Discover the Origin and Purpose of The Raising Supaman Project

Do you know what this month is? It’s The Raising Supaman Project’s anniversary.

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In tribute to our second anniversary, I thought I would take a second to remind you how and why this site was launched.

Why the name The Raising Supaman Project

The Raising Supaman Project was born out of the love that I have for my son Naeem whom I affectionately nicknamed – when he was an infant – Supaman.  I started calling him Supaman for a couple of reasons.

First, he was a very small child whom I wanted to know that no matter his size he was super to me and I believed that he could and would do super things.  Second, I chose to call him Supaman because – well – Superman was already taken and I wanted to distinguish his human supa-ability from the other worldly super abilities of Clark Kent.

Fully recognizing the unlikeliest of probabilities that my son would ever be able to run faster than a speeding bullet, possess more power than a locomotive or have the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound, I wanted him to know that he was still super. While, he might never be the fastest, strongest or the greatest leaper in the world, it was paramount that he knew that these realities were not disadvantages or limitations. In fact, I wanted him to know that as far as human limitations were concerned he had none.

Thus, my mission as his father was to make sure that he was prepared to accelerate, out-muscle or rise above any barriers or challenges that might someday confront him. Unbeknownst to me at the time I accepted this parenting mission, I had embarked on a project not simply to be a good father but to raise Supaman – a man who understood that he had divine gifts and talents which the world counted on for him to develop fully and use them to his complete ability for the betterment of society.

Why Start the Blog the Raising Supaman Project

I started the blog initially just to chronicle how much I loved being my son’s father. However, the more I embraced my role and immersed myself fully into this parent-child, father-son journey, I realized that not every parent loved being a parent like me nor understood how important it was to strive to be a committed father as I did.

This recognition was both frightening and sad. I realized that children do not get to pick their parents but mothers and fathers do have the ability and power to decide the quality and type of parent their children will have.

Armed with this understanding of parenting and the love I had for my son, I became convinced that loving my son and raising him to be super alone was not enough. In fact, I began to appreciate just how irresponsible it was for me not to share the things that I had learned as a parent with other parents – the pitfalls, successes, challenges and opportunities.

Moreover, I gathered that if I believed my son had gifts and talents that he should maximize and that he bore a larger responsibility to society – then as his father I too had a larger responsibility.  My charge as I understood then and remain convinced today is that I am supposed to help as many parents as possible truly embrace parenting. The hope is that my small contribution may serve as a reminder to parents of our requirement to raise children who will make the world a place we can all be proud of – a world committed to love, peace and happiness.

What Does The Raising Supaman Project Hope to Do?

The goal of The Raising Supaman Project is simple – we hope to change the world.

We believe that we can make a worthwhile and lasting contribution to the world by improving parenting. Our plan is to change the world by improving parenting, one mother/father and one child at a time.

In the words of the late and great Michael Jackson, “I’m starting with the man in the mirror”.  In short, I want the world to be a better place, I’ve taken a look at myself and decided to make a change – to get involved.

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The Raising Supaman Project is my way of reinforcing my belief that everyone even one fragile person like me can be the catalyst to do something powerful, something transcendent. The Raising Supaman Project is my way of acknowledging that civilization is at a precarious crossroad. Perhaps the world has always been at a dangerous crossroad, but now that I am a father not only do I see the peril at the crossroad but I feel the threatening tremors shaking the foundation of our society beneath us.

All around us, we are constantly being told about the importance of children and that the family is the most important part of the American fabric. Yet children and families are eroding, suffering and dying at increasing numbers every day.

Our societal fabric is falling apart due in large part to poor and nonexistent parenting. Quantifiable and quality family time and purposeful parenting have been replaced by smartphones, video games, tablets, acquisition of stuff, computers, nannies, scheduled visitations, school counselors, pursuit of more stuff, law enforcement, probation officers, drugs & alcohol, psychiatrists, coroners and the discarding of old stuff for more new stuff.

It’s time to make a change. It’s time to reintroduce the world to the most important and truly oldest profession – parenting. Today’s parenting standards are nearly non-existent and those few requirements that do exist are preposterous. As an example, we place greater demands on passing a driver’s education course than we do on procreation and raising children.  This philosophy just won’t do any longer.

We can do better. We must be better. We all must look in the mirror. We must make a change NOW!

This is It!

The Raising Supaman Project is a place where we can be better. The Raising Supaman Project is a place where parents and children of all ages can come to be encouraged, enlightened and entertained while exploring ways to be the best parents possible. The Raising Supaman Project is the place where we can collectively work to raise super children who will take the lead to make the world a better place for you and me.

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Have you joined The Raising Supaman Project? If not, there is no better time than right now to subscribe to the “Project” and help us make the world a better place – to help us change the world.