Father's day for the single dad

Dana Browne

Examiner.com

Being that it is Father's Day, it would be significant to reflect and acknowledge the single dad.  For he, just as it would be with a single mother, has a great deal to manage when raising a child. Father's Day is a day to celebrate dads who have contributed love, commitment, strength and protection to help make us who we are today.

According to the US Census Bureau in 2008 there were 1.8 million  single fathers living with their children in the US.  Among these fathers; 51% were divorced, 25% were never married, 19% were separated and 5% were widowed. A single father bringing up children by himself whether be it by any of these circumstances, deserves to be honored on this day for not only embodying the roles that a father portays, but also for picking up the socially accepted “Mother roles” in raising childen soley.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-13499-Providence-Single-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Fathers-day-for-the-single-dad