Moms? Dads? Stepdads? whatever.
"Nurturing families come in many forms, and children may be raised by a father and mother, a single father, two fathers, a step father, a grandfather, or caring guardian. We owe a special debt of gratitude for those parents serving in the United States Armed Forces and their families, whose sacrifices protect the lives and liberties of all American children. For the character they build, the doors they open, and the love they provide over our lifetimes, all our fathers deserve our unending appreciation and admiration."
Full text of Presidential Proclamation.
17 Comments
Wow. Do you know how to read? He does NOT say that fathers are "not that special" anywhere. In fact, in the end, he states "all our fathers deserve our unending appreciation and admiration". Just because Obama believes in the rights of people that you don't, doesn't mean that you need to be so quick to shoot down everything that he says. Read before post. Easy as that.
What about children being raised without a father? The left's latest meme is that it's actually better for a child to be raised by two women, with no father at all. It's a shame that Obama Father's Day proclamation was taken hostage by his leftwing ideology. We should feel sorry for Obama that his own father was absent for most of his life. The fact is that he became president despite that. Fatherlessness is a big problem, especiallyi n the black community.
I don't agree w/ the two fathers thing, and believe that children are best being raised by a mother and father. As much as I don't like or agree with BHO, he is the President of ALL Americans. In trying to honor dads he did not want to be exclusive af any that are putting forth the effort. He could've thrown in there the uncle with nephews or nieces w/o a dad, the man from church who takes the orphaned kids fishing, etc.
Like most things coming out of the White House these days, this proclamation is also bunk, put together by some staffer and pushed through in Obama's voice who probably gave it a cursory blessing - no pun intended.
-Theo
@P, yes, it is wonderful when any two caring parents raise a child. Being raised by two supportive parents, even if they are two women, is great. Wouldn't the world be wonderful if every child could be raised by at least one supportive parent, better is two supportive parent, and best case scenario is an extended family of supportive adults. Children are lucky when they are raised is a healthy, stable family. Marriage brings stability to a family, no matter the gender of the parents. The gender of a parent, as long as the parent is loving and supportive, should not, and as we've seen, does not, matter.
What's so bad about what he said? It's no different then what Bush, Clinton, Reagan, etc. have said. We're now in a society where more and more gay partners are adopting children. Look father's day is for everyone: gay or straight. How about you stop politically hijacking everything the man says? I mean he is a father too.
Despite Obama's childhood, I feel he is truly a Politically correct politican. Giving credit in his Father's Day Proclamation ,two fathers. Shame, Shame. Any one with a sane mind knows he is referring to gays. A child didn't get here with 2 Fathers, God ordained the conception be by a man and a woman.
Not everyone on the left believes that, P. I don't.
I agree, obama said some pretty good things about dads. This is probably the smartest thing our president has ever said or ever will say. I don't agree with the part of children being raised by 2 fathers, children need both a mom and a dad. Children raised in a home with 2 fathers is not a nurturing family, it's a catastrophe. Every thing Obama said is smart, except for the part about children be raised by 2 fathers, that was just plain stupid. i also agree with Geri, Amber, Steve, and P. I disagree with Stella, and Teofilo de jesus. In comment to Stella's post- - Yes I agree that it is wonderful for children to be raised by 2 loving and caring adults as long as those adults are a mom and dad. Chidren do not need 2 moms or 2 dads, that is not a healthy stable family, it's the complete opposite. And yes marriage does bring stability in a family, but only if that marriage is 1 man and 1 woman ( a husband and wife ) children with 2 moms or 2 dads again is not a stable family. By the way gender does matter. let me put it as simply as I can-- Marriage= 1 man and 1 woman, there is no other marriage.
Families= 1 mom and 1 dad + children, or 1 dad + kids, or 1 mom + kids, or Grandparents + kids, etc.
A family is not 2 dads + kids or 2 moms + kids.
Can someone please explain how this quote led NOM to interpret it as "Dads Not that Special"
if a "family" can be two dads, then it can also be two moms. So how important can dads be if they're not necessary at all? Not so special eh?
The second part is great; but it looks also something put there to hide how horrible is the first part.
I think its all a hoax, they want to marginalize the father so that the family becomes weak and follows the will of the government.
I recently saw Alex James movies, and I now believe.
TC Matthews- A family can not be 2 mom's or 2 dad's. And dad's are very necessary, and are all so special.
Joe, I agree with you.
Not every nurturing family fits the one mom + one dad model. Saying that's the way it should be (and legislate as such) is offensive to the millions of happy, healthy Americans who have been raised in other circumstances. Who you are raised by, whether a single mom, a great aunt, guardians, two moms and a whole host of other combinations does not matter.
The only thing that matters in raising a child is if they are in a healthy, nurturing, loving environment. One mom + one dad is not the only way to achieve that.
To Joe Arena's comment: "Children raised in a home with 2 fathers is not a nurturing family, it's a catastrophe."
There are plenty of one mom + one dad families that end up being a catastrophe. It's not dependent on the gender of the parents. Gay families have the same marital and relationship problems that straight ones do.
please don't talk to me about what God ordained. Last time I checked America is not under Sharia Law. A loving and caring parent and other people in their lives who care is what children need. Sure, ask any single parent and they will tell you it is more difficult to parent alone, but I have met loved and cared for children from all family types, one or two parents. 2 moms or 2 dads or a mom and dad, biological or not. I have also met neglected children who have a mom and a dad, tho it is more typical that they have multiple "parents" as a result of multiple marriages. I feel that is often the worst case scenario, because the children are not the priority.