2006-08-04 08:57:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Because they're stupid.
2006-08-04 12:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Stella 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it is a trend, in fact more women are waiting until at least there early twenties as compared to 20yrs ago. The ones you see are either a freak coincidence in your area, or maybe you just notice them because they stand out compared to older mothers. Secondly there is nothing wrong with having a baby while you are young as long as you have the means to support it and plan well. OH! Consider this in the 80's and 90's there was a large movement in schools to teach abstinence only, the debate over that is still raging today. meanwhile many of the people i grew up with have had kids or know someone who has and most of them were not as safe as they would have liked to be. So whose fault is it? If kids were talked to openly about sex, about waiting, safe practices, and about their bodies maybe we would nt have so many confused youngsters out there. It is shocking some of the questions i have seen on yahoo answers, questions about should kids have sex at 13, or should they use a condom, or they have irritation in their vagina what could it be? These are things kids should be told, but parents don't want to or don't have the time to handle these issues, so kids do dumb things like get knocked up. They need info, they should be getting it somewhere safe like school, if they are not getting it at home. Its too bad so many young women are having kids before they really grown up, but it is not a trend.
2006-08-05 09:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by TR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an old lady...but I know 4 very young girls, (14 to 18) in a small rural area who have babies. Of course, I'm paying for them...they are all on welfare. 2 kept the babies while they where "puppies" but once the newness wore off, and they decided they wanted to go out whoring around again. So they gave them up. Of course this was after they "ruined them" making them wards of the state. It's more difficult to adopt out a 4 year old with speech and anger problems...than an infant. The other 2 are terrible parents. One girl can hardly read. She had to call a neighbor to come over and read the can of formula. I worry about the future of this world. There will be a point that only a few people will work, and they'll be responsible to pay for all the bastards.
2006-08-04 09:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by mslorikoch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im 25 and pregnant with my first. I don't think I am too young.
But my husband and I decided to have a baby now..so we can have our kids out of the house while we are still young. When my child is 18, I will be 43...so I will be a young hip mom. Some people wait till they are 30 and when their kids are 18, they will be 48..almost 50. So I wanna be a young mom. Just my opinion.
2006-08-04 09:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be several factors. Sometimes children don't understand the responsibilities of having children. I had my first pregnancy at 22. It led to miscarraige. Other times they don't think about pregnancy at all just that sex feels good. It's sad to see that they no longer can be children but this is the world we live in. With that being said there are many younger adults who are married and responsible and there are kids who wait until marraige or until they understand those things. It's been this way for more than 10 years. In fact I saw a pregnant 11 year old growing up. I never thought of those things until 16, but people are different.
2006-08-04 10:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 22 yr old and I have two children . (one and one on the way) I can honestly say that our children were WANTED first of all and PLANNED. We were married before we had our first. It is not that it is trendy some people just choose to handle their lives a different way. I agree there are some very irresponsible people out there who have children very young and then have plenty more and we pay for them. This is not the case with all young parents though. I too agree that this isn't new though b/c my grandmother had all three of her children out of wedlock and all at a very young age. She is now a young great-grandma of course but she says it is better b/c she can enjoy the grand kids and great grand kids more.
2006-08-04 12:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to re-word your question...not EVERY young person has a kid. I'm 23 & still kid-free. I have quite a few other friends who are also. Any friends of mine who DO have kids had them after they got married. Some people choose to have children earlier while they still have the energy & can watch them grow up. My parents didn't have me til late & I think they kind of regret it. My mom is 50 & my dad will be 61 soon. He's in such poor health now (parkinson's...etc.) & it's getting worse every day....he's not even sure if he'll be around to see me get married....let alone my 2 younger sisters either!
2006-08-04 09:24:53 · answer #7 · answered by §uper ®ose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not see why it bothers you so much it is not your child who is pregnant so why be all in other peoples business did you ever stop to think that just maybe some of those "young people" are married and actually planned their children? i am 19 and i do have an 8 month old son however i am married and in a very stable place financially so my husband and i decided that it was best for us if we started our family now rather than later and no one else pays for our child i am not on any gov't assistance so i do not see why it bothers you so much now i do understand the others who get pregnant and do not even want the child so they pawn it off on other people but that is not the case for all young people who have children
2006-08-04 09:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Referring to teens? Oh yeah! It's trendy now to be a teenage mom. I say "mom" because 9 times out of 10, the "dad" has hightailed it outta there.
Never mind the fact that children born to teenagers are a burden on their immediate families as well as the taxpayers. Many of said taxpayers would like to have children of their own but can't afford to b/c they're paying for the illegitimate children of teenagers!
2006-08-04 09:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its not a trend it is called being irresposible!!! Their parents should be paying more attention to their teens. When i started my period my mother had me put on birthcontrol not because i was having sex because at the time i wasnt, but she was being responsible as a parent to try and help prevent the situation
2006-08-04 11:18:00 · answer #10 · answered by d_sbabymomma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a new trend but for some reason teen can't wait to have sex so they end up having a baby! does this help?
2006-08-04 10:41:56 · answer #11 · answered by *Sexy-Love* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋