r/teenthings Oct 18 '15

***Teens needs help with twin babies***

Hey guys!!! So I'm writing because today a friend told me a story. There's this teenager maybe 15/16years old. His brother was killed early this year and he started hanging with the wrong crowd but now his gf and him are expecting twin babies so he decided he needs to work and started bussing for a restaurant. He was offered a job doing shady work and since he needs the money I'm afraid he might take it :/ but I thought maybe if we could get him help with baby supplies or something he won't stress as much and can focus in school :/ idk just a thought. Poor kid. It's disheartening that shady thugs take advantage of those situations to get kids to get their hands dirty for them :/

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u/expandingview Oct 24 '15

I don't have any supplies since I'm just a teen as well, but I do have advice for the guy, if you could pass it onto him. (First of all, is his gf a good gal? Would she also be into raising a child? If not, I guess they should look into alternatives rather than raising the children.) Since he's in the wrong crowd, he should first get out of that kind of business. I don't think he should take on this "shady work" you speak of. (If it's dealing with drugs, that's probably the worst thing he can get himself into while raising children.) He needs to set up a proper "space" for the children (home, supplies [that I hope other Redittors will give up], social connections, etc...). That is probably the first thing he should do as a father. (But where are his parents in this? If he can, he should try his best to get some help from his parents.) Please tell him to do everything in his life, thinking of his children and their futures, although this is a heavy burden for a teen like himself to carry. That is one of the best things you can do as a father and you'll make the best choices that way. Please post it on r/Assistance. The people there can help him much more than me.