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“Fatherhood isn’t brain surgery. I say this in defiance of the new conventional wisdom that being a father is breathtakingly difficult, that it creates tough dilemmas, and that fathers need a strategy for carrying out their duties. I don’t think so. Most men I know have an instinct for fatherhood that is triggered the day their first child was born. They instantly recognized the number one requirement of fatherhood: to be there.”
— The New Republic
Found in The Story File - 1001 Contemporary Illustrations · The Story File > Fatherhood
The point
Argues fatherhood's core requirement is simply showing up and being present.
Scripture
Ephesians 6:4Proverbs 22:6Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Audience
Adults
Tone
Affirming · Practical · Warm
To tell aloud
under a minute · 72 words