There is a crisis in this workspace. Many young men grew up without a father, and they’ve missed out on decades of learning by example. They are often ill-prepared for the role of father and don’t really know what a father does. Their lives are often much less satisfying than they should be.
Please help raise awareness for this problem. Donate, volunteer, do what you can. The stories are heartbreaking and the path forward is often unclear. Every single one wants to break the cycle, but help is needed.
Being a parent is completely different. I can't exactly move on to the next thing even if I ever wanted to. But there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I'm good at this.
Because at the very least I'm a lot better than my parents ever were. My wife and kids are all happy and I really, really enjoy being a parent. That's something a lot of children never get to experience.
> So, that is a second reason to become a parent. You’re in this amusement park only once, and I think you might as well ride the rides.
Well, that's not quite true. It's pretty much unique among all the rides in that you can't get off the ride, ever. (Unless you're OK with completely abandoning your children.) So you really want to make sure you're going to like that ride. That's a pretty good reason not to ride it if you think that might not be the case.
Good parenting is only doing better than your parents.
Also making the mistakes that your parents did not make.
But even if someone had, I will happily propose that every parent who cares about being a parent is an expert on parenting.
