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401. Providing Support
Fathers
The
idea
of
fatherhood
is
both
personal
and
universal.
We
all
have
ideal
concepts surrounding fatherhood, and we also have our real fathers
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fathers who
were
there
or
not
there
for
us,
fathers
who
provided
financial
support
for
our
families or failed to do so, fathers who loved or neglected us, fathers who were our
role models or gave us someone to rebel against. Our father may have been there
for us sometimes and not there for us at other times. The process of reconciling the
ideal
father
that
resides
in
our
minds
with
the
father
that
we
actually
have
is
a
fertile one that can teach us a great deal about ourselves.
Our relationship with our father will often affect our relationships with the other
men who will come into our lives. You may have learned to behave and think in
certain
ways
because
those
were
the
ways
that
your
father
acted
and
thought.
Certain talents that you possess may have been passed down to you by your father.
There also may be personal issues that you inherited by virtue of who your father is.
Understanding how your relationship with your father has influenced you can help
you better understand yourself and the life that you have created.
In
a
time
when
mothers,
the
sacred
feminine,
and
female
energy
are
being
honored, it is important not to forget the importance of fathers. Father energy and
mother
energy
are
the
two
complementary
energies
necessary
to
bring
a
healthy
human
being
to
fruition
in
the
world.
Many
of
the
ideas
surrounding
fathers
are
changing
in
the
wake
of
more
modern
parenting
styles
and
the
more
egalitarian
roles
that
are
evolving
between
the
sexes.
More
men
are
embodying
the
mother
energy these days, and a woman can provide father energy for her children. Either