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Written by Nathan Greenberg
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Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:28 |
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Part of the ProActiveDads mission is to change the perceptions of fatherhood in the courts as well as the media. And as John said, "support is there!" Dad blogs, Twitter followers, Facebook fans, and increased media coverage are slowly but surely reversing the downfall of a positive father image in today's society.
Personally, I believe the tide will turn when we come together as dads -not single dads, divorced dads, married dads, dads of multiples, dads of tweets, etc- but just dads. Sort of an "all for one and one for all" perspective. Our community doesn't have the luxury of fracture. At such an early stage of our journey, we need to fight for all dads. Want to change the crappy image of Homer Simpson as America's most famous TV dad? Then you need to help the guy trying to win custody of his kids. Want to be recognized by corporations as an influence in the spending habits of your family? Then you need to tell Jif peanut butter that "choosy dads" will be buying peanut butter from a company that recognizes fatherhood as important.
If dads come together, we can do great things. But as long as we are focused on individual issues of individual importance, we're doomed to nothing more than "Mr. Mom".
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