2011-02-08, 11:12 PM
To me, if they're totally prepared to have kids, then it's fine. My friends (high school sweethearts) got married at 19/20 and had a daughter when they were 21, almost 22. They are a great family. And they worked HARD to get a nice house and made sure they had the money to support themselves and a child. That's just fine with me.
What's NOT fine is someone who's 15 or 16 having a child because they didn't want to wear a condom while having sex. I have no idea why, but if they're a minority race, it's a worse feeling for me. I think it's because they're more prone to living the stereotype about teens having kids before they're out of high school. They try to abort the child or try to miscarry the child (I personally know someone who did this) because they didn't want to have children. I HATE the fact that teens do not realize how concerning it is for them to be doing this.
I can deal with teens having sex and all that, but once a child comes, then that's where I'm a bit against certain aspects of it.
What's NOT fine is someone who's 15 or 16 having a child because they didn't want to wear a condom while having sex. I have no idea why, but if they're a minority race, it's a worse feeling for me. I think it's because they're more prone to living the stereotype about teens having kids before they're out of high school. They try to abort the child or try to miscarry the child (I personally know someone who did this) because they didn't want to have children. I HATE the fact that teens do not realize how concerning it is for them to be doing this.
I can deal with teens having sex and all that, but once a child comes, then that's where I'm a bit against certain aspects of it.