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Get use to it hun. Its been like this since the beginning of man kind, usually girls were set up for a arranged wedding, and were expected to be pregnant by 13 years of age....Saying you are tired of seeing it, will not change it....you say "the guy will be gone in no time" well that can always be the possiblity. I dont aprove in teen pregnancies. especially girls who get pregnant intentionally, but it happens....it has always happened....and always will

Wow well I had a child at 18 and He is 3 now. Also, I am 12 weeks pregnant. So you have no point. Im in my last year of college and it will be done before baby is born. My sons father is still with me and has a good job so no welfare here. You should think before you offend people. Not everyone is the same. I'm in social services and I have seen a 12 yr old raise a child better then a 19 yr old girl. You cannot judge everyone based on your sister. OH and You are not that much older either. I am turning 22 this December and honestly it's not that big of a difference. I do not go and party. My parents live way to far from me to take care of my child. I dont believe in baby sitters. So. Please dont create this bias opinion that offended so many people in here. If you were not a teen mom, or you are not a teen mom, then you should not be on the teen pregnancy page. IT is none of your business.

one more thing!!! You said stuff about fathers not being around. Your the girl in her 20's and you don't have a man around. So again you really should not come in here and judge teens.

well good for you. you are a rare one. it also depends on where your from. I just see tons of girls just pa__sing on their babies for their parents to raise so they can go live their own lives and forget about their child. and if you were offended sorry. you just see shows like pregnant and 16 on mtv and it makes it look cool. and 12 and had a baby? thats pretty gross because when I think of a 12 year old I think they are pretty much still a baby, and when I hear of girls having s_x at even 14 I just want to vomit. I wasn't even thinking about s_x when I was that age. And it's not just pregnancy it's also stds and spreading it.

your a bi tch. The father isn't around because he is a scared bas tard. I am good friends with his mother and she is around. I think for a social worker you are being very immature. Doesn't it concern you at all looking at all the young mothers out there that you have to take their children away from them? there are the few rare ones out there who make it out ok on their own with no hand outs but honestly the percentage of teens who have babies and are not responsible is extreamly high.

actually the girl my ex is dating right now is 18 and got pregnant at 16 but drank and did drugs while she was pregnant with it then killed it by getting an abortion. Because she didn't care. I worked with this one girl who got pregnant at 16 and the kid is stuck with her mom and she never displays pictures of him on her profile or even mentions him at all. I know tons of other teen girls who think abortion is a good form of birthcontrol because they don't want to get fat. Teens who just get pregnant so they can live off welfare, think its easy, think its a good way to keep the man in their life. Most of the time the guy does leave, maybe he will stay for a few years but then he leaves and never comes back. Where they were engaged and then he cheats on her or what ever. There are decent teen mothers out there. Just most of what I have seen and or heard of. I know one girl who got pregnant 3 times and living off welfare so they made her get her tubes tied.

ok i started ttc at 17! had my daughter 1month before my 19th...she is now 9months and im pregnant again......im still with my partner dont live of benifits ect ect....my mum has looked after my daughter once in 9months.......so lets see how many come on say actually wrong to how many say your right huh? yes there are some but in generall i think there are more that actually do ok for them and there children

I just don't understand why girls think they have to have to have a baby at such a young age. I wish I could of gotten married first but things happen. but I myself have not met a teenage mom who is still with the father and have graduated highschool. I'm sorry if you success stories have gotten offended but think about it. In the US around 750,000 teenagers get pregnant a year. More than 2/3 of all teenagers who have a baby will not graduate from high school. Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. Teen mothers are more likely to end up on welfare (nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare). The children of teenage mothers have lower birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect. The sons of teen mothers are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves. thats according to the US government. I'm not saying that there are not good teenage moms out there thats not what I'm getting at. I'm just saying why are they rushing it? Whats with the need of having a baby. I see all these post on Ohhh I want a baby so badly and I'm trying, I don't have enough time because I am at high risk for cancer, I want someone to love me. I say finish school, think about a career and budget and future. What you can give this child. And also with the economy the way it is who knows how long you will have that job or money, you don't make much with a highschool diploma or lack of one. I actully am glad that my sister went back to school right after, she still is struggling and I can see the stress on her and my parents.

i live in the uk.....my sister in law was 15 when she got pregnant.....she has recently split up with my partner and my nephew is 1 next month.....and yes she's on benifits but she's a briliant .....hereyou leave school at 16....and you dont graduate unless you go to uni which you can go to at any age......i dont see how being young or un married or on benifits (welfare) makes you a bad mum?

its not being a bad mom its what's best for the child's future. the uk is different than canada and the us. like I said there are some rare ones out there who are doing good just I know more bad than good

Blimes, I understand your pa__sion for such a subject and it is something to be heated about, especially when you are a mom yourself. It is an issue today, but you are going to step on a lot of toes generalizing so much! This day and age it isn't just teens who are bad parents. There are twenty-somethings, thirty-somethings, and fourty-somethings who are having children and they are the worst case scenario for the well-being of a child. It frustrates me when I see it, but I don't just generalize and blame it on one group of society. To do so is judgmental and ignorant. I mean come on, not to sound mean, but there are people out there who would come to you and say you are a bad parent because you had a child out of wedlock because they believe a child won't grow up without problems if they don't have a married man and woman as parental figures. Floricica is a great example of a way to change things. If it's an issue that your heated about, do something about it.Instead of just judging, she has made an example of herself and is devoting her career to being in a position to make things better in the area of child welfare! And it's more than just handing out checks to teen mothers, it's helping those get the a__sistance they need to be better mothers, and yes sometimes it is placing children in better situations. Yeah, it's not perfect because some kids get taken away, and some people get on government a__sistance so they can be lazy, but the best you can do is start at home and raise children who won't be that way, mentor others so they won't turn down that path if they don't have parents as dedicated to them as you are to your children!

BLIMES You have no idea how much damage you are doing on here. If you have a problem with teens having kids, then get off this forum ok? It is here for teens to talk to teens or to people who experienced having children as teens. You do not belong here at all k? If you are so bored with your time, why dont you go and take up reading? Maybe you just hang out with the wrong people and know the wrong people. I know enough teen parents that do a great job. I was having s_x at 14 thank you very much for your comments about that one. Everyone has s_x at different ages. In my generation, most girls were having s_x at 14. OH and the 12 year old was raped just to let your ignorant self know. STOP judging ppl or I will be a bit*ch.

BTW!!! I live in Canada, and we get our morals and values and social way of things from England. Oh Dont ever compare Canada to the States ok? AND yeah in Canada there are benefits that all people are ent_tled 2 when they have children depending on income. Sort of like our health care. I recieve 467$ from the government to ehlp with my child. This is automatic money that is calculated based on my taxes. If I was on welfare, I would recieve the 465$ plus w.e welfare gave me. Also, in Canada welfare is straight money in the pocket. You soend it on w.e you want to. DO not compare Canada to the States please. It's disrespectful. There is help from anywhere and everywhere here. Especially for teen parents! we have transition programs in colleges which get highschool drop outs into college or university. The school systym here is different then in the states. The system in the Sates does not help people. It is terrible to see people dieing and giving birth at home if they have no inssurance or money to pay for health care. JEEEZ I can go on forever. Canada and the UK are more alike then the States and Canada.

V9653 I have no idea what you are saying at all. This woman has been full out judging and being against teen moms so she shouldnt be in this forum! GET OUT OF THE TEEN FORUM IF YOU DID NOT EXPERIENCE BEING A TEEN MOTHER!

Even though we are so young my boyfriend has a carrer already and makes enough money to support for his boy, me, and our soon to be baby!!! I jus wanna thank u for being so understanding u stupid cow ;-) Im tired of people like you being so judgemental because you didnt have a baby in your teens. Maybe its because ur so uptight and judgmental, who knows how bout you do us all a favor and move to a different site.

Floricica, I was simply stating that you are a person who probably also feels the way Blimes feels about negligent parenting but instead of judging, you are making an example of yourself by being a good mother and by finishing college and actually making changes in the world instead of sitting back and doing nothing while pointing fingers. So it was a compliment! As for the comment about who's in the teen forum, I'm 24 and have a 2 year old-so no I'm not a teen mother and wasn't a teen mother. The thing is that I got pulled in here a long time ago by someone in another forum asking for advice in this one, and since then I have found I do have a place here, maybe not for you, but I've made friends who I've advised through their pregnancies and deciding the next steps in their lives, and some of the pop-up questions are so full of naivete that sometimes it helps to have an older voice. Yes, I didn't have a baby in my teens but I found myself in a situation like some who come on, but I miscarried. I still like to think we all bring our personal experiences and knowledge to the table to help one another and other scared teens who pop in.