The Father Effect by John Finch. A short film about the tremendously important role that fathers play in the lives of their children.
Highlights:
"A lack of words, a lack of affirmation can be a curse. When dad's not there, what he's actually saying to you, that you hear loud and clear -- even if he never says it -- is you're not worth it to me to be here."
"Me not having a dad really excluded me from really believing in anything bigger than me." ~ 24-year-old CJ
"Why couldn't you tell me (that) you loved me?" ~ what an 84-year-old man stated when prompted for a question he would ask his father.
"Ignore them. Abandon them. Treat them as someone who doesn't matter. And that child perceives he (or she) doesn't matter unless they get personalized, one-on-one, independent, uninterrupted time with dad." ~ response of a counselor when asked, "What is the worst thing a father can do to his children?"
"I think fathers make a mistake when they think that things will be a good substitute for themselves."
The hardest, gladdest thing in the world is, to cry Father! from a full heart. ~ George MacDonald
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” ~ Romans 8:15
