I have seen a lot of Black men heartbroken over having to fight to remain active in their child’s life. Common complaints include not being able to spend enough time with their child, co-parenting issues that result in them appearing to be the bad guy in the relationship, and the eventual estrangement between them and their child.
I have also seen a lot of Black boys who are angry because they feel their father isn’t actively involved in their life because they don’t love them. In fact, society is constantly portraying Black fathers as absent fathers…and the primary cause of Black males in the criminal justice system. But we are not seeing the whole picture.
I wish those angry Black boys could see the father who was fighting to remain in their lives because he loved them. I wish those angry Black boys could see the pain and heartbreak that their fathers endured as they struggled to be the best father they could be under the circumstances.
Would it change the trajectory of a child’s life if they knew how much their father loved them?
