President Delivers Exhortation to Fathers

[daniel green]

"President Obama donned his father-in-chief hat on Friday, devoting much of his afternoon to emphasizing the importance of mentors and father figures for young people and to prodding young men to be better parents...One asked whether being a father or president was more fun. “When fathers are absent, when they abandon their responsibility to their children, we know the damage that does to our families,” Mr. Obama told teenagers and community leaders in the East Room of the White House, beginning what he called a “national conversation on responsible fatherhood and healthy families.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/us/politics/20obama.html?ref=politics

[theal3]

It's wonderful that the president expressed that sentiment. I'll let my sig line tell my fathers story. I've done my best to do the same with my daughter. Good thread DG.:smile:

Yes, was a great presentation Pres. Obama gave. My sig line could read like yours Reaper except 7/1921 to 6/07, and WW2 vet, too.

[daniel green]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31442612/ns/politics-white_house/