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• n  the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
• n  God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
• n  the status of a religious leader
• n  the status of a father

• It was the lawyers of ancient Rome who came up with the modern definition of fatherhood: Mater semper certa est; pater est quem nuptiae demonstrant (rough translation: The mother .
• The playbook for modern fatherhood now includes a prebaby crash course.
• The redefinition of fatherhood has been going on in virtually every arena of American life for well over 20 years.

• paternity
• Father
• Father-God
• Fatherhood

News & Articles

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• Book review: 'Fatherhood: The Manliest Profession' gives entertaining look at being a dad
  Different from most books about fatherhood, Matthew Buckley illustrates the humor of being a dad that any parent can relate...
  June 11, 2013 - Deseret News
• Sixth Annual Fatherhood Solution Conference To Be Held Friday
  The sixth annual Fatherhood Solution Conference will take place this Friday at the Renaissance Los Angeles Hotel starting at 8:30 a.m. Presented by the Children's Institute, this one-day conference on strengthening relationships between fathers and their at-risk children focuses on issues facing low-income challenged fathers and is designed for professionals in such sectors as social service ...
  June 11, 2013 - Beverly Hills Courier
• Fatherhood 101film focuses on teaching dads how important they are: Margaret Bernstein
  Marquette Williams vowed that his "Fatherhood 101" film would come out in time for Fathers Day 2013 and that he would premiere it in Cleveland. Proudly he has met those goals.
  June 9, 2013 - The Sun Press

Quotes

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• Jason Richardson in San Jose Mercury News
  I just want to apologize to everybody - my teammates, my family, especially my fiancee,Richardson said after practice Monday. "I've been questioned as a basketball player, questioned as a person, but my fatherhood in question is tough,...
• Barack Obama in New York Times (blog)
  I can't legislate fatherhood; I can't force anybody to love a child,he said. "What we can do is make it easier for fathers who make responsible choices, and harder for those who avoid those choices."
• Keith Urban in NEWS.com.au
  I am looking forward to fatherhood,Urban told The Sunday Telegraph. "I have always wanted to be a good dad. My brother's got two kids and he's an excellent dad and I think we both have that sense of being home and being solid family guys."