Appreciation for the structure of the nuclear family has long faded.
This created a culture of my father’s culture, especially in the minority community. And Adam Coleman, author of The Children We Mabled, knows from his experience.
“I think my black father is a coal mine canary for Americans. You know, this issue is very pronounced among black Americans and that’s culturally normal,” Coleman says. Sarah Gonzalez “Saragonzales is not filtered.”
Coleman grew up without a father, just like his wife, who grew up in Brooklyn. His wife’s neighbor had only one family with both parents at home.
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“So I think we’re dealing with the normal cultural aspect of fathers being options,” he continues. “It’s that mentality, but they ignore the part that this is not optimal. Just because you survive doesn’t mean you’re thriving.”
In black communities, the proportion is high due to their small population. But it’s not just limited to the black community.
“A lot of white Americans deal with many of the same issues, so the proportion of those numbers doesn’t seem to be that big in comparison,” explains Coleman. “Most of the people who reach out to me and share my story don’t look like me.”
“That’s true, but there’s an unbalanced amount of Black Americans who grew up in single-parent families,” he continues.
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