OCTOBE e a On the positive side, there was one young father who stuck it out and struggles d ily to give his little girl a chance in life. Another teenager aid, "I only believe in what happens. That's life." The re ponsibtlily for a baby often falls on adults. One grandmother said, "I don't mind baby silting. It's ju 1 when they leave the baby and don't come back until the next day. Take some respon­ sibility!" Ms. Ever, this dis­ couraged grandmother is fed up with "th� game" a he put' it. Ms. Ever i quick to dmit that he love her r a By FAic carden Journal! m tudem, Pershing Hi,h admit that lack of money an having nothing to offer the child was the biggest prob­ lem. One teenager said, "Man, ometime • ju t act like. int got a baby .• got enough problems." Some teenage fathers said if they had the right resource , they would love to give their baby a good life. Teen ge fatber some­ time would rather ta e the e y ay out by not owning up to re pon ibilily when it come to their child or children. The majority of the teenage father were quick to MICHIGA CITIZEN PAGE 13 grandchildren and has been through a lot when it comes to looking out and caring for them. "Who else i going to do if! Not even their mom­ ma or daddie . It's left up to me. The teenage mother's poi nt of view i very i merest­ ing. Tammy. who has a one­ year-old and another one on the way from a different uy , said he doe n't know hy he puts herself through uch misery and pain. A he ut it, "Guys ain't nothing. All they want to do is hit and un, and l ' m the stupid one for falling for the game." It's understandable Whe Legends Are ade As a juni r high .ch I tudent in Baltim ... Maryland, D minique Wilkin.' learned all a ut the law of gravity. Aft r s hi, n th ba . ketball eou rts f th pi y r un h defi d it. S aring, rin his way int th history bo iks, first in th eli s um at th University of G rgia. and no 'in the Omni with th Atlanta Haw s of th BA, D minqu is a major .. ourc f inspirati n f r the superstars of t morr At Rc bo � we ar also en uraging y< ung athl tes t b th ·t th y an through our n ighb rh d . , ourt R ne al Program. We ar r furbishing high-u. ·C. rundc n play n und court.' all across th country. .aus w that c cn for s u rstars Ii D nniniqu th rc's n thing lik a h m court ad antage. . ..: I C! these teenage fathers are young men just starting off in Iif