Jay Mathews brings up a good question. Paraphrased, it boils down to this – if Mathews was a former college pitcher and coached his daughter to perfection, how is it different than Mathews, a journalist, editing his daughter’s school papers?

After all, former sports star parents that coach their children (and their teammates) are looked at as great coaches, or parents teaching their kids how to “follow in their footsteps.” But parents that edit their kids’ work in school, even if writing is their pro sport, are looked at as “over-involved” and giving their kid an unfair advantage.

Does Mathews have a common experience? If you’re knowledgeable in a field, are you discouraged from using your talents to help your child? And is there a kid on you child’s baseball team whose parent is allowed to participate while you’ve got to sit on the sidelines of your child’s education?

It’s an odd concept when you think about it like that – especially since an athlete can go on to make millions of dollars. I doubt mine or Mathews’ kids will ever break minimum wage with writing skills.

Due to a waning birth rate in the country, the South Korean government is planning on increasing the paternity leave from an unpaid three days to a sweet five paid.

The South Korean government also said “don’t spend it all in one place LMAO” (rough translation).

In contrast, Denmark gives the father 2 weeks, Italy gives 13 weeks, Russia gives a conditional 18 months, the UK gives 2 weeks, Canada gives 35 weeks (shared with the mother), and the United States gives, well…nothing. Of course in the United States, it’s all run by big business, so you can receive paternity leave, but must apply for it and jump through a couple of flaming hoops. Can I get a U-S-A chant going here?

Sauce: Yonhap News

In light of the news that Kings of Leon guitarist Matthew Followill is a new father, music news site Gigwise took a look at other rockers that share in the gift of fatherhood. They did this a couple of days ago, but we know you like news to sit around for a couple of days before reading. It lets the flavors marinate before you enjoy it.

Gigwise did give the rap world a little love by including Snoop Dogg and Eminem on their list, but in that case, there’s probably a couple dozen other rappers that could be added to the list, including Dr. Dre, most of the Wu Tang Clan, and the recently deceased Nate Dogg.

Here’s a couple of other rock star dads Gigwise snubbed:

James Hetfield (Metallica)

Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age)

Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)

Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)

Dr. Peggy Drexler, author of the new book Our Fathers, Ourselves, and chick we’ve talked about before, hooked up HuffPo with a discussion on growing up fatherless, and the questions it created. First and foremost, her lack of a father drove Drexler to get a degree in psychology, get a PhD and write a book.

Behind her was a strong mom. But even losing a father at a young age, (Drexler was 3 years old when her father died of a heart attack) the effect of a father lives on. Whether it is positive or negative, something happens to a daughter without a father. It either drives her or destroys her.