My NPR article on Why Fathers Matter:
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- Steven Barnes
- For the last thirty years or so I’ve been a lecturer, coach, novelist and television writer. For the last forty years I’ve been involved variously in the martial arts, and for all my life I’ve studied and enjoyed yoga. Not that I worked at it as hard and honestly as I should have—I’d be a combination of BKS Iyengar and Bruce Lee if I had. After publishing about three million words of science fiction (including the New York Times bestsellers The Legacy of Heorot and The Cestus Deception) and having about twenty hours of produced television shows (including The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Andromeda, and Stargate, as well as four episodes of the immortal Baywatch), I’ve got opinions on the writing life. After earning black belts in Judo and Karate, and practicing the Indonesian art of Pentjak Silat Serak for the last fifteen, well, I have some opinions there, as well. And having struggled to live consciously since childhood...well, those opinions are probably strongest of all.
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2 comments:
Dear Steve:
I want to thank you for this article. As the single mother of an 18-year old son, one of the things I immediately realized was that I could not teach my son how to be a good man. I made it a priority to surround him with positive male figures on his journey - my father, my brothers, select young men in our faith community. Praises to God, we have weathered teenage years with relatively few problems - no drug abuse, no alcohol abuse, a wonderful respect & appreciation for elders in the community.
Several years ago, we met Sonia Sanchez & C.T. Vivian at a NBAF event at Ebenezer Baptist Church. After thanking him for his performance, Ms. Sanchez said, "I would give you a hug but I know most young men your age don't do hugs." He was quick to reply, "I DO hugs" and proceeded to lean down (she's so tiny!) and give her a long deepfelt bear hug.
I recount this to say that it is possible to show our young men it is ok to be sensitive and caring men and still be strong, masculine men who can be depended on to give AND receive support, affection and stability. Thank you again SOOO much for your article. I will promote it for others to share and enjoy.
Peace & Blessings to you and your family,
Tonali Jannat
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