Why do children from traditional,
close knit, conservative homes seem to do better in this game of life?
Coincidence? I am of the belief that one of the most important crutches of a
balanced upbringing is that of the mother and father being present in a person’s
life from birth to adulthood one cannot truly understand what it takes to raise
a family unless it is taught. Of course, there are exceptions, but the
statistics show that you are at a disadvantage when you come from a broken home
Many
people ignore the aspect of guidance with the absence of a father. Who will a
young boy turn to for guidance with little or no male presence? The answer in
many urban areas is: Gangs. Many gangs seem to target young males without the
father present in the home. Gang violence accounted for more than 8 percent of
all violent crime in the City of Dallas in 1996. (Bureau of Justice Statistics;
Miethe and McCorkle 2002; Fritsch, Caeti, and Taylor 2003). Can anyone really
argue the relation of the broken home and gang members? Personally I have never
met a person from a joint parent household who has participated in gang
activity.
If we
were to all go back to the traditional values of America and raise our children
the correct way, gangs and gang violence would be minimal. Of course this is
post is mostly opinion and rhetoric based, but few would be able to create a
solid argument could that hold water against mine.
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