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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Ariana's concerns

So i'm a new high school freshman and things are crazy but i"m enjoying high school ALOT! But im concerned about one of my best guy friends. He"s going to be a new dad as a freshman :(
He's not a bad kid and i know he doesnt deserve this. He's so young and i care about him alot.
I dont know what to say or do ? 
As soon as i found out i freaking bawled my eyes out.
I dont exactly know why i cried as hard as i did but i guess it"s just because i care about him a ton and have known him since a was 6-7 years old :(
Iwish there was something i could do to change this for him.

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  • Ray R's Avatar
    Posted by Ray R Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:56am PDT

    WOW!!! Freshman in high school. That IS young. Well let's see I'm guessing he's about 15 - 16 so let me say this. I was a father at 23 and when my ex was pregnant I was going throgh a trade school. I made copies and copies about births and the whole nine yards about having babies. Right at birth, things were going through my ex's mind AND her mother.

    For three months of my daughter's life I felt like a robot. See we weren't married nor were we living with eachother. She lived at her home and I at mine. I was sooooo naive and so stupid. I didn't make any copies about my rights as a father. These people steered me away from my daughter and now she's 23 years of age. Do I know where she lives? No. Do I know what car she drives? No.

    From the three months she was till the one year she turned, I didn't see my daughter. I was believing that It would be best just to let her (my ex) cool down and not call her till she calls me. (we had a fight)

    I was told this by her brother. After finally seeing my daughter, she didn't know me. In fact my ex had a new boyfriend. After she turned to the age where she was talking good, my ex put it in her head that her new boyfriend is to be called Daddy (and his first name) I WAS PISSED! And then it later took care of its self, he was no longer in the picture. And now my ex has three kids from three guys, she's married now to a much older guy. I haven't talked to my daughter for about three years now. I can't blame her mother anymore. I am married now with four kids. I am 46 years old.

    Have your friend read up on fatherhood and his rights of being a father. He has to devote his life now to his child. It's a part of life. If he's with his child's mother then he needs to stay with her. His child needs a father. And you as his friend can help but not to interfere in thier relationship, meaning don't come between him and his girlfriend. *that's if you don't know her, if she's a friend of yours also then by all means help them) He needs to finish school, very very important! Land a great career and never quit. He's gonna go through tough times as a young father and adult now because his teenage life.......

    is over. Take care.

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  • ariana's Avatar
    Posted by ariana Sun Nov 1, 2009 2:37pm PST

    thanks so much for your advise!

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