Tracing the moral breakdown of families requires gaining a greater understanding of the outcomes produced by a broken home. One of the greatest contributors to this crisis is the number of children being raised without fathers. This report explores the issues that families experience due to fatherlessness, as well as an interview portraying the accounts of two individuals, who grew up without never knowing their fathers during the 1940s and 1950s. This lack of relationship with their fathers profoundly affected not only their childhood, but also their decision-making throughout their lives.
Interviewees
Married in the 1960s, Art and Dixie Nemeth shared a common bond in that neither ever knew their biological fathers. Now in their 70s, Art and Dixie are full-time guardians to their own grandson. The insight that they bring to the topic of fatherlessness spans the decades, and their wisdom gained through current first-hand experiences offers a serious look at …show more content…
82)? Dixie remembered the importance that God provided her strong Christian friends in high school, who led her to the Lord and encouraged her in life, even until this day. Art reasoned that this statistic made sense, “because most fatherless homes are in areas that foster that kind of culture. The kids tend to band together or join groups, and they are pulled down to the lowest common denominator.”
If a man was considering leaving his family, what advice would you give him? Dixie heatedly exclaimed, “Grow up, be responsible, children don’t get a voice and it’s not fair!” Art concurred that the choice is completely about responsibility, and he used an analogy of an enemy bomber approaching someone in the Air Force and they just said, “Nah, I am not going to do anything. Nope, you have a moral responsibility to do it!”
Interviewees
Married in the 1960s, Art and Dixie Nemeth shared a common bond in that neither ever knew their biological fathers. Now in their 70s, Art and Dixie are full-time guardians to their own grandson. The insight that they bring to the topic of fatherlessness spans the decades, and their wisdom gained through current first-hand experiences offers a serious look at …show more content…
82)? Dixie remembered the importance that God provided her strong Christian friends in high school, who led her to the Lord and encouraged her in life, even until this day. Art reasoned that this statistic made sense, “because most fatherless homes are in areas that foster that kind of culture. The kids tend to band together or join groups, and they are pulled down to the lowest common denominator.”
If a man was considering leaving his family, what advice would you give him? Dixie heatedly exclaimed, “Grow up, be responsible, children don’t get a voice and it’s not fair!” Art concurred that the choice is completely about responsibility, and he used an analogy of an enemy bomber approaching someone in the Air Force and they just said, “Nah, I am not going to do anything. Nope, you have a moral responsibility to do it!”