Perhaps the most significant lesson from his father that Rudison learned was his work ethic and punctuality. Rudison recalled that his father, who was a business owner, would not tolerate form of tardiness or indolence. “My father was a businessowner, he owned a furniture business and livestock. He taught me about the importance of being punctual. He also taught us about perseverance when things get tough,” Rudison said. Given the changing times and economic pressures, there have been more absent fathers now than say 50 years ago. The American Psychological Association in one of its publications stated that the love of a father helps children develop a sense of their place in the world, which in turn helps their social, emotional and cognitive development and functioning. The APA further explained that children who receive more love from their fathers are less likely to struggle with behavioral or substance abuse problems. “I am a father who was not always there a hundred per cent for my children because of different circumstances.,” said Rudison. This is the case for so many other fathers, who, unlike their own fathers or the ones before them are caught in the daily struggles of life or have had some unfortunate events in their lives that kept them away or apart from their children. For these children, like myself, who had to grow without a father who was present to guide them, they had to rely on other fathers or male figures to teach them about life’s struggles or provide some form of leadership in values, morals and character. They never knew or enjoyed the presence or love of father in the sense that a boy raised by their father and mother would. “My father was murdered when I was 11 months old, so I never grew up to know my biological father,” said Pastor Ricky Martin of Des Moines. The death of his father left Ricky Martin under the care of his Proud to be Game Changers. We give people the confidence to reach higher and achieve more. You can be the difference at a company that’s changing the game. Find out more at Athene.com/careers 25001 (06/21)
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