Open Letter To Baby's Daddies

Dear Baby's Daddy, 

Okay I get it; She's a handful. That's why ( at least you say thats why) y'all ain't together. But for at least one night, you were. There's a little two foot clone of you to prove it. This was your decision. I know you didn't mean to have a baby with her, or maybe you did and she changed, but that changes NOTHING. It's not that child's fault, so don't make them suffer. I know she gets your check, and a lot of it from what I hear, but that does not replace you. Your child didn't come from a dollar bill and a dollar bill can't raise them. A dollar can't teach them to be the loving, caring, intelligent, enterprising adult I'm sure you always wanted your child to be. You made that choice to dive in raw. Now make that choice to be a father. Forget about what she lets you do. You're a grown man. Isn't that what you're always saying? Do everything legally possible for that child. Not the money brotha, but the lessons only a man can teach-respect, honor, integrity, what male/female love looks like, self-worth, self-dignity, proper respect of self and others, how to handle finances, how to be a leader, how to be a protector, how to submit to God. 

That child needs you. Will you continue to make excuses, remaining forever a boy dodging chores? Or will you realize that your community, your city, and your country are all affected by the way our children are raised. You made one mistake. Don't make a lifetime more. 

Yarahyahu