In this May 18, 2014 photo, Jamez James, 47, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, holds his son, Melchi’Tzdec, during an outing in New York's Central Park. Before becoming a father, James said, “I was a single guy, living the life, well, so I thought.” James describes fatherhood as opening a door, and “little did I know, as I chose to go through, my entire life changed... That’s where I met my son, on the other side of the door.” (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)