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Ebo Whyte, a well-known Ghanaian playwright, has expressed worry about the increasing practice of boys being brought up by their mothers in the absence of male role models.
During an interview on May 29, 2024, with Joy Prime, Ebo Whyte expressed concern over the trend of young mothers opting to raise their sons without any male presence, labelling it as a major issue in society.
“One of the biggest issues of our time is boys being raised by women without any male influence. And so it is a big issue.
“I am alarmed that more and more young ladies think that it’s a good option to have a child without a husband, without a man to help raise the boy… it will leave that boy lacking something. He needs a father figure in his life,” he said.
He remembered previous eras when, if a father was absent due to death or divorce, women would find a male mentor in the community for their sons.
“In our mother’s times, when situations compel them to have to raise a boy by themselves, either because the man is dead or divorced, they always look for another man in the community to let the boy go and hold himself accountable to that person,” he added.
The playwright advised single mothers to seek out a reliable male role model for their sons to look up to and keep them in check.
“If you don’t have a man, the man is dead, there’s been a divorce. Look for somebody else in the society whom the boy can look up to, who can look up for the boy and be able to hold the boy accountable,” he said.
In his opinion, fathers or male role models are crucial in shaping boys into responsible adults.
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