17 year old mothers

Personally, I have no stereotypes about age and motherhood. I've known some teenage mothers who were great moms, and I've known some older mothers who were trainwrecks. I think being younger is definitely harder unless there is someone supporting you like a family member or friend, or if you're lucky enough to get a motivated social worker if you're on assistance. One of my girlfriends in high school got pregnant, and her family kicked her out of the house because she refused to put her baby up for adoption. She got a great social worker who held her hand through getting assistance and managing daycare and school. Now her little boy is 10 and she's a therapist herself. Best wishes to you.

im a 17 year old mom, and a part-time student, and no looking for an online job. i'll be at college this coming june and i really have no idea how i'll do it and/or if i'll go for it. my son is only 1 year old, (still needs mother's care and not babysitter) but if i wont go to college by June i would be wasting 1 year of my life staying here at home. it is so obvious that being a mom at 17 is hard, but it's more harder to be a single mom at 17. guess all i can do now is continue with life and pray for guidance so that i an make better choices especially with regards to my studies. after all, life may be hard but if i'll look at it in all sides it is actually not that negative. :)

well, i think it is obvious. and does not need to be enumerated. instead of worrying about stereotyping, take care of the child in the best way possible.

People may assume that you are still a child yourself. But in reality there are 60 year olds who still act very childish. People can judge all they want, but it's not that they are right judgment. Best wishes.

I think that if a person is mature enough to be a mother when they are young, there is nothing at all wrong with being young and being a mother. I was 22 when my daughter was born and I was ready for the responsibility of being a mother. However, I also think that I would have been just as good of a mother if I hadn't had a miscarriage when I was nineteen years old. If you are doing the best that you can by your child, there is nothing wrong with being a very young mother.

People think that you are less competent if you are a teenage mother. My parents got married when my mom was seventeen and still in high school. She attended a college where she was taking nursing classes. Everyone fully expected her and my dad not to make it as a couple because of their age. My mom used to take my sister to classes with her while my dad worked because back in that day, teenage moms were not as popular. My mom and dad were married before my sister was born, but not because of pregnancy. Mom and dad had been married a month when my mom got pregnant. Still people assumed that they were married because of the baby due to mom's age. They figured that my mom would not be as responsible as other moms, but she was and still is a great mom. Hang in there. I know being young and having a child isn't easy but just because you are young does not mean you can not be a great mom. By the way, my sister was born in 1973 so in some ways stereotypes have not changed much.

There's nothing you can do right now than to go ahead with your life. Make good plans for you and your baby. If you can, pursue with your studies so you can have good chances in providing better future for both you and your baby. Its not a thumps up for you but neither do I condemn you.