To all the wonderful parents out there?
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I was a teen mother, and I was a stay at home mom. My husband worked, and I cared for my baby not anyone else. I did not even have anyone else there to help me. I never dropped my baby off to go party or anything else. My daughter was 6 months old before I even left her with her grandma(my husband and I went to dinner and a movie), and I was back home with her by 8pm to give her a bath and put her to bed. She did not spend a night away from me, until my husband and I divorced and then she was with him. She was 2 1/2 when we split. I know have 3 more kids and am the same way with all of them. I did not have my kids to not take care of them or have someone else raise them. Though I also would never condone teen pregnancy. I have met a lot of good teen moms, and I have met a lot of adults that are completely irresponsible parents. It is not your age it is the kind of person you are. I wish there were more people who saw things the way you do. I hated it when people would judge me when I was out with my child just because of my age. I thank you for all the good teen moms out there.
I think being a teenage mom is just harder because they often have this preconceived notion that it's all fun and games. I think it could be more overwhelming because they are more nieve. That doesn't mean they aren't capable.
Now that I'm 29, with an 8 month old, I look back and am very grateful I never had to deal with teen pregnancy. The person I was then, and the person I am now are completely different. I am wiser, and more realistic.
I agree... BIG PROPS to all the hard working parents!!
I got pregnant at the age of 16 and no I did not go on welfare. I went to school fulltime ( I graduated), Worked full time and yes I did have alot of help from my parents but at the age of 18 and before I graduated high school I got my own place ( and yes I was a single mom my ex was to busy knocking up other 16 year olds). I have been raising my daughter and yea it has been hard but I refuse to let the government pay for my oops! I am now married, 26 years old and have my 4th child on the way. Both me and my husband work very hard to provide for our kids. I do daycare in my home and he is a laborer. I agree with you in a way there are alot that are on welfare and I feel that alot of young girls that want to have a baby when the are in their teens count on welfare and I think it is wrong. I am a firm believer in the phrase " If you play, you pay" and it should not be the government.
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