FREUD AND THE FATHER
Freud already spoke of the relationship between the son and the father: the son loves his father, admires him, but at the same time feels the strength of the competition. According to contemporary psychology, however, the father-son conflict does not arise from erotic jealousy, but from the same mechanisms of envy that are usually unleashed between similar. It's the same feeling you feel towards a better colleague, towards a more famous artist. And it can creep in between those who live together: friends, siblings, husband and wife. There is almost always a moment when the son does not want to feel inferior to his father and tries to do like him or better than him. And that's a very good thing.
'I STAY WITH YOU' 
A service was born in Parma to support fathers who, following a separation, find themselves away from home with a salary that is no longer sufficient. The town has the sad record of being the Italian capital with the highest percentage rate of separations. Thanks to the San Cristoforo Association, a hundred fathers can have a house for a sustainable amount and an accompaniment made up of positive relationships, so as not to face this dramatic moment alone. In return, the association asks to share a 'path of peace', engaging in dialogue with the mother of their children.
YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER
In the States, more and more people are using DNA tests to reconstruct their family tree or get information about their health. Over 12 million choose the do-it-yourself test: thanks to a saliva test and less than 100 dollars, the history of a family can be reconstructed. But surprises often arise, such as discovering that you have a father who is not your biological parent. In this regard, the Facebook group Not Parent Expected was created, the unexpected parent: a perfect comparison and outing valve for anyone who has to face this trauma.
ANIMALS AND PATERNITY 
The females of the Australian cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), the second largest bird in the world after the ostrich, are too busy looking for new mates with which to mate – usually two or three specimens per season – to care for their offspring. It is therefore the father who hatches the eggs: after about sixty days of patient waiting, he witnesses the hatching. The chicks stay close to their father, who feeds them and protects them from predators, until they reach complete independence, nine months after birth.
Taken from Being Born a Mom
