I was 17 years old when I became a dad. I was mortified and freaking out when I found out. Like, My youth is over. I gotta grow up now. My dad was a teen dad, too, and he told me how hard it was. I started thinking about all those horror stories he told me about.
There is a lot of advice out there for girls who find themselves facing an unwanted or unexpected pregnancy but there is very little information out there for guys. It takes two to make a baby but all too often when the pregnancy is announced the guy gets lost in the confusion. Teen fatherhood is not something to be taken lightly and along with responsibilities to the mother and the child; you have rights that you need to know about. First and foremost you have the right to know for sure that you are the father.