'Walk A Little Slower Daddy'

“Someday when I’m all grown up, you’re what I want to be. Then I will have a little child who’ll want to follow me.” This excerpt from the poem, “Walk a Little Slower Daddy”, emphasizes the impact that fathers have on their children. Although many mothers raise their children alone, the role fathers play remains irreplaceable. Working hard throughout the day, fathers generally act as the sole or primary source of income for their families. As demonstrated in the poem, “Walk a Little Slower Daddy,” children, especially sons, imitate their fathers, striving to grow into men like them. When conflict arises or the time comes for important decisions, fathers guide their families, helping them through. Fathers enrich the lives of their children by acting as providers, role models, and leaders. Fathers provide for their families; from abundant necessities to careful instruction, they supply a variety of resources. For example, fathers provide for the copious tangible needs of their families, such as clothing, food, transportation, and
Children often imitate who and what they observe, whether positive or negative, from little things like mowing the grass to more serious things like word choice. Many years ago, when my dad would cut the grass, my little brother would grab his own pint-sized “lawn mower,” actually a bubble dispenser, and “mow” the grass with him. After observing my dad, my brother desired to imitate him. As another example, young children learn most of what they know from their parents. If they constantly hear poor word choices, they, not knowing any better, will begin to reproduce those words and will then recall them as they get older. This is particularly true during times of frustration, which an adolescent boy deals with frequently. Fathers constantly influence the actions their children choose, whether cute things like mowing the grass or things that require more thought, like word