What does it mean to be a father - and what happens when the father is absent? The figure of the father is one of the most significant and at the same time one of the most silenced in a person's life. Surrounding it are expectations, fears, hopes, silence, and pain. The focus is on fatherhood as a cultural, psychological, and sociological phenomenon. The word "father" can signify strength and support, but also trauma and emptiness. What influence does the figure of the father have on personality formation? Why is silence about the father a separate layer of family history? These and other questions are at the core of the meeting.