As a society, there tends to be a greater influence placed on mothers.  In fact, there seems to be this underlying implication that the more important parent is the mother - perhaps because of the seemingly high incidence of single-parent households headed by mothers which means the hype around Mothers Day is always a bit more intense than it is on Father’s Day.  Or maybe that’s just me, and my 101 issues with just about everything.  For the record, I believe that every child needs two parents who love and support them, whether this happens while living in the same house or not. Anyway,...