As a marriage counselor, I'm sure you'll have a terrific response for this question. A close friend of ours is not fond of fatherhood. He has admitted that time spent with his children is 'overwhelming' and avoided spending time with them on his birthday. Because of this -- his wife, another good friend of ours, takes on almost all of the responsibility for raising their kids while working a full-time job. Of course we want to pitch in and help but wonder if this would only encourage more non-involvement on the father's part. So the question is ... should we help out or butt out?
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As a marriage counselor, I'm sure you'll have a terrific response for this question. A close friend of ours is not fond of fatherhood. He has admitted that time spent with his children is 'overwhelming' and avoided spending time with them on his birthday. Because of this -- his wife, another good friend of ours, takes on almost all of the responsibility for raising their kids while working a full-time job. Of course we want to pitch in and help but wonder if this would only encourage more non-involvement on the father's part. So the question is ... should we help out or butt out?
June 25, 2009 - 12:29pmThis Comment
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