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Essay On Teenage Fathers

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Misunderstanding Teen Fathers
In today 's society, stereotypes have become a big problem that some people think others should do this and that and behave a certain way because of who they are and believe how someone should be. Stereotypes are known to be a mental picture of how people view a certain group without knowing how the group really is and are often usually exaggerated. Misconceptions are another form of having a view of people that are misunderstood, and we 're formed by stereotyping. People discriminate and judge others without knowing their background and how the person really is. Stereotyping and having misconceptions seem to be part of one 's everyday life. These sort of things also have a negative impact on groups of people all over the world, so why do people still do it? Stereotyping is wrong, and people are so quick to judge others, especially those who become teen fathers. Although some teen fathers are actually irresponsible and caregiving, people …show more content…

Most people are wrong about teen dads and believe that teen fathers fail at parenting due to many being absent from their child 's life. The stereotype “dads don’t spend enough time with their child,” the father is being neglectful, or simply just doesn’t want to be in any part of the child’s life, are most likely to be talked down on and brought shame to. Partially, most teen dads do want to be completely involved in the child’s life due to not wanting to miss the opportunity of their child growing up. Those fathers who do want to be involved are no less important than the mothers, and have the right to be in the child 's life. Sometimes the mother is the one who doesn’t let the father see the child. People think that it 's the father 's choice to not see the child, but in most cases its the other way around. Presence of the father with the child can have great outcomes. Fathers have an important role in their child’s life, and being absent from their life has a big affect, sometimes in

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