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Why are more and more children participating?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi old fogey! I'm so tired of hearing how much 'older' teenagers are these days when actually all I see is that they look older but actually are often so immature. I'm probably going to get shot down for this but even some twenty somethings seem immature to me, compared to how we used to be, back when dinosaurs walked the earth.
The early sex just seems to be another thing that they simply must do & yet are far from emotionally ready for.
I now think that at 18 I was too young for my first sex, & yes I did get pregnant, got married & had 2 wonderful sons. It was very difficult, but as Andy H says, so well as always, I was looking for affection.
It's a cop out to blame TV but they will keep on with these schoolgirl pregnancies where everybody rallies round & everything turns out ok & they cope. Even with older mothers it doesn't always work out, & there's very rarely a neighbour with a hot-pot who's always available to drop everything & babysit.
Please wait all you young ones - much better when you're older anyway!!
Hi again Fakeplastic, as we are both the same age, I hope I don't appear like an old fogey either!
This is a good question & I agree with all the comments on some of the the young 'care free Mums' who participate in underage sex, then to go on to have babies at a very early age, just to be given council houses & live on benefits. I think it is an absolute disgrace that we - the hard working tax payer, should subsidise their life styles, when they could take a leaf out of other young Mums' books who do not end up like them.
I had a very happy childhood, but married young & went on to have two beautiful daughters, who really are a credit to us both. They are very caring, giving, responsible, intelligent, mature adults. They have provided us with four beautiful Grandchildren, but only after working hard at school, college, careeers & getting married of course! We have both worked hard all our married life too. We have never been in debt, well apart from our mortgage of course, but now 'own' our home. So what I am saying is that not all young people have to end up like the aforementioned.
My philosophy is: Get off your backside & strive for a better life! Although the saying :'You can lead a horse to water - but you can't make it drink' comes to mind - especially with the Governments attitude to this problem we now have.
I've just become a dad for the first time, 10 week old daughter. My intent is to be there for her and to give her a moral upbringing (in the way I had). I'm sure all new father;s think that, so log on in 20 years and I'll let you know.
I do know she will not be like my colleague's daughter with 50 pairs of shoes and chanel make-up aged 4. And heaven help her boyfriends!
Excuse me whilst I splutter with indignation and rage...highlights at 7?!!! My younger sister started having her hair highlighted at about 15 and I thought even that was way too young, but 7? That's ridiculous.
And noddy, I completely agree with your comment about immaturity in your twenties..I'm 25, and in no way do I feel ready to have a baby. Don't get me wrong, I would love children at some stage and know I'm going to make a fantastic mother (I've had the best role model in the world- she has four of her own, two stepchildren, works full-time as a GP and still finds the time to love each one of us unconditionally and give us everything in life we need, NOT- and this is the vital bit- everything we want). If I got pregnant today, I'd cope, I know I would and I'd have to, but I'd prefer it if that baby comes along when I WANT it. Sorry, him/her!