Fatherless society

Statistics show that approximately nine (9) million children grow up without fathers in South

Africa.However, apart from statistics many people like myself come from households with absent fathers;thus it has become sadly surprising to befriend someone who lives with both parents or has an "active" father in their lives.Growing up I've always known my father but I didn't have a dad.I write the two words separately because I have come to learn that anyone can be a father but there are very few dads.

even though my mother made sure that i have all things but there was a void that she could never fill. thus, i grew up feeling like i am a mistake or i am perhaps unworthy because the man who fathered me failed to be my dad. However, as the years went by i learnt that my moms love and support was sufficient thus not having a dad cannot have any impact in my life because i have all that i need.

Not all men are DADS!  

Unfortunately more and more women, both young and old are constantly being faced with the challenge of having to raise children alone because men choose to continue with their lives and no care about the children they produce.

But what exactly is the cause of such heartless behavior? Is it because they also come from broken homes and they don't know how to take on such a responsibility or are children merely a woman's responsibility? Why is it so easy for men to leave but the women have to take up the responsibility yet when it suits them, they reappear  demanding to know their children

A broken society

The impact of fatherlessness results in more young people caring less about creating a better future for themselves but constantly trying to prove a point that even with the rejection, they are adorable. Thus a lot of young people are destroying their future by throwing themselves at men, turning to alcohol and drugs and doing whatever it takes for them to feel accepted within the communities within which they live.

Where are those men that engage in our conception?

Why is it so easy for them to turn a blind eye and forget about the kids they have fathered?

Do they ever stop to think of the pain our mothers endure, having to raise rejected children who are constantly seeking answers and wanting affection?

Salute to all single mothers (and single fathers). What I really would like to know is whether or not there is any difference between children raised by single parents and those raised by both parents.