Would you force your 15 years old pregnant daughter to get marry?

United States
May 21, 2010 3:06am CST
I know 15 and pregnant seems very young, but it is so too common right now. As a parent, you know how hard it is to raise a child. It is even 3 times harder to do it alone. In all aspects of motherhood, a 15 years old is not ready to take on that responsibility.So, with that in mind, would you force your teenage pregnant daughter to marry her teenage boyfriend? Why or why not? And should the parents of both of these kids be partially blame of this life changing event?
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18 responses
@karen1969 (1779)
21 May 10
Well, over here in the UK, it is illegal for 15 year olds to marry, they have to be 16 with parents' permission or 18 without. I think it is very young to marry as a teenager anyway. I first got married when I was 20 and that was too young really and didn't last. I wouldn't force my teenage kids to get married if they were pregnant.
@med889 (5941)
21 May 10
I will never force my girl to marry a boy at this age though I know that it is possible buy I will never do so, in fact I will let my daughter decide herself but I will explain her every thing about the responsibilities too. This is very important though. No one is to be blame, it happens, before people were getting married at early ages too so what's but it is a vital decision I will let my daughter and the boy decide after hearing the explanation of both parents.
@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
22 May 10
I would never force anybody to do anything. If i had a 15 yr. old that was pregnant. I would suggest to her and the babydaddy to just concentrare on taking care of the baby then when they are 18 and still want to get married they can.
• Singapore
25 May 10
I wouldn't let my gal age this age get married, i would not let her be together w her bf. In the end you would see them getting divorce again. What for?? I would let her go to some gals home and then let her have her baby, and then give the baby to some foster homes.
@newtalent (1112)
• United States
22 May 10
No way would I force my child to marry another human being under no circumstances. It does not work. They should not been active but then the parents of both children bear a responsibility for not either educating and or showing preventive measures. Like you stated, it is all too common, so instead of not educating and possibly ignoring the circumstance of another child that is being brought into this world who had no choice. Parents are responsible for not knowing what their children are doing. Children playing the adult game game need education. They also need to learn responsibility and be held accountable for their actions. Paying child support and what ever else the state or country allows since all is different from one area to another. Just because they are minors it does alleviate them of responsibility. They graduated their status when a child is pending in this world. Forcing children to marry is wrong and can lead to to other problems that may be fatal for a human being or beings. This will alter all participants lives and sometimes not in a good way. Having a child is expensive and demanding. If it was easy then everyone would doing it. A child is helpless and needs a mature person to care for it. You cannot wing it or toss it aside. The child's life comes first , then the parents. Most adults have not figured that out either until it is too late. Unfortunately I would deal with the situation and let my child grow up in a stable environment and assist my child with her child. I would not relinquish her obligation to the child. Perimeters and goals would need to be set. a lot of multitasking on her part. Being responsible for your actions as anyone would be for anything else they chose to do. This is my opinion.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
25 May 10
I think that forcing a 15 year old pregnant teen to marry her boyfriend is like making her commit a mistake to cover up another mistake. She is too young to be a mother, and a wife. One task is overwhelming enough. In the end, when they get to be more mature and they realize that they do love each other and want to marry, then good. If it turns out they weren't meant to be together, a nasty divorce that could hurt their child would be avoided. The parents may be blamed for such life changing event, but sometimes, other factors are to blame, especially if the parents did their best to raise their kids well. But, whoever and whatever, I think blaming is a futile activity. Maybe the parents-to-be and the grandparents-to-be should instead focus their energy into more worthwhile matters like preparing for the coming of the baby. I feel for teenagers who get pregnant way to early. Either they are forced to grow up fast, or when they don't their kids suffer the consdequence of the early pregnancy.
• Philippines
22 May 10
I will not force my 15 year old daughter to get married. She have so many things that she can do after giving birth and life is still have to move on after that with different perspective. They are young, I will just pushing them to make a mistake again and I don't want that to happen. Even this child made a mistake a parent's job is to still guide them on the path that is right.For sure they will listen to me since they had made a mistake before. And 15 year old child cannot handle the pressure of being a mother. Marriage happen when they are ready.
@kaylachan (58225)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 May 10
No. Due to the simple fact, just because she would be in a legel-binding life-long contract, with the "father" of her child, that does not mean she is automattically garenteed a problem-free secure stable future with a healthy enveronment fit to raise a child. If you as a mother can't compeerhend the thought of guiding your child through this difficult time and help her in making good choices to raise her child (should she decide to keep it) then that's a lot being put on the father's shoulders who could be more unstable then she is. If marrige is something they both chose and feel they can have a stable duel income, (which is next to impossible for a 15-year-old,( then you as the parent must suport this life-changing desion and know you may need to bail her out or be there for some kind of support.
@eriq85 (12)
• Kenya
21 May 10
i would not force her to marry because marriage at that time she knows nothing about it.secondly she is too young to get married and at that time she is confused w so putting her into or forcing marriage is not the best option.yes the parents are to be blammed because they did not teach their kids about bad behaviour and also they did not spend alot of time with them hence leading the kids to behave irresponsibly
@rosie230 (1696)
21 May 10
No i do not think that a 15 year old girl should be forced into marrying her teenage boyfriend, the reason being if later on the two parted... it would make things a lot harder, especially as there is a child involved... the other reason would be mainly because that is such a young age, and yes whilst it is a very young age to be having a baby, it is too young to be getting married. The teenagers involved should make that choice themselves and if they feel that they want that kind of commitment then that should be their decision. There are lots of teenage pregnancy's these days, and some do not have the support of the boyfriend or baby's father, which I think is worse. If the father of this baby has accepted responsibility for this baby then I think that they should concentrate on that rather than anything else, since the baby should be the most important.
@meirhu (363)
• Israel
22 May 10
It is unfortunate that education is so lacking that 15 yr. olds (and younger) get pregnant. But if so as a parent I wouldn't force ANYTHING, but only help as much as my daughter would want and as much as I can. There is also the option of an abortion. Again - up to the daughter.
@maxyl12 (236)
• Philippines
22 May 10
My goodness? at that age?. Well its so common now a days for youngster to be pregnant. But of course, I depends. If I don't like that soon to be my son in law, well I will reject it. Because she had already enough trouble, don't anymore add things up to be more complicated.
• Philippines
22 May 10
I think its not a good decision to let my pregnant daughter to get marry.She's so young to face the big responsibilities of having her own family.Maybe, I will guide and support her to raise the child until the time comes when she can decide well.
• Philippines
22 May 10
They should not be forced to get married just because the girl is pregnant. What we can do as parents for these teenage kids are to guide them and get them ready to be parents someday even if they marry each other or not. Blaming each other will not solve anything. What is more important is the baby inside the womb and the health (physically and emotionally) of the teenage mother.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
21 May 10
Force will not help the situation, the people involved may be young but you need to find out their wishes and their thinking about the situation. Blame has no place here, what is important is love, support, and mature guidence about the choices that can be made by all involved. These choices will effect all the lives of those involved for the rest of those lives. Blessings
@ra1787 (501)
• Italy
21 May 10
I believe that forcing someone to marry someone else against their will is illegal and is surely immoral, anyway it is their choice, but anyway it is better to wait, if they find theirself good together they can marry when they are grown up at least 3-4 years. I am not a religious person but assuming that you are, will you really force someone to swear in front of god something false during a sacrament?
@gfeef01 (537)
21 May 10
Force - no. you could form an unhappy marriage and one that would probably not last. if that is their wish then i think it would be a great thing to support the couple. Most children, statistically, who grow up in an unhappy marriage or one that ends in divorce end up repeating the cycle, statistically. Many children grow ip with one parent and thrive. it's not as simple as black and white. 15 is very young. I would hope that even if unwillingly the grandparents would take on the responsibility for both their child (15 is a child) and their grandchild. Note: I say grandparents as the boy's family are also in the equation. It's not their fault, but it is their responsibility. most of all the 15 year old, and the child, has to have the chance to be forgiven any disapointment placed upon her, of them. They need to feel the chance to live their life separate from the shadow this may cast.
@patersh (120)
• Philippines
21 May 10
it depends on them. if they dont like then why force them. it will just result into more complications. but just make sure that the boyfriend will do his responsibilities as a father. i dont really think that the parents should be blame. they already know what is right and wrong at their age. and i think they did that because it is common nowadays. no matter how many times the parents told them not to they will still do it for they think it is cool.