ABSTRACT
The primary care of children on the part of their fathers remains, according to this point of view, either a noble ideal, on the one hand, or, on the other, a fantasy that's less than entirely sincere. The "primary father" seems to be accompanied by a flood of advancing consensus. For the moment, the primary father who is dedicated to the natural custody of his child remains largely a cultural fantasy, a flight toward the future and a hopefully better male. The mother gave physical life and took care of the child in the first years of its life. The secondary phase was principally guided by the father, especially insofar as male children were concerned. As a result of the criticism of the patriarchy, if not as direct revenge for the father's absence, mothers take advantage of their power as mediators and refuse to exercise it, no longer attempting to bring father and child together.
