Adopt A Dad
Who says that men can't raise children? According to the American society, single fatherhood is almost unheard of. We, as society, are so accustomed to seeing women with children and no father figure that we begin to think that single motherhood is the status quo. But isn't this considered one-sided in today's world? There are men that raise their own kids or adopt to raise by themselves. A great example of single fatherhood is displayed in the movie Big Daddy (1999).Although rated as a comedy with lots of childish antics performed, this movie is at the top of the list as proof that men too can raise children without a mother around. The movie's father character, Sonny, is left alone to raise a child. In an effort to impress his girlfriend, he adopts a five-year-old boy. He has no clue of what fatherhood entails except for what he saw as a child. Yet, his childhood alone isn't enough to aid him in knowing the ins and outs of caring for a kid. Although he adopts Julian for the wrong reason, he follows all the right paths to be a Big Daddy to this little boy and show him what being a man is all about. Big Daddy clearly illustrates what I mean when I say that men too can raise children alone. Women have been known to b
In today's world, there are rules to protect single mothers in times of hardship or despair. There are shelters for single mothers and children as well as special programs and schools for single moms, but what about the men. Society has fallen flat on its face with the overflow of lopsidedness. How can there be so much assistance for women but little or none for men? Throughout the film, Sonny proved his immaturity over and over, but Julian didn't realize this and falls more and more in love with his Big Daddy. Julian began to look up to Sonny and wanted to be just like him. Like most father and son duos there were lots of hard times and obstacles they had to face, but somehow, they both managed to overcome it all and proved everyone wrong. No one had considered Julian in all of this. No one had taken the time to ask him how he felt about the situation. The film goes on to show us that the adoption was challenged and Julian, Sonny, friends, and a very unexpected family member, must go to trial for finalization. Once again, society has fallen flat on its face with its ludicrous and sexist views. Unfortunately there are many chauvinist individuals that give society such an unpleasant guise. When will we embrace our single parent fathers the same as our single parent mothers? Who's to blame for this unbalan
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