The competition is scorching, and during the next fast break, I run my tongue across my lips for a trace of moisture, but there's nothing there. My whole mouth feels dry and rough. At that moment, nothing matters more than quenching my thirst. We have all been thirsty. Our specific memories may be very different, but that all-consuming desire for relief is the same.
Children feel that same urgent desire to be with their dads in a close, caring relationship.
They yearn for male guidance and leadership, but too often it isn't there, so many children are forced to go on playing the game of life with that desperate, all-consuming thirst. But those only provide temporary relief and soon make the thirst even more severe. The only truly satisfying drink comes from a father actively and purposefully pouring his life into his children. Other studies have concluded that the children from these households face a much greater likelihood of problematic behaviors such as dropping out of school, being sexually promiscuous, giving in to peer pressure, engaging in drug and alcohol abuse and committing delinquent acts and crime. Urban fathers have some special challenges and barriers to overcome.