DIFFERENT FATHERS TODAY

A friend of mine, Josephine* gave birth last week to a healthy baby boy.  She isn't married, her ex boyfriend, Richard*(the father of the child) doesn't want anything to do with her or the baby, her father has chased her away from home and now she has dropped out of college.  When she was about seven months pregnant she got a new boyfriend, Baraka* who accepted to live with her and the baby after birth.....to cut the long story short, she now lives with her current boyfriend, Baraka*.  But she is consistently worried that he might just decide to kick them out one day.

Now, Since it is fathers day, i want to draw attention to these three men/fathers.  First, Josephine's* father.  He has been her father for about 20 years, gone through all the fatherhood stress and joy but disowns her daughter for getting pregnant out of wedlock.

Secondly, Josephine's* ex(the father of the baby).  He has been in a relationship with her for two years.  Got her pregnant ( unplanned), admits that it is his baby but wants nothing to do with him because he is not ready to be a father.

Lastly, Baraka* her current boyfriend, he is now a father for another man's child.

So, i am confused about a couple of things, whether these fathers are right or wrong. Whether they can justify themselves...........here are my queries

• As a father in a community that upholds marriage and abominates pregnancy out of wedlock.  What would you do if your daughter found herself in such a situation? 
• What was Richard supposed to do? he wasn't prepared to be a father, yet his girlfriend is pregnant for him....
• Do you think Baraka is genuinely accepting the baby?Would you do that for a woman you love?
• Ladies, would you forgive your father and your ex when/if they came back later?

All names* are not their real names

"Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that one never gives them meat"

-Akan proverb