The Presence of a Father Pope John XXIII once said: “It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.” It is easy for a father to have children, but it is a challenge for the father to be in the child's life. My mother grew up without a father. She didn't get to meet him until she was thirty. My father's father lost his life at an early age to gun violence. I, on the other hand, had both my biological parents. Even though my father is in my life, I don't feel his presence. He's at home with me, but we're in different rooms. He tries to do things with me now, but it's weird because he never tried to bond with me when I was younger. Early in my childhood, my father was always out having fun. I believe this is because my parents had me at the age of seventeen. They weren't ready for a baby, but they had to assume they would have fun as young adults. Through this research I will explore and discover what it means to be present in a child's life. To realize if I really have my father in my life. It takes a man and a woman to have a baby, but it seems like babies are being pushed onto their moms. “Fifteen million American children, or 1 in 3, live without a father” (Rosiak). Just because the mother carries the child, does not make her solely responsible for the child. In the United States, fatherless homes have become an important trend. This trend is not positive because the father has a purpose in the child's life. Today in America we need the real fathers serve as role models for fathers who are absent in their children's lives. If you are not ready for the responsibilities, then... middle of paper... w.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/to3.Rosiak, L . (December 25, 2012). Fathers disappear from families across America - Washington Times. Politics, breaking news, US and world news. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://www.washingtontimes .com/news/2012/dec/25/fathers-disappear-from-households-across-america/?page=all4.Father Presence | National sorting center for responsible fatherhood. (n.d.). National Coordination Center for Responsible Fatherhood. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://fatherhood.gov/for-programs/for-your-fathers/father-presence5. Batten, R. (n.d.). The importance of fathers. Colorado State University Extension. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/columncc6.Blankenhorn, David. Fatherless America: Addressing our most pressing social problem. New York: BasicBooks, 1995. Print.