Parenting and Fatherhood

William Jackson Smart, a single dad and a Civil War veteran, was the inspiration behind "Fathers Day". His wife died in 1898 while giving birth to their sixth child. He worked hard to raise his children by himself.

It was said that in May 1909, one of Smart's daughter named Sonora Dodd - who was already married and a mother that time, heard a church sermon enumerating the virtues of motherhood. The sermon was in line with Mothers Day, a newly established American holiday during that period. Since Sonora's mother died young and it was his father who really took care of her and her siblings, she lobbied for the establishment of a similar holiday dedicated for fathers. It was in 1972 when the Father's Day was recognized as an annual US holiday.

We were made to think that majority of the tasks involved in raising our children is the sole responsibility of mothers. Our society typically suggest that Fathers should hunt for food while mothers were left at home to nourish their children. This is no longer true today, Fathers are not only tasked to provide the material requirements of their family but they also have a responsibility in the value formation of their children.

Good fathers not only tell us how to live - they show us.

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