ALTHOUGH I DONT HAVE MY OWN CHILDREN I WAS A CHILD ONCE, WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME ABOUT THE ABSENCE OF A PARENT IT IS SOMETHING FOREIGN TO ME BECAUSE I HAD TWO PARENTS UNTIL I WAS IN MY 20'S. I FEEL DADS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE A WOMAN CAN RAISE A CHILD TO BE A GROWN UP AND WE CAN TEACH THEM HOW WE WANT TO BE TREATED AND TO BE A RESPECTABLE ADULT BUT A FATHER CAN TEACH A BOY TO BE A MAN. THE WORDS RESPECT FAITH FAMILY PRIDE EDUCATION LOVE HONOR ARE IN THE ROCKS. THE OTHER WORDS ARE QUOTES FROM MLK, MALCOLM X, ALI, AND SOME OF MY OWN THE WORDS THAT BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF ANYONE REALLY BUT IN THIS CASE A MAN