Evan CarmichaelSpeaker / Author / Introvert

Fatherhood’s Power: How Men Protect, Provide, and PRESIDE!

14 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker argues that while mothers raise children biologically, fathers are responsible for shaping boys into men. He emphasizes that absent or emotionally disconnected fathers fail to teach essential masculine behaviors such as proper greetings, respectful conduct toward women, and the balance between strength and service. The speaker outlines a model of manhood built on three core duties—protecting, providing, and presiding—suggesting that a true man must be both a "savage and a servant," a "lamb and a lion," and must lead his family with confidence and care.

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Moms turn babies into boys, but it's the dads who turn boys into men. And when the dads are absent or emotionally absent— in other words, they're but emotionally disconnected— and when they haven't been taught how to be a man, how to stand up and shake hands— you don't, you don't just say hi to someone, you stand up, shake hands, make eye contact. If a woman's going up the escalator, you stand behind her. If she's going down the escalator, you stand in front of her. You're walking on a sidewalk with a woman, a man walks on the street side. You're opening doors for women. You're a savage and a servant. You're a lamb and a lion. Are you going to show as a passive-aggressive man, or are you going to show up as a guy who can protect, provide, and preside, lead his family?