what should the role of the father be? Have women tried to mold the "father" into what we think a father should be like.
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I know that an issue I have personally is that both my husband and I have come from disfuntional families, neither had a great father to learn from. My husband came from a strict military father that was abusive and harsh. Although my husband is not abusive physically to our children he is very strict, which I do not have a problem with. My problem is that he is not always loving to them either, in fact I am feeling that he is overly harsh with my son and afraid that he is setting him up for rejection.
However I do not know exactly what is appropriate or healthy for a father to be, I do believe that fathers have a distintly different role than mothers and that sometimes that is hard to see as positive for mothers. We are so concerned and intuned to feelings I just want my children to be healthy to not be going through the stuff that we are.
However I do not know exactly what is appropriate or healthy for a father to be, I do believe that fathers have a distintly different role than mothers and that sometimes that is hard to see as positive for mothers. We are so concerned and intuned to feelings I just want my children to be healthy to not be going through the stuff that we are.
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Hi, faith177 
I'm not sure if it specifically addresses your concerns, but I do have a recommended read for you, your hubby, and all parents for that matter: The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell. Outside of the Bible, it's wonderful for parenting and relating in general. Also, Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson addresses the differences in roles by gender. Quite a good resource, in my humble opinion.
Peace
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I'm not sure if it specifically addresses your concerns, but I do have a recommended read for you, your hubby, and all parents for that matter: The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell. Outside of the Bible, it's wonderful for parenting and relating in general. Also, Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson addresses the differences in roles by gender. Quite a good resource, in my humble opinion.
Peace
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