My Writing Task - Fathering Nowadays

Hello, guys!

Here's a letter that I wrote in response to Task 2, p. 22 from our book, about the role of fathers these days. After correcting it, Higor asked me to post it here in the blog, but I could do it only now....sorry, Higor....;-)....by the way, I corrected the mistakes you pointed out!

Hope you all like it...

Dear Sir,

I am writing in response to last week’s article on the declining role in the family of fathers today. I generally agree that currently fathers seem to be losing their importance within the family structure due to the social changes we have been facing in the last decades. However, I do think that aspects like the lack of awareness and responsibility by some fathers and the remodeling of the modern family’s organization should be noticed when referring to this topic.
Nowadays, it is not possible to consider the classic family configuration of father, mother and children as it used to exist in the past because the modern social life has been making those who are together, supporting each other such as grandparents, relatives and in laws, the real family. Besides, many parents are not exactly sure of their function within their family life. That is, they have their children but do not know how or even want to bring them up. Thus, many children grow without having a solid parental reference and get more and more lost within the complexities imposed by society.
Considering that, I think that being a father these days does not necessarily rely on the biological competence but on the way such father accepts his role and gets open to raise his children, giving them good examples and being responsible for them under any circumstances. That is what happens to my grandfather and me, for instance, because he always helps me when I need him. He is not my biological father, but throughout these years his behavior and his experiences have inspired me so much that I see him as my real father. Thus, he makes me believe that a true-hearted fathering can change someone’s life.
All in all, because of my grandfather’s inspirational model, I really think that there are real fathers – grandfathers, uncles, father-in-laws, stepfathers, brothers, cousins – left in this world. It is a matter of looking for them carefully and hoping their examples are strong enough to resist the test of time and remain alive through their children’s responsibility towards their own children.
Yours faithfully,
Ana Paula Biazon Rocha

That's it!!!