Number of single fathers increasing
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More men are now taking steps to become single fathers. Video by ktnv.com
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(KTNV) -- We know there are single women out there who didn't want to wait for a man to have a baby. It turns out some single men are starting to do the same thing.
It is still rare. But, there are some men who want a family and don't think being single should stop them.
It goes against the stereotype and the ads -- that dads are helpless at changing diapers and don't want to be left alone with a baby.
57-year-old Steven Harris said he always imagined having a family. When he realized how hard it was to find a wife, he used a donor egg from woman and hired another to be his surrogate.
Brian Tessier went a different route -- he adopted two boys. He knows that he is not alone. He started "411-4-Dad" -- a how-to hotline for other single dads.
Tessier says the number of callers has more than tripled since he started the hotline.
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