My thoughts are more about my son, who's 11. He will be 12 in a few months. I see the tender age that a boy needs a male in his life. My brother in law is not a good example. Big Brothers and Big Sisters has failed in getting us the support he needs. Our church has been pretty good...
I've been diving into a lot of other activities for him so he doesn't notice as much. But he does mention it every single day. I've been 'hinting' to him that life offers no guarantees, etc....but what more.....