Hi.

I'm a 19 year old dad of a daughter who is 1 year old.

I'm not EXACTLY a single dad, but I am a single dad FOR NOW. I'm still with her mom (sort of) but right now we don't live together because she has health problems and is staying with her parents so she can get covered by their health policy. We are not married or anything. We only lived together for about six months, and we've been living apart since our daughter was 4-5 months.

I attend college part time and I sometimes (like twice a week or something) work with my brother who is a house painter.

Right now we only see my daughter's mom on the weekends and sometimes Fridays if I don't have a job to go to. My daughter's name is Makayla by the way.

I would be happy to meet other young dads because there don't seem to be a lot of us out there. Or just young parents in general. I'm tired of stupid stereotypes. We're all just parents doing whatever we think is best for our kids. It doesn't have to be a big deal about our age all the time.

Lucas

Welcome Lucas! You've definitely come to the right place!

Take care,
Maya

Hi Lucas,
Welcome to the site. Don't worry so much about age stereotypes. We all have our jobs to do, raising kids, doesn't matter what year we were born, it matters that our kids were born and we have that responsibility to take care of. Glad to hear that you are taking care of yours. I hope that college goes well for you on top of raising your child and working. That house painting can be hard way to earn money, when you can use your brain instead. I'm a remodel contractor and I love it, but I'm always instilling into my daughter to do well in school and go to college to work smarter not harder. Good luck.
Don

hey Lucas,
Sorry to hear about the mom's health problems. i'll definitely keep her in prayer.yeah i'm 19 and attend college too! i have a lil' boy. so if your ever feeling stressed and need to vent i'm here to talk to.

I'm not a teen anymore but I was 18 when I got pregnant and 19 when I had my beautiful little girl so I can understand where you are coming from.
I'm here if you need some one to talk or vent to. GOod luck with the mom's health problems.
Shannon

Hi lucas, When I had my son I was a single teen 18yrs old, So I know how it feels. I pray that your girlfriends health be blessed! Well, I wish you's the best and if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here for you!


Jessica