12 yr. old girl and 19 yr old boy: kids married in malaysia
By vernaC
@vernaC (1491)
Romania
November 23, 2012 8:02am CST
I just read in yahoo about a 12 yr. old girl and 19 y/old bou being married in
Malaysia. Of course it's crazy and there were protests but the bride's dad
reasone out that it's better for them to get married than doing something improper.
Come on, they're just literally kids! There's still a lot more to do and experience
in their life than creating their own family. Marriage is called settling down
because you are ready to focus on growing your own family and less for yourself.
This where irresponsible parenting begins; getting married at early age, then time
comes they are mature, they realize that they want more things for their lives and
want to explore this or that then forgot that thay have kids to take care of.
Just sad how these kind of problems begins from our parents wrong decision.
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3 responses
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
24 Nov 12
hi vernaC
there are some cultures no doubt where the early age marriage is prevalent but yes, this is definitely an unhealthy thing for both the married, and their family - medically, psychologically...
I would agree with you here when you ssay these parents are wrong to take such a decision and unfortunately it is the newly married couple, specially the girl who would suffer more.
there are some cultures no doubt where the early age marriage is prevalent but yes, this is definitely an unhealthy thing for both the married, and their family - medically, psychologically...
I would agree with you here when you ssay these parents are wrong to take such a decision and unfortunately it is the newly married couple, specially the girl who would suffer more. 
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
25 Nov 12
And whatever happened to parents being parents? I was never allowed to date at that age or be alone with a boy. None of my girls were ever allowed to go out alone with a boy at such a young age and I would never have approved of such a relationship. My youngest daughter did want to be with a boy when she was 13 almost 14 and he was almost 18. I was very against it until I met the kid and his parents. They knew that I would be against it and so would his parents and well, we caught them sneaking to be together. I was devastated! Well, we had a meeting between his parents and myself and the two kids and agreed that they could hang out at my home or his and only when parents were home. Turned out, he was a very nice kid and they dated for the next 5 years. They did break up just before she graduated highschool. They are still good friends and talk regularly but both needed some growing to do. They talked marriage and kids back when she was 13....they go through way too many changes during those year. It's unhealthy.
@vernaC (1491)
• Romania
25 Nov 12
I hope youn couples and parents to be can read this. Every kid needs a supportive
and understanding parent. By now I know your daughter realized how great what you
have done back then. You just saved basically her entire life.. I'm glad to read
story such as yours.
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
23 Nov 12
There is such marriage although it is not visible in some cultures but some cultures follow this types of normalcy such as in arrange cultural marriages. Most especially in influential and aristocratic families they follow these types of traditions.
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
23 Nov 12
Yes they do this in some culture. It is not irresponsibility, it is culturally dictated. They will not be together until the girl bleeds.
