The negative effects of father absence include a whole host of terrible outcomes for young boys. Just hearing these statistics causes fear to rise up inside of us. We know all too well that our sons are growing up without their fathers.

I sat in on many discussions about all of the horrible things that boys without fathers get involved in. All I could think about was the fact that my sons were growing up without their father present. I heard how they (my sons!) were more likely to drop out of school, commit crimes, become a teen father, abuse alcohol, become addicted to drugs, and be poor. Oh, my heart!! I could not stand the pain that ripped through me at the thought that the impact on my children would be lifelong and so tragic.