Is it impressive that a young teenaged boy still wants to be in his child's life?

[Nabely]

This might sound crazy but someone several blocks from my area impregnant a HS girl. She just gave birth 5 months ago and is 16 years old. Meanwhile the father (after a paternity exam confirmed it) is 14. He obviously still acts like a kid but he surprisingly didn't bail out. Sometimes he's seen walking out with and singing to his baby girl. He does loves his child. He tells people it's his girl with a smile. Both families are helping and supporting them too.

I can't wrap my mind that he was just a 13 year-old kid when he got that girl pregnant. So is possible for a boy to still develop feelings for his baby and not bail out... even though he's a child himself? Do you find that impressive?

Edited September 7, 2021 by Nabely

[d0nnivain]

Throughout history 13 year olds were parents. Historically the biology is there.  There is no age to be able to love but as a child himself he can't actually afford to care for his baby.  

[Lotsgoingon]

I think having feelings for his kid is natural. What would be unnatural is if he ignored the kid. 

Not sure I'm impressed, but I do like that this kid hasn't been shamed--by cultural training, by his family, by himself into disappearing from his kid's life.

Now what would be impressive to me is if the 14-year-old  told the 16-year-old mom, "Hey, I know you get overwhelmed. Why don't we work out a schedule and let me do a lot more taking care of the kid." 

[ASG]

Impressive? No. 

It's natural. Age has little to do with it. 

Obviously the boy has the support from his family to be able to be in his child's life. THAT is the important thing. 

[Old Aussie]

Impressive?  No, not in the least.
If your neighbour had a new puppy, and this kid liked the puppy, would that be impressive?
He presumably thinks that knocking up some girl makes him a man.

When he goes out and gets a full-time job, working 6 days a week to support his child, whilst finishing high-school at night, that might be impressive.

Even having the common sense to use a condom, would have been more impressive.