Sometimes we hear or read things that move us in special ways.  Today, I watched a video clip with music by Andrea Bocelli, with comments and images about fatherhood.  The entire piece is moving, but what moved me the most was something at the end of the video.  It states.....

Fatherhood is an Institution

We must Defend it!

Think about it.  Would you defend your father?  Would your father defend you.  The answer is of course.  My father fought in World War II to defend all families in the United States.  He understood the importance of fatherhood, raised his large family of children working two jobs to feed and protect us.  And he was rewarded - by losing custody of his children in divorce.  As a father that  has also lost "custody" of my children of divorce, I often wonder if things would be this way if my father had fought harder for custody, if he had waged war on the divorce industry, if he had left a different legacy for me and my children and grand children.

Yet, I have a new perspective.  This is our War!  It is our battle now to carry on the American Tradition that our fathers started by fighting for freedom and democracy.  It is our responsibility to stand up and fight for our own freedom, and for the right to be parents to our own children, with a government that is designed to defent that freedom, not take it away.

It's time we all stand up and question why this institution of Fatherhood is being destroyed.  It's time to take politicians that don't understand it's importance out of office.  It's time to pick up a megaphone and yell in the street - no more, we must defend our fathers.  It's time to organize and make a committment of both time and money to create changes in each and every state to ensure that the Institution of Fatherhood, and the Institution of Motherhood, remain important aspects of all families, with equal access to the children, equal opportunity to educate and love our children, and equal protection under our laws.

Please take a moment to watch this compelling video clip.  Enjoy the music of Andrea Bocelli, and reflect on what is important to you, and all families.  Invest yourself in making change!

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