Where Have All The Fathers Gone?

 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FATHERS GONE?

Father's Day is upon us once again and social media will be a buzz with single parent women bashing absentee dads and praising themselves for "doing it alone," which is raising a child without any support from the BABY DADDY. Raise your hand if you hate that term.  It is hard to look past these women and their difficult situation of anger and frustration. We wonder how the child is feeling knowing they have a father who is neglecting them. 

Of course there will be praises for the good dads which will make those who never experienced what it was like to have a good dad in their lives feel some type of way. My mother and father divorced when I was one years old and I only saw him twice in my life. There has never been a Father's Day in which I wondered what I missed without a dad. I just never did, but many fatherless children do. YOU CAN'T MISS WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW was my thing I guess.

My advice for women may cause rage but we as women must not have babies by men in which we have fallen in love with or are in a relationship with. We should keep our hymen (virginity) until we have a diamond (engagement ring or married). Have our sexual exploits really been that good as to possibly to produce a child?  We love to blame men for not being there, but we are responsible for our reproductivity and it begins with SAYING NO TO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE. Enjoy the man but don't be his deposit for sperm and you have no withdrawal power on the account.

What about the men who go around fathering children without a care and do not participate in the raising of those children? Well the Bible tells us in 1 Timothy 5:8 "But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied his faith, as is worse then an infidel." An infidel is a person who does not believe in religion or adheres to a religion of his own making. Men will answer for not caring for their SEED.

HOW MANY BABIES LIVE WITHOUT FATHERS?

Since 1970, out-of-wedlock birth rates have soared. In 1965, 24 percent of black infants and 3.1 percent of white infants were born to single mothers. By 1990 the rates had risen to 64 percent for black infants, 18 percent for whites. Every year about one million more children are born into fatherless families. If we have learned any policy lesson well over the past 25 years, it is that for children living in single-parent homes, the odds of living in poverty are great.

 Many say a father does not have to be married to the woman who birthed his child to be a good father and this is true. Many unwed fathers are great fathers. But the father actually being in the home offers more quality time and for more engagement with the child (many fathers in the home are not engaged with their children and are bad fathers even though they are present).

10 Facts About Father Engagement

1. Fathers and infants can be equally as attached as mothers and infants. When both parents are involved with the child, infants are attached to both parents from the beginning of life.
2. Father involvement is related to positive child health outcomes in infants, such as improved weight gain in preterm infants and improved breastfeeding rates.[2]
3. Father involvement using authoritative parenting (loving and with clear boundaries and expectations) leads to better emotional, academic, social, and behavioral outcomes for children.
4. Children who feel a closeness to their father are: twice as likely as those who do not to enter college or find stable employment after high school, 75% less likely to have a teen birth, 80% less likely to spend time in jail, and half as likely to experience multiple depression symptoms.
5. Fathers occupy a critical role in child development. Father absence hinders development from early infancy through childhood and into adulthood. The psychological harm of father absence experienced during childhood persists throughout the life course.
6. The quality of the father-child relationship matters more than the specific amount of hours spent together. Non-resident fathers can have positive effects on children’s social and emotional well-being, as well as academic achievement and behavioral adjustment.
7. High levels of father involvement are correlated with higher levels of sociability, confidence, and self-control in children. Children with involved fathers are less likely to act out in school or engage in risky behaviors in adolescence.
8. Children with actively involved fathers are: 43% more likely to earn A’s in school and 33% less likely to repeat a grade than those without engaged dads.
9. Father engagement reduces the frequency of behavioral problems in boys while also decreasing delinquency and economic disadvantage in low-income families.
10. Father engagement reduces psychological problems and rates of depression in young women.

According to Psychology Today, researchers have found these narratives to be true. The results of father absence on children are nothing short of disastrous, along a number of dimensions:

1. Children’s diminished self-concept, and compromised physical and emotional security (children consistently report feeling abandoned when their fathers are not involved in their lives, struggling with their emotions and episodic bouts of self-loathing)
2. Behavioral problems (fatherless children have more difficulties with social adjustment, and are more likely to report problems with friendships, and manifest behavior problems; many develop a swaggering, intimidating persona in an attempt to disguise their underlying fears, resentments, anxieties and unhappiness)
3. Truancy and poor academic performance (71 percent of high school dropouts are fatherless; fatherless children have more trouble academically, scoring poorly on tests of reading, mathematics, and thinking skills; children from father absent homes are more likely to play truant from school, more likely to be excluded from school, more likely to leave school at age 16, and less likely to attain academic and professional qualifications in adulthood)
4. Delinquency and youth crime, including violent crime (85 percent of youth in prison have an absent father; fatherless children are more likely to offend and go to jail as adults)
5. Promiscuity and teen pregnancy (fatherless children are more likely to experience problems with sexual health, including a greater likelihood of having intercourse before the age of 16, foregoing contraception during first intercourse, becoming teenage parents, and contracting sexually transmitted infection; girls manifest an object hunger for males, and in experiencing the emotional loss of their fathers egocentrically as a rejection of them, become susceptible to exploitation by adult men)
6. Drug and alcohol abuse (fatherless children are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and abuse drugs in childhood and adulthood)
7. Homelessness (90 percent of runaway children have an absent father)
8. Exploitation and abuse (fatherless children are at greater risk of suffering physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, being five times more likely to have experienced physical
9. Abuse and emotional maltreatment, with a one hundred times higher risk of fatal abuse; a recent study reported that preschoolers not living with both of their biological parents are 40 times more likely to be sexually abused)
10. Physical health problems (fatherless children report significantly more psychosomatic health symptoms and illness such as acute and chronic pain, asthma, headaches, and stomach aches)
11. Mental health disorders (father absent children are consistently overrepresented on a wide range of mental health problems, particularly anxiety, depression and suicide)
12. Life chances (as adults, fatherless children are more likely to experience unemployment, have low incomes, remain on social assistance, and experience homelessness)
13. Future relationships (father absent children tend to enter partnerships earlier, are more likely to divorce or dissolve their cohabiting unions, and are more likely to have children outside marriage or outside any partnership)
14. Mortality (fatherless children are more likely to die as children, and live an average of four years less over the life span)

 WHY WON'T HE MARRY ME AND MAKE A FAMILY AND BE A FATHER?

Men avoid marriage because It's too risky and too costly. Men are not marrying because, for many men, the rewards for getting married are far less than they used to be, while the cost and dangers of it are far higher. Divorce rates are sky-high: 45% of marriages end in divorce, and women initiate 80% of them. Here are a few pointers for the woman who wants to have children within a marriage with a father present. Yes, women, we must take responsibility and accountability for trying to be married before having children.

• Most men who graduate from high school start thinking of marriage as a real possibility when they are 23 or 24.
• Most men who graduate from college don’t start considering marriage as a real possibility until age 26.
• When men go to graduate school, it takes them longer to get into the working world, and they’re not ready to get married until a few years after that.
• Ninety percent of men who have graduated from college are ready for the next step between ages 26 and 33; this is when they are most likely to consider marriage. But this window of opportunity stays open only for four to five years, and then the chances a man will marry start to decline.
• A majority of college graduates between 28 and 33 are in their high-commitment years and likely to propose.
• This period for well-educated men lasts just a bit over five years. The chances men will commit are sightly less when they are thirty-one or thirty-two than when they were between 28 and 30, but they’re still in a high-commitment phase.
• Once men reach 33 or 34, the chances they’ll commit start to diminish, but only slightly. Until men reach 37, they remain very good prospects.
• After age 38, the chances they will ever marry drop dramatically.
• The chances that a man will marry for the first time diminish even more once he reaches 42 or 43. At this point, many men become confirmed bachelors.
• Once men reach age 47 to 50 without marrying, the chances they will marry do not disappear, but they drop dramatically.
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According to author John Molly, men were far more likely to marry when they got tired of the singles scene. there is a point at which men are likely to be ready for the next step, but the specific age depends on the man’s maturity, education, and profession. If a woman wants to know whether a man is ready to get married, she should ask him how much he enjoys the single's scene. If he says it isn’t as much fun as it used to be, he’s a very good prospect, because he’s ready to move on to the next step, but there’s more to it than that: The woman should also ask the man a number of questions, including his age.

If you’re dating a man who has had one or more long-term relationships with other women and didn’t marry them, there’s a real possibility he’s a stringer. A stringer is a man who strings women along. He likes having a woman, sleeping with a woman, eating with a woman, possibly sharing his life with a woman without ever making a real commitment. If you think you may be involved with a stringer, establish a deadline. If he doesn’t commit to you within six months, get rid of him. Pay no attention to his excuses.

Many older men are eager to marry because their biological clock was running. Yes, men have a biological clock too. They want to be young enough when their sons come along to teach them all the things fathers traditionally teach their sons-to ride a bicycle, to fish, to play ball, and so forth. The most important reason older men have for marrying is that if they wait much longer, they wouldn’t be able to be active fathers.

The Huffington Post gives reasons why men don't get married.

1. You'll lose respect. A couple of generations ago, a man wasn't considered fully adult until he was married with kids. But today, fathers are figures of fun more than figures of respect. 

2. You'll lose out on sex. Married men have more sex than single men, on average - but much less than men who are cohabiting with their partners outside of marriage, especially as time goes on. Research even suggests that married women are more likely to gain weight than women who are cohabiting without marriage.

3. You'll lose friends. "Those wedding bells are breaking up that old gang of mine." That's an old song, but it's true. When married, men's ties with friends from school and work tend to fade. Although both men and women lose friends after marriage, it tends to affect men's self-esteem more, perhaps because men tend to be less social in general.

4. You'll lose space. We hear a lot about men retreating to their "man caves," but why do they retreat? Because they've lost the battle for the rest of the house.

5. Single life is better than ever. While the value of marriage to men has declined, the quality of single life has improved. Single men were once looked on with suspicion, passed over for promotion for important jobs, which usually valued "stable family men," and often subjected to social opprobrium. It was hard to have a love life that wasn't aimed at marriage, and premarital sex was risky and frowned upon. Now, no one looks askance at the single lifestyle, dating is easy, and employers probably prefer employees with no conflicting family responsibilities. 

BEFORE BEING A MOTHER CAN YOU BE A WIFE?

The nursery rhyme says "First comes loves then comes marriage then come mommy with a baby carriage." Or something like that. Both sexes need to prioritized the order of their lives and their children's lives. No matter how children come they are a blessing. But each child should have an opportunity to have the love of both mother and father in a stable loving family unit. While we bash men for not being fathers, we women should also take time to think are we WIFE MATERIAL? Here is what men say they want in a wife in a count down. These traits also make for good mothers.

No. 10: Ambition and Industriousness: It is clear that men find a woman's drive, determination and energy attractive qualities in a life partner.

 No. 9: Desire for Home and Children

No. 8: Good looks: Perhaps because modern marriages are more likely based on love and attraction rather than practicalities (like wealth or status), physical attractiveness is more desirable.

No. 7: Good Health: Both sexes are living well into their 70s, and often older, making good health a predictor of a long-lasting marriage.

No. 6: Sociability: Because today's married couples are more likely to be friends and have mutual circles of friends, it makes sense that this has become a more attractive characteristic.

No 5: Pleasing Disposition

No. 4: Education and Intelligence: A woman's education and intelligence are more attractive to men than ever before.

No. 3: Emotional Stability and Maturity: They want a woman who is grounded and secure in herself. 

No. 2: Dependable Character: They want a wife who will stand by their side 

No. 1: Mutual Attraction and Love: Above all, men want to marry a woman they love and are attracted to. Now, both men and women are marrying for love first and foremost, and marriages have become unions of passion, friendship, support and mutual attraction. 

This Father's Day let's think how we can contribute to giving our potential children the gift of a FATHER. Fatherhood has been happening to often by accident and they are leaving the scene of the crime.

INTERVIEW: Sharise Johnson Moore, author

WELCOME TO WEDNESDAY WITH WOMEN

Today my blog features Sharise Johnson Moore who wrotes self help books. Being an author is hard work that does not start and end with writing a book. Sharise tells us it is only the beginning of your work once your book is completed. Finding your audience who will be helped or encouraged by your work is an ongoing process. There are many wonderful books and authors available for your picking and many author's work never make it into the hands of a reader. But Sharise continues to promote her work knowing it will help others to come to love themselves. Please take a moment to stop by her links and become familiar with her work and her as a writer and valuable resource in your daily journey.

 

1.  1.    What is the name of your book/genre? Coming To Loving Yourself -- Autobiography/Inspirational or self-help

2.   2.      When did you start your writing career? I started my writing career in 2015.

3.   3.    Did you have support from family/friends/community? Yes, I had support from family, friends, and the community.

4.    4.     What is most difficult about an author’s life? The most difficult part about an author's life is the many things an author has to do after the book is written, marketing and advertising and the exposure, such as interviews, books signing events.

5.     As a woman do you feel an obligation to write on women’s issues (in some form)? As woman I do feel obligated to write about woman issues because we are the overlooked, undervalued and marginalized in society.

6.     6.    Do you create stereotypical female characters i.e., weak, need to be saved? No, I do not create characters that need to be saved, they are brave, fearless, and powerful.

7.     7.    Do you try to be politically correct or stay away from politics/controversial current event as plots? No, I do not stay away from political topics because we are involved in that aspect too.

8.     8.    What makes a woman a success? What makes a woman a success is that she is determined to accomplish her goals and she lets nothing stand in her way no matter where she has come from...projects or homelessness or abandonment or how men stereotype her, she will always show you what she is made.

 

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Do you believe in angels and other celestial beings?

Do you believe in angels? Do you believe you have a gaudian angel? Fifty-five percent of adult people believe they have been protected by a guardian angel during their life. Sixty-seven percent of people who believe in God believe in guardian angels. According to an Associated Press - GfK poll, 88% of Christians, 95% of Evangelical Christians, and 94% of those who attend weekly religious services of any sort say they believe in angels.

Have you ever seen or encountered an angel? Many believe there are various ways angels can be seen by humans.

LIGHT:  bursts of small, colored lights across your field of vision; glowing orbs; a constant stream of very bright white light which, like the sun, is difficult to look into directly. 

SHADOWS, CLOUDS, OR MISTS: 

WEARING WINGS: Why do angels take this form? Is this what angels "really" look like? The angels sometimes take this form because angels know this form is familiar to humans, so it’s an easy way for angels to identify themselves without a shadow of a doubt.  

AS HUMANS: It is far more common for angels to appear in physical form as humans than wearing wings. Often an angel will appear as a human because the angel wants to offer you assistance—a good Samaritan who changes your tire, a fellow shopper who helps you pick the perfect outfit for a first date. And the best way for angels to work in public around other people unnoticed is in human form.

A DIVINE SCENT

A FLURRY OF FEATHERS: Even a single feather is thought to be one of the most familiar ways an angel messenger may attempt to connect with us. If you keep finding feathers appearing out of nowhere, often in random places, chances are it’s a gift from the angels. Different colours are reported as having different meanings, for example, a white feather can be a comforting sign to reassure you that your deceased loved ones are safe and watching over you. A brown feather, meanwhile, can signify stability in your home life.

MEANINGFUL MUSIC: Listen up when you have a particular song stuck in your head – especially if it isn’t one you’ve heard recently. Or, if you press shuffle on your playlist and the perfect song for your current state of mind and circumstances randomly pops up.

NATURE'S WINGED MESSENGERS: You may already be familiar with the phrase ‘Robins appear when loved ones are near.' You may also have heard the saying ‘Butterflies are the heaven-sent kisses of an angel’. It’s believed that a butterfly – particularly if it catches your eye by doing something unusual, such as landing on your hand – can also be a sign that the spirit of your loved one lives on. 

PENNIES: Find a penny and all day long you’ll have good luck! A coin in your path – a penny from heaven – is said to be a token to remind you that you are truly precious. If you’re finding coins are cropping up in unexpected places a lot in your life, see them as a special gift to treasure from an angel messenger. Collect them as a sign of celestial support and cherish them as little keepsakes to remind you of the angels.

THE POWER OF WORDS:When you ask the angels for a sign, sometimes you will receive literally just that! An advert on the side of a bus, a street sign with the name of an angel or a billboard that contains something that may resonate with your current situation. Pay special attention to any recurring themes. 

FEELING THEIR PRESENCE: When angels are near, some experts say you may notice a cool breeze, a dip in temperature in the room or feel a warm, loving presence close by. Some have experienced ringing in the ears or tingling on the crown of their head, which they believe are signs that the angels are trying to communicate.

NUMBERS: Have you ever noticed how you seem to look at the clock at exactly the same time every day, for example, 23:23? Or how the same numbers keep coming up over and over again as you go about your daily life? Angels are thought to use repeating sequences such as 111, 222, 333 etc as a way of catching your eye. Put your trust in the angels that this is not purely by chance – they could be trying to convey an important message. Each number has a different meaning so, if it doesn’t already have significance to you, you might want to make a note and do some research of your own into what the numbers mean. 

DREAMS: It’s thought that an angel messenger may make contact through our dreams. This could be because when we’re fully relaxed, we’re particularly open to receiving messages. As soon as you wake, make a note of anything that stood out in the dream – it may be a symbol, a character, an animal or a conversation. See if you can interpret it.

But are there more beings in the divine unknown realm assisting us in our lives?   

Today I awoke feeling a little down for no particular reason. So I asked God to give me a reading to lift my spirits. I felt a pull towards the book of Peter. I was going to read 1 Peter then 2 Peter, but the pages kept flipping to 2 Peter so I just started there then read 1 Peter.

My eye got stuck on 2 Peter 2:10-12 for some reason so I did a study on that today and pray ALL of my reading adds to me in some way.

2 Peter 2:10 "This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant these men slander CELESTIAL BEINGS; yet even ANGELS, though they are STRONGER and more POWERFUL, do not bring slanderous accusations AGAINST such beings in the presence of the Lord. But these men blaspheme in MATTERS they do not understand. They are LIKE brute BEASTS, creatures of INSTINCT, born only to be caught and DESTROYED, and like beasts they too will PERISH."

Most of the commentaries tried to dodge the word "CELESTIAL BEINGS" interpreting it as the 'glories' of God. Man has a tendency to choose what they want to believe when reading the Word and pull other verses to prove their point. It is a good practice because the Word verifies the Word, but man can still interpret scripture wrong, even with good intentions.

I choose to believe Peter's words meant CELESTIAL BEINGS and that we don't understand about them so we tend to speak wrong and teach wrong about them, if we teach about celestial beings at all. Here Peter says there is authority, a ranking of power people despise. He then procedes to talk about celestial beings, strong powerful angels, and then people lacking knowledge of authority being like wild animals just acting on base instinct, not thought, which will make them perish. A heirachy is being shown.

It is easy to discern Peter is concerned with submission to authourity by his first letter he wrote (1 Peter) dealing with authority: Submit to every authority instituted among men etc., slaves submit to masters, wives submit to husbands, and young men be submissive to the elders. So, the theme of understanding authority continues in 2 Peter.

I looked up CELESTIAL BEINGS and Protestant Christianity (Western christianity) does not teach about celestial beings as other Christian denominations/branches do, such as the Jews, Catholics, and Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christians. We do acknowledge the angel Micheal and Gabriel and the existence of angels, but not so much celestial beings.

We know angels are agents of God, but is there more to learn? In a world of 'enlightenment,' crystals, astrology, witchcraft, and devil worshipping, people can go astray. 2 Peter 2:14 says they (bold arrogant men) can SEDUCE the UNSTABLE. Is it any wonder we FEAR understanding celestial beings?

Wesley Baines wrote in "The Spheres of the Christian Angelic Hierarchy" there is a heirarchy to angels and I will list his writings here to be pondered. We all know there are still mysteries of God we do not know and will not know. But Peter wrote for us not to be so quick, without thought, to disclaim things in a realm we don't understand. There are forces we don't know or understand, created by God, other than ourselves at work in areas we don't know, understand, and cannot see. The only sure truth is that they are all under God's authority. The first of the 10 Commandments says "You shall have no OTHER God's BEFORE me." There is acknowledgement of other gods, but they are all under God. God did NOT say to NOT have any OTHER god. He said NOT to have one BEFORE him and I always found that kind of strange. I would never encourage any type of other god worship and I'm not doing so now. God was always angry when people worshipped and depended on other gods before him. God demonstrated even though the gods Pharoah prayed to answered his prayers, our God could outdo every Egyptian god called upon.

So, here is the list of Celestial beings according to their heirarchy and if nothing else I hope you find it interesting.

(1) First Sphere:

SEREPHIM: Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. They are mentioned in the Book of Enoch and the book of Revelation.

CHERUBIM: The cherub is depicted as having two pairs of wings, and four faces: that of a lion (representative of all wild animals), an ox (domestic animals), a human (humanity), and an eagle (birds). Their legs were straight, the soles of their feet like the hooves of a bull, gleaming like polished brass. Satan has been thought to be a fallen Cherub.

THRONES: Thrones are a class of angels, based on an interpretation of Colossians 1:16.

(2) Second Sphere

DOMINATION OF LORDSHIP: The Dominations regulate the duties of lower angels. It is only with extreme rarity that the angelic lords make themselves physically known to humans.

VIRTUES: The Virtues are known for their control of the elements. In addition to being the spirits of motion, they also assist in governing nature. They also assist with miracles, as well as encourage humans to strengthen their faith in God.

POWERS OF AUTHORITIES: Are given their name because they are angels who have power over evil forces, which the angels are able to restrain to keep them from doing harm.

PRINCIPALITIES OR RULERS: Are the angels that guide and protect nations, or groups of peoples, and institutions such as the Church. The Principalities preside over the bands of angels and charge them with fulfilling the divine ministry. There are some who administer and some who assist.

ARCHANGELS: The word archangel is only used twice in the New Testament: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9. There are Seven Archangels said to be the guardian angels of nations and countries, and are concerned with the issues and events surrounding these, including politics, military matters, commerce and trade.

In Christian traditions GABRIEL is also considered an archangel. Archangel RAPHAEL appears only in the Book of Tobit (Tobias). Tobit is considered deuterocanonical by Catholics (both Eastern and Western Rites) and Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christians, as well as Anglicans. Archangel URIEL. Uriel's name is not mentioned in the Western Christian Bible, but plays a prominent role in an apocryphal Book of Enoch read by Anglican and Russian Orthodox Christians. The apocryphal Books of Enoch (especially 3 Enoch) tell that METATRON was previously the biblical Enoch, who, upon his ascension to Heaven, was transformed into an archangel and given the name Metatron. He was then bestowed the positions of chief of the archangels, and told the secrets of creation.

ANGELS: The angels are the lowest order of celestial beings, and the most recognized. They are the ones most concerned with the affairs of men and women. Within the category of the angels, there are many different kinds, with different functions. The angels are sent as messengers to humanity. Personal guardian angels come from this class (Matthew 18:10).

PERSONAL GAUDIAN ANGELS: Personal guardian angels are not of a separate order of angels. It is a common belief among Christians that they are assigned to every human being, Christian or not.

(3) INDIVIDUAL ANGELS AND DEMONS FROM THE CHOIR: Archangels belong to this choir ("archangel" has here the meaning of "most powerful angel", not the members of the second lowest choir). Beelzebuth is also addressed as prince of the seraphim in witchcraft litanies. Beelzebub and Azazel were cherubim before their fall. Thomas Aquinas in "Summa Theologica" states that Satan belongs to this choir, not to the seraphim.

There are many unknowns in our world. People are quick to dismiss what they don't understand. At one time people believed touching blood contaminated a person and various other falsehoods due to lack of knowledge. We learn we when we decide to open our minds to new possibilities. Women were burned as witches for having perceived knowledge other than what was accepted by the ruling powers. Christianity frowns on delving into what is labeled as the 'supernatural' when angels and other celestial beings are acknowledged within the Christian Bible. There is clearly more than we know when it comes to the celestial world.

INTRVIEW: Genna Rowbotham, Author

INTERVIEW: Genna Rowbotham, Author

WELCOME TO WEDNESDAY WITH WOMEN

Creativity and imagination is what it takes to write books for children along with a healthy dose of love and children's book author, Genna Rowbotham, fills that requirement with extra to spare. One look at her magical book covers let you know you're about to enter a world only she could dream up for little ones to enjoy. She extends an opportunity for parent and child to escape the seriousness of life and allow children to be children in short stories made to entertain while weaving lessons to help the reader grow. You can tell by Genna's smile she is meant to bring a smile to the reader's face and if you look close, you can see the sparkle of magic in her eyes.   

                                                        

1.       What is the name of your book/genre?

My latest children’s novel ‘The Wish Fairy of Stoney Middleton’ is a short story about a young girl called, Jessie who is heartbroken over the loss of her much-loved horse, Cleo. At school, she daydreams of Cleo and is desperate for her to be alive and well again, so when the English teacher tells her to write a story, she creates a magical tale about a Wish Fairy that can grant wishes. The trouble is things don’t go exactly to plan... The story is full of magic and teaches young and old about love, loss, and the magic of wishes.

2.       When did you start your writing career?

My career began in the secretarial field until becoming a full-time Mum, but thoughts of writing a children’s book would often pop into my head. Usually, when I was reading stories to my own children. At the time, I didn’t think it was something possible for me and hadn’t a clue how I would go about it. But whenever I mentioned writing a book, my husband would say, ‘Just do it!’ So I did. In 2017, I took the plunge, and I have been writing ever since. I have learnt so much since back then, but you never stop learning and there is so much to learn in the publishing world.

3.       Did you have support from family/friends/community?

Yes, especially my husband. If it hadn’t been for his constant love, support and faith in me I might have given up. He believed in me when I didn’t and encouraged me to keep going.

4.       What is most difficult about an author’s life?

Writing can be very time-consuming but as a busy Mum, I love the flexibility of working my own hours and I have always loved the world of books, so I count myself lucky doing the job that I love. Creating stories for children to enjoy is very rewarding.

5.       As a woman do you feel an obligation to write on women’s issues (in some form)?

No. I am more drawn to entertaining children through my books and hopefully, they can learn some life issues/lessons that might help them along the way.

6.       Do you create stereotypical female characters i.e., weak, need to be saved?

No, not at all. I write different characters with different problems regardless of gender. They might have weaknesses in some form but that helps them to learn and grow as their character evolves throughout the story.

7.       Do you try to be politically correct or stay away from politics/controversial current event as plots?

It’s not something I’ve consciously thought about writing children’s books. But I’m not interested in writing about politics/controversial current events as plots. There are far more exciting stories to be told.

8.       What makes a woman a success?

Not trying to fit into any role model but being yourself and following your own unique path – whatever makes you happy. Challenging yourself often. Creating goals and passionately striving for them. Being confident in your own skin. Independence. Respect for oneself. Courage.

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