I want to become a dad when I'm 18.?

Question

I think i want to become a dad when I'm 18. I think that's what i need a baby in my life someone to play ball with and teach him things i like to do. Is that a good goal you think? Me and mom don't always get along especially after the McDonald's thing but she can help with babysitting and stuff.

Answer 1

And if the child is handicapped? Or hates sports? Or isn't a "he"?  Can you still be a good father?  Children have needs and aspirations of their own, they don't exist just to fill needs in our lives.

Answer 2

Get yourself a dog. A kid is a serious thing and you should not have one until you are able to financially support it.

Answer 3

You are not ready to become a dad. You're already talking about parking your kid off on your mother to babysit. It's not her kid, so why should she be stuck with it. You take care of your own kid and stop planning what your mom should do. Try being a big brother to some kids who don't have anyone to play ball with and teach them some things. They will teach you a thing or two also.  

Answer 4

Fatherhood is being able to nurture your child, love them,   provide care for their health and welfare, provide for them financially, medically, educationally, physically, emotionally, spiritually and so much more. Fathers are the examples to their children. You raise your kids, not your parents and the goal is to raise them to be independent, strong, caring, resourceful, responsible, mature etc... adults.

If you want to play ball with a kid and do fun stuff, then consider being a mentor...Check out the Big Brother Program

Volunteering is fun!  Being a "Big Brother" or "Big Sister" is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things you will ever do.

It's simple, too. You and your "Little" can share the kinds of activities you already like to do, such as:

Shooting hoops

Playing a board game

Going on a hike

Enjoying a pizza

Learning to cook Latin American dishes such as asopao from Puerto Rico or ropa vieja from Cuba

Answer 5

baaaad idea.............. common sence

Answer 6

Yeah! Way to go!! Think only about yourself and your needs - who cares about the child's needs, right?  

Answer 7

No, that's a terrible idea.

You need to have a good job, and a good head on your shoulders before you even think of trying to support a child. You have neither.

Answer 8

Oy Vay, it doesn't sound like you are mature enough to be a father. There is more than tossing a ball to a child and stiffing your mom with raising it. Stick with your G.I. Joe dolls.

Answer 9

Ed, I became a Father six years ago.  There are times I wish I was younger when we started.  I was 34 and we had been married since I was 24.  When my wife told me she was pregnant I about wet myself.  Things are indeed better now, but I would hardly say I was ready for it or that it made me.  It does complete you, but it comes at a price.  The overwhelming responsibility for their life.

In short you need to grow up, enjoy life, find the right woman, take time to know her THEN look to having children.  Until you do this you are only putting two children on a rocky path.

Answer 10

You act like a baby is a puppy.A bay is a huge huge huge responsibility. Its another life that you are shaping and raising not just a toy that you can rid of when you are tired of it. I am 19 and the idea of being mother still scares me senseless.

Answer 11

Take it from a girl that had her son at 16: wait until you have a good paying job that you know you will like, have all of the resources to accomodate a child. Then think of having children.

Answer 12

r u ******* married ?if u're not .then get that fucked up idea out of ur head.i'm sure ur mom will be happy wasting ur life and throwing ur future away and having a baby but u r always disappointing her.so why don't u disappoint her on this one too.ok?

Answer 13

Wait a minute - aren't you the guy who pitched a toddler-style tantrum in a McDonald's?  You've got a lot of growing up to do before you're responsible enough to babysit a kid for two minutes, much less be a father.

Answer 14

Worst idea ever.

Answer 15

No, it is not a good idea. You are too young and inexperienced. It would make things a lot harder for you.

Answer 16

Ghaa!

How about no?

it isn't about what you want.  It is about what is good for a child.

Answer 17

Great idea! I'm fertile. Give me a call.

**rolls eyes**

Answer 18

Dude.

You're still young. I know what you're talking about, and I'd love to be a father some day. That's when I have a good job, a house, etc... Wait a bit.  

Answer 19

If so you better hope you have a good job to support them.

Answer 20

bad idea... life is not always like a game.

Answer 21

I hope you are a troll.

Let me reiterate that... I sincerely hope you are a troll.

It's an admirable thing to desire to be a father someday, yet it another thing altogether to desire to be one when you are too young and immature for the responsibility of caring for a child.

Answer 22

A baby is not going to cater to your needs, believe me. Become a Big Brother if you want to teach a child things.