http://beingnaughty.blogspot.com/2009/04/teenage-pregnancy.html#commentsI absolutely agree with everything in this post. I don't think many of these girls realise how much responsibility they take on when they become a parent. I'm 20 yet I would be petrified at the thought of how much my life would change as a father and therefore have the utmost respect for parents like Zoe who are able to provide for their children and put them first in their life.
These girls cannot possibly be able to provide a suitable upbringing for their child as at 14, they are still children themselves and cannot provide the time and money a baby needs. As Zoe mentions, they should have more ambition than looking for a life of claiming benefits and their baby will likely have to keep switching between their parents who will probably have seperated. I find it frustrating when young couples have a baby after being together for such a short period of time because this does not necessarily guarantee they will stay together. And as someone whos parents are divorced, I can assure you that it is no fun for the kids at all!
They seem to be too keen to grow up too soon, and I would guess that many of these girls will regret it when they look back on the years of their childhood they lost, later on in life. There are many young people who are more than capable of being excellent parents and this does not relate to them at all but sadly there are also too many kids who just want a real-life doll and take the responsibility of being a parent way too lightly.
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