Feeling the fatherless void: Kids of single moms on Father's Day, President Obama can relate
buzzz worthy. . . President Barack Obama talks with students from the Becoming A Man (BAM) program, in the Oval Office following the Father's Day luncheon at the White House, June 14, 2013. The President held a roundtable with the BAM students in Chicago earlier this year. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) By Mona Austin Father's Day was bittersweet for President Barack Obama. Like millions of children around the nation, President Obama did not grow up with his biological father due to divorce. As the President Of The United States (POTUS) commemorated Father's Day in his weekly address, he recalled having a desire to connect with his father despite having the support of his mother and grandparents. " “I never really knew my own father. I was raised by a single mom and two wonderful grandparents who made incredible sacrifices for me, and t here are s ingle parents all across the country who do a heroic job raising terrific kids," he said. ...