ALARM BELLS ARE SOUNDING THROUGHOUT THE nation over the phenomenon of the absentee father. And with good reason – though not the reasons usually given by newspaper writers, their psychologist and sociologist sources, or “family values” preachers. The single most terrible thing about female-headed households is their poverty. Does every child need a father? Increasingly, […] The post IS A BAD DAD BETTER THAN NO DAD? The myth of the male role model by Olga Silverstein first appeared on ...