I just have to interject that I'd sure feel better about this part of your post if you didn't seem to point out that "Men" or a good number of them run from responsibility and leave their kids and wives. I happen to know first hand that there are plenty of women out there that do the same thing. Namely my ex frm a marriage of 13 years. Moved completely out of state even, and I have my two boys to single parent myself and in no way have I ever begrudged my children of having a father there 24x7. Many people in our society have lost their sense of responsibility, please don't stereotype this way, it just comes out wrong.

There's more in your post I could comment about but I'll leave it at this..