Scientific studies suggest the role of a father is unique

[ATraveller]

Emphasis mine.

A meta-analysis was undertaken, including 34 studies, to determine whether fathers play a unique role in parenting that is different from mothers’ roles. Statistical analyses were done to determine the extent to which the effects of fathering children were distinct from that of mothering. In addition to examining this phenomena overall, the meta-analysis also specifically examined social measurements, psychological indicators, and academic achievement. The possible unique effects of fatherhood were also examined in relation to the age and gender of the child. The results indicate consistent statistically significant effects that emerged for the unique role that fathers have. This association between fathering and the outcome variables held across social measurements, psychological indicators, and academic achievement. This relationship also held for both boys and girls and across age groups.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01494929.2016.1157121?journalCode=wmfr20&

 

[1Lord1Faith]

I might need to commission a study to tell me if eating food is beneficial to my body. I think I can get by without it, food that is. I’m getting weak and sick, but it’s from something else…probably shooting guns and going to Church. Oh well, maybe I’ll commission the study anyways - food is getting more popular these days.

 

[stpurl]

I know it seems like the study results should be obvious, but think about the last 3-4 decades. Think how women especially have been indoctrinated with the “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” type of sayings, how until relatively recently it was all about the heroic woman and her ‘doing it all’, raising the kids alone, “we’re complete without HIM”. . .women with the ‘choice’ to abort THEIR child, he has no say at all; men portrayed as louts, dimwitted boobs who live only to eat, drink, leer at women, and provide the so much more intelligent mothers and children with supplies of material goods. . .

Men as fathers? They’re useless at best, toxic at worst.
Men as husbands/lovers? Selfish, brutal, clueless, useless, and of course, always trying to ‘impose’ themselves while being pitifully inept.
Men as members of society? Lazy, brutish. . .thugs, villains, slackers, philanderers, scum. . .

The idea of ‘men’ having worth as men, being able to be role models for their children, companions and friends to their wives, productive members of society to be emulated. . . actually GIVING something to the world instead of being constantly defrauding and defiling it. . . that’s something that a generation or more of women and children haven’t really ‘seen’ presented as truth, normal, natural, and good. . .

 

[ATraveller]

men portrayed as louts, dimwitted boobs who live only to eat, drink, leer at women

elfish, brutal, clueless, useless, and of course, always trying to ‘impose’ themselves while being pitifully inept.

Lazy, brutish. . .thugs, villains, slackers, philanderers, scum

I’m sure there were many of those in the past and it seems there are more of them now. The cultural revolutions of 60’s did the opposite it would seem, multiplying the problem instead fixing it.

 

[ATraveller]

I would just add abusive men wouldn’t contribute anything in terms of being a father. Such a situation would be in essence an absent father or worse.