Being a good dad is important to him, he said. I didn't grow up with my dad. I met him for the first time when I was 13, and we aren't close. I always promised myself I would never do that to my little girl. The baby room has tiny swings, rocking chairs and cubbyholes filled with diapers and blankets.
Next door is the sleeping room, where cribs and a changing table take up much of the space.
Across the hall is the toddler room. The teens in the program take traditional high school classes during the morning, while their babies and toddlers are in the program's day-care center. I wouldn't be able to come. It would be really hard to take care of him and go to school. Everyone in my family works.