The human being, upon experiencing teenage parenthood, experiences various different feelings. This study presents research of a qualitative nature involving adolescent fathers' families in their three generations. The objective of this study is to outline the respective fathers' families' feelings concerning facing adolescent parenthood. Theoretical support is anchored in the Bio-ecological Approach of Human Development, with methodological support based on Schütze's narrative interview and analysis proposal, with the narrative interviews, genograms, and ecomaps used for data collection. The results unmasked alternatives of how this process occurs, starting from the empiric knowledge about the families. The positive feelings of affection, support, joy, happiness, and pride stood out over the negative. Further, with respect to the negative feelings, fear and worry predominated. The adolescent parents sought to live and to exercise paternity, as well as to adapt to their new situation.
Paternity; Adolescent; Family; Emotions
