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Can a teenager raise a kid?
Replies: 52Last Post Nov. 12, 2008 8:25am by proud daddy
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Quote: from liv21 at 1:39 pm on Oct. 9, 2008

Quote: from SpM at 1:11 pm on Oct. 9, 2008

Quote: from liv21 at 9:07 pm on Oct. 9, 2008

People who end up having kids as teenagers are the ones who shouldn't reproduce.
  For instance, I believe I would make a knowledgeable, sensible mother.
  But you won't see me getting pregnant.

 
 Birth control always fails for a small minority. It's perfectly possible to end up accidentally pregnant without being a moron.

How is birth control gonna fail for a virgin?



That is a naive statement.  So you are saying that an 18 year old married woman shouldn't have sex because there is the chance that she could get pregnant, and isn't quite ready at that point in time?  

Not every teenager that has sex goes around having sex at 15, or with every person they meet.  There are many 16-17 year old girls who are pregnant, who were in long term relationships, were on BC, and ended up pregnant.  Many of them will be good mothers, many will not be.  It works the same way as it works with 30 year olds.  Some will be good parents, some won't.

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I'm going to be a mother next month. I've been blessed with an amazing family, and the baby's father is still around to help me out. My child has never been in a world, before. She doesn't have anything to compare the life she is going to have with. I believe that she will have a good life, because all you really need is love, and this child has a ton of that. Not everybody is like me, though. Some girls need help, and they get it. Some need help, but don't get it. Trust me, I'm not saying all girls are stupid or that all of them are smart. To answer your question, though, yes, a teenager can raise a kid. Not ALL, but it's possible.

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I don't believe you can categorise. Some 16 year olds will be become amazing parents, others won't, but it's the same with 30 year olds. If you have the right focus and attitude to look after a child, then you can do it.

Not all teenage mums are stupid - birth control fails sometimes, mistakes happen. It doesn't mean the mother is a whore.

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it really depends on the person
some would be horrible parents, other will just need a little help and guidance and some can really be great parents


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Yes they can. Age does not determine how good or bad you are raising a kid. Jamie Lynn can just afford her baby a bit better than the other average teen moms but we don't know how good she really is with her baby.

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Yes, I have respect for a woman that will make those sacrifices.  Sadly, I know of people that have the child, and DON'T make those sacrifices.  She was 22 maybe when it happened?  It saddens me to know that she didn't put the time needed to raise that child.  Her kid called her by her first name, and called his grandmother by 'mother', and his actual mom had to make him work on calling HER mom.

I don't have respect for someone that brings a child into this world and doesn't properly care for it, and I think that there are many people (of all ages), that are incapable of caring for a child.


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I think that a lot of teenagers probably would make great parents, but then a lot wouldn't. I agree with the OP, my mother also started having children when she was 17. It was planned but she turned out to be the most amazing mother to be and siblings. But then a part of me thinks that people were different back then. Teenagers are like that anymore. Today's teenage population is abysmal compared to that of the 70s/80s. Back then little girls were pretty much raised to be mothers, nowadays there is a lot more opportunity for young girls therefore they are discouraged from having children young therefore teenage mentality has changed.  

But i do still think that there are a lot of teenagers out there that would be amazing parents, money or no money.

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look i have a kid and its not to bad to tell the truth its a lil tough but all and all im proud to be a daddy

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