what do u think about 12-15 year olds having babys
By paulw33
@paulw33 (297)
United States
April 22, 2009 4:25am CST
well as for me i think it is discusting for children to be having children not only
that it is another drain on the economy because these teenage girls cant take care of there babys on there own and if there parents don't have money where does it turn to social services and the taxpayers why should we pay for children having children i know kids make mistakes but these are getting out of hand my stepdaughter came home one day and said well my friend is 14 has to go to the doctors she is pregnant i said well thats because she has parents that don't give a crap i mean come on what is the world coming to my step daughter comes home and says u should see all the people making out in the hallway swapping toungues i mean really are our kids going to school to learn or to make out makes me sick how about you
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15 responses
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
22 Apr 09
A lot of factor comes into play on why such is happening nowadays. Everyone is getting tooo liberated, to much freedom to the point that people forget their responsibilities, children getting pregnant? maybe some parents tend to be tooo lax on them and gave them freedom to venture nad have boyfriends at an early age..that age is still so young..tsk tsk..
@paulw33 (297)
• United States
22 Apr 09
yea for real i mean i have 3 daughters they have some freedom but im on them like nothing i mean it is a crazy world i don't know about where you are at but newyork state the doctors are now required to ask when your daughter is 12 can she or is she pregnant i mean come on it is just crazy my daughters doctor asked her that one day i said no she said well we are required to ask i said i understand but its crazy and i know my daughter isn't that something
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
wow crazy huh, even here i could see teens in their adolescence acting as if they are already adults, dressing up like they are already adults, going to parties and having boyfriends! its no wonder they get pregnant so early plus the fact that media really plays a big role... i cant imagine someone as young as 12 years old getting pregnant..its like the blind teaching the blind... Something has to be done, plus at their age they can't start using contraceptives! it is too young it would disrupt their cycle, normal cycle that is..tsk tsk..
@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
I agree.. I think the number of kids having kids are alarming... Parental guidance is really needed especially during teenage years, when these individuals are at their role identity crisis, less support and advices leads to grave mistakes.
also, I pity those who become parents at a very young age. having a kid and raising them is not easy compared to how you make it LOL.
@paulw33 (297)
• United States
24 Apr 09
yes it is we say the economy is bad but yet all these children are getting pregnant and the system has to take care of most of the babys they say in my area the social services cases have went up well of course because they have these teenage moms or 12 year olds having babys that cant work so they have to rely on the system to take care of there babys it is just nuts
@wavelander (1526)
• Portugal
22 Apr 09
I think that it's a kid having another kid.
Kids with 12-15 years old aren't mature enough to handle a child, so the parents will take care of them.
When i was in Mozambique in Africa, i went to the comunities in the middle of the jungle and saw couples of kids with children.
But also they live in comunity so everyone takes care of each other, and it's a different reality.
@paulw33 (297)
• United States
22 Apr 09
true some parents do help there teens however some parents dont have the means to eather and i dont think it is right to bring a baby into the world unless u can support it because the economy is already bad and with teens getting pregnant now adays the economy is going to get worse cause it calls for more social services
@laglen (19759)
• United States
23 Apr 09
I agree, it is awful. I think one of the biggest causes of this, is society has excepted it. Go back to the girl being sent away and becoming a pariah of society, it would cut down. Also, make the boy/man responsible. Fully. Force marriage. The kids may think twice.
@silverglint (2000)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
I think its really sad how these kids have to wake up to reality at a young age. they should be just worrying about school, about becoming a teenager, playing games and stuffs like that. Not parenthood. These kids are not physically, mentally or emotionally ready to handle such a big responsibility. Even if we say that their parents are there to help them, still the burden of the situation is still carried by the young kid. Society has been bombarding these kids with the idea of making out as if it is something that people of all ages are suppose to be doing. I think as parents we should be more vigilant in guiding these young teenagers so that they will not be misled and do things that will scar them for life.
@paulw33 (297)
• United States
24 Apr 09
you are right kids all over think about making out because they see alotof other people doing it i think it is very disturbing all the way around and needs to be stopped there are going to be so many teens and children having babys it isnt even funny i know in a bit im writing the mayor again in my home town to let him know what is going on in the schools i think it is crazy and needs to be stopped
@marshiemallows (1010)
• Philippines
22 Apr 09
i think it's crazy. i've heard of a similar story which was featured in dr phil. the boy was 12 and the girl was 15. it sounded really surprising and disturbing at the same time. i was shocked because that's not a typical news and it involved two kids who weren't even old enough to wash their own clothes. what's wrong with the world?! i think kids really need guidance especially nowadays. parents have to make sure their kids aren't doing stuff which they aren't even supposed to do.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
yes i have seen that on t.v it was really shocking plus that boy looks really really young to be father! what does he know about parenting??? plus they would not be able to live normally..like teens..tsk tsk tsk
@fwangaa (3057)
• China
23 Apr 09
i don't think that is right. and i don't want someone thought the children how bad s(he) is. we must do our best to educate the children , and don't let them to face to hurt, that what we must to do. we must make sure that no one will not make mistake, and if you educate the children more better, then the children will very know which things to do is right, and which things to do is wrong. i have heard some things about this, but if you don't care about it you will lost the change to educate the children ,must let them know the things which is right, which is wrong ,and take the expresstion. i think they will know about this.
@ada547612 (203)
• China
23 Apr 09
I fully agree that children are an economic burden, but also hope for the future children, do you like to invest. But now, kids growing maturity as early as this adds to the burden of parents, parents must now pay more attention to the movements of their children. Of a 12-15 year-old children, it is not suitable for parents, their mental age are not mature enough.
@jlamela (4898)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
I petty those people with that age bracket who got pregnant at such a very young age. They should enjoy first their teenage life before carrying such a big responsibilities.
so teenagers must be very careful in dealing with relationships or better not enter into relationships first and concentrate more in their studies, after that they can have plenty of time to decide especially if they already have degrees.
@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
I think the parents need to guide their children so this things not gonna happen. Teenage pregnancies here in the Philippines is also a social problems. They are not ready financially and emotionally. I was schocked when I a watched news the headline story is when the 13 yrs. old being a father at a young age in UK. They are burdens to their parents. I think the schools and the parents needs to guide the teenagers.
@ColinYang (193)
• Australia
23 Apr 09
I also think it is not appropriate for teens to have kids. But thts because I'm a teen too. lol xD
@MasonL (97)
• Trinidad And Tobago
23 Apr 09
I think that parents have left their children up to themselves and are not paying unexpected visits to the school any more, I think parent should visit their children school a little more often to find out from their teachers about the children behaviour,and if the children is really into their studies and not playing games, some parents are so undiscipline that they cannot even discipline their own children so that the teachers are having a differcult time in dealing with these undisciplin children.
@qiao522 (449)
• China
23 Apr 09
It is sort of embarrassing that in a small remote village in our country there are teenages exactly doing what you are talking about.
But I think the truth is they don't have any choices, cause they live in a mountain where there is no TVs, playgrounds etc. which probably means there is no fun for them except being with others.
So maybe some of 12-15 year olds are not so sick.
