RAISING SONS:
Men and Women Have a Valuable Part to Play
SOCIETY TODAY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE
that every boy needs a father figure in their life to
grow into a man. Moreover, it would lead you to
believe that this figure can’t be a woman. To some
extent that is correct, male role models play a part,
but mothers are not excluded from playing a part as
well. I am neither here to qualify or dispel this belief.
Like a gardener, a man plants the seed that grows
into the son. However, not every man that plants a
seed can bring the seed to fruition. So, are we to
believe that the boys who make it into adulthood
with only a mother’s input, are not, in fact, men?
Anita L. Roseboro-Wade, a native of North Carolina, was born
to parents who never finished high school which fostered her
determination to obtain a BS in Management Information
Systems and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
She is a passionate advocate for children and the cultivation of
their minds in that they become productive members of society.
Currently, Anita is pursuing her life-long dream of writing.
With my boys, my goal has always been to teach
them to be “more than.” It doesn’t matter what the
“more than” is, but for them to always strive to be
more than what anyone has told them or more than
it has been thought that they will ever be. I extend
this knowledge to other boys as well. I have seen
first-hand, mothers raising their sons to be husbands
and fathers with excellent character regardless of
whether there was a father or father figure around.
Sons that defy all the odds set against them and
become invaluable in society.
Fathers often want their sons to follow in their
footsteps. That is all well and good, but if said father