“…Furthermore, father's role in parenting is often limited, in favour of mothers and grandparents of children taking responsibility for the parenting process (Wos and Baczała, 2021;Ćwirynkało, 2021b). However, various studies indicate that a large number of parents, including fathers with ID, with adequate support and their own resources, successfully cope with difficulties they encounter (McConnell, Aunos, Pacheco, and Hahn, 2021), form long-term, stable relationships (Booth and Booth, 2002;Ćwirynkało, 2021a) as well as love and care for their children (Karpińska, 2019;Ćwirynkało, 2021b;Wołowicz, 2021). The sphere that remains unexplored are these parents' plans, dreams and perception of future.…”