Right Dads and Men of Reddit. Heads together please: How would you make sure a child with very few male relatives and an inconsistent biological dad has good male role models in his life? I have a boisterous, clever, wonderful two year old son. I am a single parent, not my choice. My child’s dad is in his life, and loves him dearly, but has his own sets of issues that make him at times unreliable including ADHD, physical disabilities and mental health related problems. The romantic relationship between us has ended. Yes I realise it would have been better to understand his limitations before we procreated but such is life! No judgement, or if you must, keep it kind. My own brilliant dad sadly died four years ago. So did his brother. I have three sisters - two are in relationships but none have children of their own. We are now a family of women. My baby’s dad has one sister, his parents are long gone. So… My question is, how can I cultivate healthy and positive male role models around my child and as he grows up? Ideally, I would like to do this without getting into a relationship with a new man. That’s really not my focus right now. My focus is on being a mother. I do not have male friends as I was very loyal to my relationships and didnt cultivate any opposite sex friendships for many years. I find it difficult to imagine how to initiate such friendships now on the premise of “my son needs some men in his life”. Maybe he doesn’t? What do you think? I’m worried that as he becomes older, and even now, healthy positive examples of masculinity will become increasingly important for him. This isn’t something I can teach from a book. Like it or not, I believe women handle life differently (not better or worse, just differently). I want him to have the kind of men in his life who lead by example and can help him understand his own ways Any ideas on how to cultivate an appropriate male network for my child from scratch? submitted by /u/Calm_Attempt_101
Originally posted by u/Calm_Attempt_101 on r/AskMen