tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779145667258574278.post7052584500857680183..comments2023-06-15T06:24:05.907-04:00Comments on Mcknitter: And The Winner Is...Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00135449861366576793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779145667258574278.post-51668931072661485722008-03-06T13:37:00.000-05:002008-03-06T13:37:00.000-05:00I am so with you on this! I had a very dear frien...I am so with you on this! I had a very dear friend in high school who got pregnant at 14, had her at 15. 15! You aren't even able to drive the baby to the doctor if you need to! Anyways, it was very rough on her, but her parents were very supportive. Fast forward a few years, a friend got pregnant with twins at the age of 20. I saw again how rough it was even at that age! I had my first at 25, second at 27, 3rd at 29 and 4th at32 and its even hard at my age! <BR/><BR/>In our area, the amount of abused babies in the newspaper has been horrible! 4 in 4 weeks! All of the parents are teen or early twenties, mother at work during second shift, dad watching the baby and "something" happens. It is just so sad! <BR/><BR/>There is also a young lady in our town who got pregnant at 14 with triplets(!) parents added a "wing on to their house" to take care of babies and mom, mom is now pregnant again at 17 and doesn't understand why people are upset. <BR/><BR/>I just wish there was something that someone could say to wake these teenagers up! Raising a child is NEVER easy, no matter what your age.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551590145306501234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779145667258574278.post-49532063673260556642008-03-06T10:18:00.000-05:002008-03-06T10:18:00.000-05:00Congrats to Gnat! And I hope you and your Mom find...Congrats to Gnat! And I hope you and your Mom find a lot of cool things to do while she's here. <BR/><BR/> On the young/teen pregnancy thing... I can't condone it, even in the best of circumstances. Children just can't raise children. They're not done growing up themselves, and it's unfortunate for both the parent and the child. I mean, the parent deserves to live and experience life and not have to struggle at such a young age with such adult things as bills and daycare, not to mention the emotional obligation of a child. And the child deserves a more stable environment. I'm not saying that all young/teen parents are bad parents. I'm sure there are many out there who are completely dedicated to their children and mature enough to take on the responsibility, but they're the minority. And it's left as a burden on the rest of the family, and the rest of society, to help these children grow up healthy. How many young/teen parents do you know with good medical insurance, a stable job, an above poverty level income? <BR/><BR/> Ok, stepping off soapbox. I'm just saying that I've seen firsthand the effects to both the child and the young parent/s, and it has rarely, if ever, been smooth sailing for them. Of course, I don't know if children are ever "smooth sailing". :)Mommyleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791423485316355896noreply@blogger.com