, we could roll dice and get better results than what we have now.

[@MikeOck88]

Well kind of. We need some sort of authority figure to govern things sucu as laws, militaries, etc. Current politicians are garbage, but a necessary evil.

[@XSD.1.]

I agree basically, but I raised a boy totally on my own and he became a good responsible and loving man.

[@samuelforesta]

So basically this video is wrong.

[@TheFate23]

I'd rather listen to your son's side for a more objective point of view :-)

[@ukulkarni]

He may be 'good' now. What's to say he would be 'better' if a father was around?

[@Thoralmir]

My father died this time last year, and I miss him terribly.

[@evanm2024]

My dad wasn't perfect. Few are. But he was and is my dad. He's now old and in failing health, but I'm trying to be there for him like he always was for me.

[@kinnish5267]

super important to do that as I was there part of the time for my mom before she died and to this day I wish I did more.

[@Awacs0808]

My father died when I was 3. It makes me sick to see fathers run from there kids.

[@BitchChill]

I'd do the same

[@50calBeowulf]

5:16 "Hello there!". Excellent video and good message, as usual.

[@kevingordon9487]

Well said and articulately put! Love the social science behind it as well. This should become part of a, not just national but, International discussion as this topic plagues many nations and communities.

[@tradcatholic]

Beautiful sentiments Dennis . Thank you for the TRUTH STRAIGHT UP as usual.❤️

[@conordwyer1553]

Well the number 1 cause of crime is fatherless households so yeah I’d say they are a bit more than necessary.

[@ElektroXgras]

Are you sure you have understood the difference between causation and correlation right?

[@conordwyer1553]

@MonkeGamer yes

[@conordwyer1553]

@@ElektroXgras yes I do

[@derekmerlimartins5073]

I haven’t seen my father for 9 years, and I miss him.

[@janetmueller9195]

Great message!

[@JorgeGonzalez-gu7ve]

Obviusly i would be 10 meters deep into the sea if i didint have my father

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

5:17 Hello there!

[@mitchmineshafter]

Thank you PragerU, fathers are extremely important, and anyone who says otherwise is ignorant.

[@josh_boak]

It breaks my heart that this has to be said on a highly political youtube channel.

[@findinggold1463]

Not if they are abusive, neglectful and cruel. My dad was mean that but my mom was worse. Now where do you go? No one in the community didn't help either. Bottom line, I still turned ok. Successful, and happy and enjoying my life. Because I decided to. I wasn't going to let them destroy my life, they destroyed the first 18 yrs. This attitude served me well. I did need some therapy and got help when I needed it.

[@ln235]

What's your point

[@williamdavis8513]

I’m soon age 60 and my father soon 100. His constant presence in my life is beyond priceless. Now..and soon I will stand in the gap for my three sons and their little ones. It will be an honor and privilege.

[@thundertazzy4127]

I wish you both a happy 60 and a happy 100

[@disneyplay4]

I'm so thankful I've always had my father present

[@grimygrime]

I remember growing up my father constantly telling me to control my emotions and not to get emotional...RIP Dad.

[@SPORTSNUTIM]

I never knew my real father, my stepfather was a bad replacement.

[@chriskelley7979]

Sorry to hear that. My son seems to like his step dad more than me, I don't know what I'm doing wrong 😕

[@zidniafifamani2378]

Well, in my opinion there still are benefits of having bad father than having no father at all, which is you know what kind of person you should NOT be.

[@chriskelley7979]

@@zidniafifamani2378 absent King is worse than a tyrant ......old saying

[@chriskelley7979]

@@russ254 yeah. He's only 5 right now, some friends and coworkers tell me "hang in there". Some of which where sons in a similar situation and ended up gravitating towards their dad's. One day man!!

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@chriskelley7979 I'm wondering if it's because you set boundaries, whereas the step doesn't, allowing him to do things you wouldn't. You know how kids are, the lenient parent is the more popular.

[@BIGAZZNATEDOG]

It's such a shame that they actually deny this

[@dkmetcalf5158]

PragerU does not deny this

[@BIGAZZNATEDOG]

@@dkmetcalf5158 I know. I know it might be a little weird how I wrote it, but I was talking about the libtards

[@firaxolegirein9816]

Hmmm Unrelated But how do you feel about domestic abuse

[@BIGAZZNATEDOG]

@@firaxolegirein9816 I think it's horrible. Almost always it's done by men. That's why you must chose a good loving, and supportive husband. Not me though. I'm a man so I need a good looking woman

[@dkmetcalf5158]

@@firaxolegirein9816 terrible

[@albertopachaly1241]

"Ask the girl in the bar how is her relation with her father. If she say anything positive.. Move along.." GLENN QUAGMIRE

[@robertbowser1883]

This is a great video. I have been saying most of this for years to no avail, many times I was called a crackpot, or a lunatic. Thanks for reaffirming my belief in a man is a necessity in the home just as equally but for different reasons a woman is a necessity in a home. Prager U you always hit the nail on the head.

[@kentfrederick8929]

Even though many children might have a closer relationship with mothers, fathers are necessary. I wanted to be like my father, going to work every day in a suit, carrying a briefcase, and having an office. He taught me how to behave in an office and navigate office politics. Of course, he taught me how to buy suits and tie a necktie. Girls tell me that their fathers were the ones who subtlety, or not so subtlety, let boys know to behave well around their daughters. Of course, many a father has shown a daughter how to drive a stick and change a flat tire. I have friends who told their daughters not to be afraid to argue with co-workers or bosses, when someone has a stupid idea or is acting unfairly.

[@malcolmtas5601]

With regard to your second paragraph, one of the problems of fatherlessness is that boys do not have a role model of a man going out every day, working his fingers to the bone for the sake of his family. They also don't have the discipline of a patriarchal figure pulling them into line. The result is, when they go out into the adult world, and they meet a patriarchal figure ie the boss, they don't have the motivation to do the job properly. The result is, although they want to get ahead, they haven't developed the social skills to do so.

[@Devoncohen0876]

But women can also teach the same things. The only reason that doesn’t happen is because of stereotypes.

[@kentfrederick8929]

@@Devoncohen0876 How many women will chat with the boy in their studies, with a few stuffed animals and a gun rack with the long arms used to shoot the stuffed animals? The implication being that if you try something with my daughter, your head gets mounted next to the deer head.

[@donggunkim3595]

@@malcolmtas5601 I don't think patriarchy is what we are learning from fathers... Patriarchy is a system that men are dominant; thus, hold more power while excluding women. At least, this is not what I learned from my dad. I agree with diciplines and others.

[@shneekyshnek5045]

@@Devoncohen0876 You mean those stereotypes that let us survive the cold hard nights back in the day? That the man goes out hunting and protects his family while the mother cares for the children so they can grow up to be good and caring people that will give them a future?

[@Aiden_Muslim]

You know, I always do many dumb things and still do many dumb things and my dad always protects me from them. Although my dad is strict which is something I very much hate about him it's the same reason to why I avoided many problems in my life. He was there for me standing up for me whenever I was in trouble and later on taught me how to stand up for myself, and whenever I fall and cant stand for myself he will immediately like an sharp sword cut my problems. Thank you dad for being there for me, God bless you I love you alot.

[@kellyannspeckman3634]

Thank you for this well done video and speaking the truth succinctly!

[@ahhitskatie9094]

My own father rejected me at a very young age. Though married for about 22 years now, my stepfather truly began to assume a “Dad” role within the past 5 years of my life. I cannot tell you how much all of this has impacted my life for the better (I was very unstable, my poor mother). I praise God for this man who stepped up to be a dad when I needed one. So yes, fathers are VERY important.

[@DrProgNerd]

My ex-wife got caught up in drugs and left the day after my son turned two. I’ve raised him. He’s a remarkable young man - who I am immensely proud of (he’s almost eighteen now). Over the years, I have had women say to me “I give you a lot of credit. Most men wouldn’t have bothered.” Curiously, this comment always came from women. I would simply respond that I knew four other fathers who - because of divorce or death - were raising sons and daughters by themselves. I wonder if the “soft bigotry of low expectations” has crept its way into the opinions that women have toward men. When I see movies and television portraying men as the bungling half-wit - who needs his wife to put him on the right path - I have little doubt that our culture contributes to a dismissive attitude towards men - especially the importance of their roles as fathers.

[@andrewgreeb916]

Not sure if it's soft bigotry or just misandry

[@Robocline]

In my experience most men would stay in the fight. My step grandfather took on the responsibility and never waivered when his wife would run off and check into loony bins. My Step father is the straightest arrow in the quiver. Think of a real life Hank Hill without the beer drinking. He even worked in propane.