We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college

Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by aminozuur on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:51AM (#25822915)

Well said. Having a good father can be key. Just google "fatherlessness statistics" to see the data.

I grew up fatherlesness myself and it left me feeling weak growing up. As a child, I had to figure everything out by myself.

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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by bigfudge on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:37AM (#25823470)

The problem here is confounding. Do we think there are no causes of fatherlessness that are also causes of poorer life outcomes (hint: there are plenty). Given this it's very hard to see clearly how much impact this makes, all the personal anecdotes here notwithstanding.

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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by worker767424 on Monday January 18, 2021 @01:16PM (#25824727)

Except I don't think a single parent has enough time to properly raise a kid.

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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by loopz on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:06AM (#25823092)

If it's any comfort, you can have a father and still become "fatherless", or better off without one.

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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by astura on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:44AM (#25823569)

Yep, grew up with a father physically present, the only thing I learned from him is how unlovable I am.

I had to figure everything out myself too.

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