riverdancer
The Fly
Seriously.
I don't know what my problem is...
Help?
I don't know what my problem is...
Help?
riverdancer said:But...I want...a baby...
Bono's American Wife said:Wanting a baby at 16 probably means you desperately want someone to love who will love you back unconditionally. You are dreaming of a sweet little person you can snuggle up with and show off to your friends.
*that is not a put-down by the way...I went through the same thing.
Actually having a baby at 16 means more responsibility than you could ever dream of. Beyond the pain of labor and delivery, you can forget about sleep for quite a while, going out with your friends will not be an option and that little person comes first, always...not easy at 16.
I don't mean to sound preachy but I did it at 17 and it was HARD. Be a teenager while you can, you'll have plenty of time for babies later.
riverdancer said:Seriously.
I don't know what my problem is...
Help?
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:Get a job as a nanny
Tomer said:i know where to put the patch
elevatedmole said:Trust me riverdancer -- listen to BAW and the others. Having a baby at 16 would be awful. I'm 16 myself and I can't imagine having to deal with raising a baby. My mom actually got pregnant when she was 18, and even then she really screwed her life up. She never finished college (even though she was a great student), works a terrible job and she can barely pay our rent. It was a horrible mistake.
Mr. BAW said:
My advice is for you to go get pregnant. You're hurting no one but yourself...go ahead, do it, again and again, have many kids...!
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:Seriously, no matter how much YOU want a baby, think about the baby and the kind of life it would have.....not fair.
Mr. BAW said:
so, in that respect, I suggest that you contact a local agency that deals exclusively with children; possibly an orphanage, a hospital or other outreach agency where you can get involved, first-hand, with the daily tasks of child rearing, from infancy to 10 years of age...think about it,,,in 10 years, you'll only be 26 but you'd be dragging your 10-year old along with you on dates...not a pretty scene....
Angela Harlem said:
While there is no way I could ever advocate having a child so young, I have views on this which are kind of contrary to what some might think and that is that your mum didn't really screw her life up at all. She swapped school and money for a child. For you. A gift which she could never emotionally regret. At any age, we find ourselves contemplating what has changed when we have a baby and that includes all the physical and tangible things like paying bills on time or being able to duck up the the pub with your mates - these things dont make life easy and it is certainly harder the younger you are - but it is motherhood and that wont change whatever age the mother is.
whitehead said:
I'm sorry but that just cracked me up!! The dancing avatar only added to the humor!
please continue with the seriousness of the situation....