When asked what their lives would be like without having children, they responded that they would be dead or in jail. This was true even of those fathers who had very little to do with their children. Apparently, the mere fact of fathering children prompts men to get jobs, stay in the community, and stay healthy. Many of these men were upset that they have to hand over money with out having a say in how it is spent or in some cases even having legal access to their offspring(P Cohen 1998