‘BOYS must be raised to become men of the future’.
This is the message of the South African Male Mentorship Network (SAMnet) during National Boys’ Day which is being observed today (27 May).
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To mark this day, SAMnet asked a few teens to describe their dads and were given the following answers:
- Edward: My manhood comes from my father. My father is the reason I am so kind, gentle, loving, caring and humble
- Jenny: He is my father as well as my safe haven. When darkness and the hurt of the world are all I see, my father is always there for me to call on
- Leah: You are the one who taught me how to forgive
- Julie: My dad is the best dad ever. I am extremely grateful that he has not given up on me
- Alison: Oh, Dad. Nothing could describe how much you mean to me
- Gregory: He motivates me, directly and indirectly, to improve myself and become a great father
‘The sad thing is that these testimonies are in the minority and the opposite is the order of the day. Sixty-five per cent of our children grow up without their fathers.
‘Our outcry is: men, let us take up the responsibility and love our boys into being great men and fathers one day.
‘Men must be responsible for the men of the future, and we want to challenge boys to become great men. We do not become great men by hurting others,’ said SAMnet spokesperson Erna Rheeder.
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