[DoughtyOne]

I'm not sure why you would say something like that, but it flaberghasts me the stupidity shown on this thread.

I can think of at least five families right now who raised excellent kids, all except for one. Sometimes it's girls. Sometimes it's the boys. For some unknown reason one child goes south and never returns.

One family had five children. Of the five children three went on to obtain advanced degrees. Four found success in busines and had families of their own.

The fifth, raised with all the advantages, care and support the other kids had, even more than some of them did, was a miserable failure. BTW, the parents never wrote him off.

There is no rhyme or reason why some kids fail. If there was, society could adjust and prevent the problem child syndrome. That will never happen.

Please understand that you simply cannot always blame parents.

[Spruce]

I say that because that being a good father is my proudest achievement and it has blessed me in ways I could not imagine.

I mean no offense. And do not intend to debate. I am evidence of the positive influence of a good father.

Fathers, or lack of, influence communities more than anything.

[Nea Wood]

I can think of at least five families right now who raised excellent kids, all except for one.

You're absolutely correct. A beloved and godly former pastor of mine, and his wife, raised a passel of wonderful children, but one of their boys turned out to be gay, much to the grief of his parents. It happens.