Comments about ‘Dad strives to be there for daughter’

Fathers and Families is an amazing organization, I'm glad to see they're getting some credit and recognition. Fathers are very important in the lives of their children, and that's something our society seems to have lost sight of.

I am one father who really believes that fathers are better at parenting than most mothers. I raised my 3 children and what this story says has a lot of merit and truth. One problem of single fathers is getting state support in raising them, it is a very discriminating system. For some illogical reason the state and courts discriminate against fathers as parents. Courts and laws think that only mothers can nurture children but this is false and not true. Anytime a father is determined to get custody of his children, it should be given serious and a preferential decision.

Child support has become too much of an issue that negatively impacts childrens lives as they watch both parents in a constant life long battle over money. For this reason I opted out of any child support and put my children first and above all others.

Although fathers have some of the same problems in child peer pressures that children face, the fathers seem better able to help children cope with it.

Single fathers are proving themselves all the time as a responsible parent able to raise children in a happier and stable home.

Happy FATHERS day.

You are a wonderful father Jared! Creating many great memories and experiences is one of you many great qualities you share with your children. Thanks for sharing with us as well! We are all proud of you... keep it up! Love- Lisa and kids

I two have raised my two sons without their mother, they were 6 years old and 12 years old when their mother decided to leave and find herself. I won a temporary court decision to keep my boys that turned into permanent one. The mother was to preoccupied having fun its been 18 years, their grown and great men now, at my own personal cost. I never remarried. And for the first seven years took a job with a Hugh pay-cut so I could be at home and be with my boys.

Men arent necessarily the better parent, Just the parent one who puts their kids above everything else in this life.. Simple as that.

Loving being a dad

While I agree that in many cases the father should be the main custodian, many of these comments seem geared toward saying the father should ALWAYS be the main custodian, and that just isn't the case. I am a single mom, and my children are much better off with me........trust me. There are still lots of deadbeat dads out there who don't know how to keep kids safe. Converesely, I agree......there are now lots of deadbeat moms out there who aren't vested. It goes both ways.

I was excited to see these articels in the paper this morning.

I was a single father for 7 yrs., raising my son since he was 18 months old w/o a mother in the house.

Single mom's get a lot of attention, and I kmow many who do a wonderful job on their own. However society rarely ever recongnizes or even mentions single dad's...and there are more out there than most people realize who are trying to do the best they can in a similiar way single mom's do. It's to bad there is little support for single dad's in society.

I have since re-married and my son has a wonderful step-mom who is there for him. Thanks for lettin people know that there are good single dad's out there living all around us.

I think it's time we got some of these single dads and single moms together. I think we all have a lot in common and could use the support of someone who really knows what it's like.
Happy Fathers day to all you dads.

I agree that the mother isn't always the best choice my husband and i are raising 2 of his 3 kids. His ex kicked his 12 yr old out because he was causing to much problems. Then the second kid came to use when he was 11 cause she was working full time going to school full time and dating full time and wondered why the kids wanted to be with us. Its not really about who's better the mom or the dad its about who is going to put there child or children first before them selfs! To many parents now adays are to worried about finding someone else that they forget the children in the mess. I'm glad that dad's are stepping up and fighting for whats right because i have no doubt that men can do it just like us woman can. Its all about who is going to put the kids first and not worry about there selfs first thats what its all about!