What do you think about being pregnant at 13?

I agree with katherine JUST STUPID.

It’s stupid a baby can’t take care of a baby.

I think its completely wrong…

I dont necessarily think its immature. I think its stupid and immature for a 13 year old to TRY to get pregnant. No matter what they think, they do not have the emotional maturity or financial security and having a child i at that age is going to be at the sacrifice of their own childhood and very possibly things like their own education. If a 13 year old girl accidently gets pregnant I have more sympathy. Yes, she should have been more careful and in my opinion she would be too young to be having sex in the first place, however its one of those bizare things about our brain development. Teenages do stupid things. They make reckless decisions. It happens in all species. Its just a strange part of growing up, so things like teenage pregnancy happen. Its not ideal, but in some ways a teenager is less in control than they think.

I think its irresponsible for sure… But if I was the mother of a 13 year old, I’d really be up her ass about everything making sure that she did not get in that situation in the first place.

I think we forget that many years ago, 13 was a prime age to start having children. As the average age of dying has increased, so has the prime age for having babies. Can a 13-year-old’s body support the needs for carrying a baby? Yes - however, society and life - in general - dictates that in order to have a baby, you need more than just the ability to do so - you need to be able to support that child, financially, emotionally, and morally until it is old enough to leave the home. The big problem is that no 13-year-old can financially support a child on her own, but a 13-year-old can support it emotionally and morally, if she has the maturity needed to do so. I don’t condone the act of becoming pregnant at such a young age, but I also won’t reject any claims that a 13-year-old can’t raise a healthy, happy baby, if she has the financial sources in place to help her along. Things happen - judge not …

i think her mother is stupid and is living pricariously through her daughter which is immature and bitchy of the mother

It depends on two situations in my opinion. R@pe can obviously result in pregnancy and if a female is the victim (males can be victims too -.-) then this can lead to an added unwanted pregnancy with is not the fault of the victim. This can lead to a series of choices for the victim such as ab*rtion, adoption or to keep the child. The second can occur with consensual sex. So what is that that makes my opinion differ?

I believe that being pregnant at 13 is not right; it’s forcing your body to become compatible with something it is not yet ready for, bringing new life into the world that cannot be given a healthy upbringing. Sex leads to consequences and I think if you have sex and get pregnant, you should accept that it is the main result of sex and deal with it. However, in a r@pe situation, the victim should be given freedom of choice. Personally, I think ab*rtion should only be used in r@pe situations.

….so, just a short answer.

I just turned 19 and my fiance and I struggle to take care of our child. Its hard and being only 13 your body is still growing and changing into the young woman you will be. Your maturity levels are not what they need to be to take care of another person because at 13 you’re not even capable of taking care of yourself on your own. In your situation the child would go off to another family member to be raised, in my case my fiance and I are lucky enough to have a great family that helps us out while we are at work.

Not necassarily. Yes it would be complicated but who is to say all 13 year olds get knocked up on purpose. And you shouldn’t word it so negatively she wouldn’t dump it on a family member persay though I have a feeling a lot of moms would probably feel it is their duty to help their daughter. And as the saying goes it takes two to tango and it takes two to raise a child. And you will probably say oh well the father will deny it. Well a lot of states are making it so you have to take a DNA sample before signing certificate as father and if you are under 16 your mother has to help support the baby. To be completely honest I blame the parents and the education system for lack of proper sex ed and america going way to soft.

I think its a baby having a baby. they cant take care of themselves how are they going to take care of the baby

Absolutely inappropriate. Though your body can handle it (barely and sometimes not even then), you mind can’t. Babies are a lot of work. If you DO get knocked up at 13, your best bet is to give the baby up for adoption. You can’t raise the baby alone and you certainly don’t have time to raise it at that age. You still have an education to worry about so you’ll be able to support the child as it grows up. If you already are prego, I’m sorry to hear. If you aren’t, don’t.

Yeah the sex ed sucks but amercia isn’t soft it’s super tough on kids. Kids can’t to anything fun cuz they might “get hurt” I hate it. They baby us kids until we are freaking 18

17 is one thing but 13 is a totally diffrent story, why the ** would a 13 year old be sexually active to begin with?

Because it’s programmed into our brain. The human brain, as smart as it can be, can’t actually keep up with the fast changing society. The brain still thinks we’re in the stone age where the life expectancy was really short, thus, “let’s do it now.” Hormones have a lot to do with it as well as peer pressure. Gotta satisfy that hunger, as it were…

If its 300 years ago I suppose it would be normal…