It's definitely much harder to raise children these days no doubt. All the negative external influences make raising mentally healthy children much tougher. The philosophy of parenting has changed to a helicoptering, be involved in every little aspect of your kid's lives approach. Parents are more like their kid's chauffeurs than their disciplinarians and mentors these days. Frankly, most parents suck at parenting these days and will often outsource a lot of it to their nannies and the schools.
Blue Mark, I think a successful father needs to have a lot of energy when the kids are young, there is no getting around that. As the kids get older and need more of that mature patriarch, well you grow older with them, learn life lessons along the way and you grow and mature into the wise patriarch. That was my experience. This notion that banging a bunch of hoes in numerous foreign countries, living only for your own primal needs until you get into your 40s is proper preparation for becoming a wise patriarch is nonsensical. Too many guys that age who have lived that life are a hot mess and can barely take care of themselves let alone be ready to engage in the sacrifices needed to take care of a family.
Blue Mark, I think a successful father needs to have a lot of energy when the kids are young, there is no getting around that. As the kids get older and need more of that mature patriarch, well you grow older with them, learn life lessons along the way and you grow and mature into the wise patriarch. That was my experience. This notion that banging a bunch of hoes in numerous foreign countries, living only for your own primal needs until you get into your 40s is proper preparation for becoming a wise patriarch is nonsensical. Too many guys that age who have lived that life are a hot mess and can barely take care of themselves let alone be ready to engage in the sacrifices needed to take care of a family.