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Home/Biblical and Theological/The Pain of Fatherlessness

The Pain of Fatherlessness

In our genderless affirming culture, there are growing calls to abandon traditional roles for men and women, mothers, and fathers.

Written by Virgil Walkerr | Tuesday, February 9, 2021

As the number of out-of-wedlock births reaches 40% in the United States (73% in black community) the idea that women don’t need men to father a child has become an epidemic. The statistics in this category are shocking as poverty rates, educational delinquency, and sexual abuse soars for the children of these homes. Every area of a child’s life is impacted as a result of fatherlessness. The spiritual and emotional void created by absent fathers is often replaced by the poor choices of the children they leave behind.

 

My first football season was in 8th grade at Skelly Middle School. I wasn’t very good. I was smaller than most of the players, but if we were winning in the fourth quarter, the coach would say, “Walker, you’re up!” and put me in the game for the final three plays. I played safety primarily, because it didn’t require learning defensive schemes. All I was required to do was run and tackle the guy with the football. Unfortunately, our team wasn’t very good either, so I saw limited playing time. This, however, never stopped my dad from coming to every game possible to watch me play.

My dad mainly walked to my games. He couldn’t read, so he couldn’t take the driver’s test. Therefore, he didn’t have his driver’s license. Since my mom was usually at work, he would get dressed for work and come to watch me play football. After the game, we spent time talking about the plays I participated in, and he coached me on how I could get better.

It was a special treat when both mom and dad could be there. However, I’ll never forget those walks home after the game, just me and my dad. We would let everyone leave the park and then make our way home. Looking back on it now, I realize how much I took those experiences for granted.

My father was far from perfect. However, he did his best to be there for me. He still is available to me today. Every child should be so fortunate to have the joy of this experience in their own life. Sadly, for a growing number of children, they never will.

Dads Matter

A growing number of children will experience life apart from their father. Most will never know what it’s like to have their father walk them home after a football game.

The U.S. Census Bureau reported the following in 2012,

“With the increasing number of premarital births and a continuing high divorce rate, the proportion of children living with just one parent rose from 9.1% in 1960 to 20.7% in 2012. Currently, 55.1% of all black children, 31.1% of all Hispanic children, and 20.7% of all white children are living in single-parent homes.”[1]

As the number of out-of-wedlock births reaches 40% in the United States (73% in black community) the idea that women don’t need men to father a child has become an epidemic. The statistics in this category are shocking as poverty rates, educational delinquency, and sexual abuse soars for the children of these homes. Every area of a child’s life is impacted as a result of fatherlessness.

The spiritual and emotional void created by absent fathers is often replaced by the poor choices of the children they leave behind. “Children from fatherless homes are more likely to be poor, become involved in drug and alcohol abuse, drop out of school, and suffer from health and emotional problems.”[2]  Boys often find themselves involved in increased criminal activity; for girls the choices include increased promiscuity and pregnancy.

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