Have you ever though about how the sons of failing fathers can reclaim the lost pieces of their upbringing, and make sure their children don't go through the same?
I assume there will be different solutions for each type of Failed Son, and different paths to become a Flourishing Father.
Do you think Furious (Laurence Fishburne) from Boyz n the Hood fits the mold of a Flourishing Father?
What about Sean (Robin Williams) from Good Will Hunting?
It made me think of what we see in the character Don Vito Corleone in the Godfather I & II.
For the most part he remains in the ‘authoritative’ quadrant and we can see him being responsive to his children (particularly in the scene where he is talking to his son, Michael, in the garden). The film depicts him well as a patriarch (well-respected, good provider, places a high value on family, etc)
But perhaps occasionally he slips in to the ‘authoritarian’ quadrant because he wants his children to follow in the ‘family business’ which is against Michael’s wishes in Godfather I.
Have you ever though about how the sons of failing fathers can reclaim the lost pieces of their upbringing, and make sure their children don't go through the same?
I assume there will be different solutions for each type of Failed Son, and different paths to become a Flourishing Father.
Do you think Furious (Laurence Fishburne) from Boyz n the Hood fits the mold of a Flourishing Father?
What about Sean (Robin Williams) from Good Will Hunting?
God bless.
Excellent post, Will.
It made me think of what we see in the character Don Vito Corleone in the Godfather I & II.
For the most part he remains in the ‘authoritative’ quadrant and we can see him being responsive to his children (particularly in the scene where he is talking to his son, Michael, in the garden). The film depicts him well as a patriarch (well-respected, good provider, places a high value on family, etc)
But perhaps occasionally he slips in to the ‘authoritarian’ quadrant because he wants his children to follow in the ‘family business’ which is against Michael’s wishes in Godfather I.
For mothers as they relate to their children, it's the same, but obviously men and women inflect the behaviours typical of each quadrant differently.