During his heartfelt Golden Globes speech, Tom Hanks said his five children are braver, stronger and wiser than him. Please do not think I am beating up on Tom Hanks. I am simply pointing out that Hanks downplaying his fatherly position is a mindset we see reflected in practically every family movie and sitcom today.
We have gone from TV shows like “Father Knows Best” to countless shows in which father is portrayed as an idiot; the butt of jokes, spoken to with disrespect by his wife and children.