This paper will present some of the more recent literature and theories related to the role the father plays in the development of boys. Then, it will attempt to integrate this theory into the ongoing treatment of a latency age boy, whose father left his home at the age of four. Further, it emphasizes the value of persistently addressing the issue of the absent father as it presents itself in the treatment and transference of such a boy, often in the face of severe acting out, absolute denial, and deep desire to repress.