Can a woman raise a boy to be a man?

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Permalink Reply by Lady Simone Lord on December 8, 2011 at 7:47pm

Yes a mother can raise a good man. However she must be an emotionally balanced mother. Many women are not balanced in todays's society. However every child learns valuable lessons from both their mother and father and his absence creates mental havoc. Mothers in today's society must stop trying to be a man and a father and should seek instead to bring their son around healthy male role models. There is a crisis in America because too many fathers are MIA. God created two parents for a reason and we as Black people should strive hard to have a 'complete' family unit. Not two mothers, or two fathers or single mother or single father but a healthy couple man and woman for balance. That is what every child boy or girl deserves to witness, healthy marriages. There is power and anointing in marriage.

Permalink Reply by Cathleen Williams on December 8, 2011 at 11:35pm

I went to see George Fraser this evening and in his speech about successful business he addressed the breakdown of the black family. He quoted some frightening statistics 42% of black women NEVER marry, that is almost half! 70% of black children are born to single women....he said more black men are in prison now than were enslaved. I have similar stats in my research and it does indeed affect the black economy. Black families are vital to our community. I agree. I also thin however that for the ten million black children in single mother households, they need encouragement and to know unequivocally that they are OK and they can do as well as our President. It's important they get that message. How? Again I agree, strong morals, ethics and  family values, excellent and consistent male and female role models and lots and lots of love. I'm Just Saying, Cathleen