Rob Kenney’s dad left him when he was little. At a time when he was on the path to young adulthood, he had no father to guide him on the way. He had a painful experience as a young boy, but learned, with the help of his marriage, to forgive his dad just before his dad died in his 80s. Now, with a wife of 29 years and two successful adult children — Kristine, 27, who works with kids, and Kyle, a software engineer — Kenney wants to pay it forward.
“My goal in life was to raise good adults, not good children,” he explains. The fact that his kids have both grown up and left the house left him thinking how he might help others. And the quarantine (隔离期) was actually the perfect time for him to finally share some key life skills with other kids who might be growing up in difficult situations — maybe they’ve lost a parent or have parents who are absent.
So the dad set up a heart-warming YouTube program called Dad, How Do I?, a program that shares instructional videos like how to cook a meal and tie a perfect tie.
His practical tips have really touched the viewers, which are growing in number day by day. Rob Kenney is just what the Internet needs — a caring dad who wants to share his skills. It’s no wonder that he has gotten as many as 1.9 million fans in return.
The unbelievable success of Rob Kenney’s videos suggests the need for a good father figure in a child’s life. From teaching basic life skills to encouraging them to be kind, a father figure helps kids develop into active members of society. He especially instructs them in good manners, being honest, and being grateful.
【小题1】What do we know about Kenney?| A．He learnt life skills from his wife. | B．He recognised his failing as a father. |
| C．He once hated his father so much. | D．He learnt a lot from his dad. |
| A．To encourage people to lead a healthy life. |
| B．To prepare his own children for the adulthood. |
| C．To teach life skills to kids with absent parents. |
| D．To offer tips on how to deal with loneliness. |
| A．Best qualities of a good father figure. |
| B．A father figure’s role in child development. |
| C．Lessons learnt from Kenney’s success. |
| D．Kenney’s achievements as a father figure. |
