Normalizing Nurture

One of our commentators on the Blood Brothers Podcast mentioned something that has been quite prevalent within the traditional, American household dynamic; nurture. The term “nurture” is most often discussed and defined as a trait that is crucial, or even natural, to a mother’s identity. While this is most often the case, a lot of father’s have neglected the demonstration of any type of nurture towards their sons. Traditionally, the father would exhibit what our blood brother says is a “stone cold” relational approach to their son’s development and it has done no good. If you are a father to a son who has sickle cell, be intentional about nurturing him because it will make all the difference.