Sounds ludicrous...
Like.. When do you think the right age is to die?
What works for one, will not work for another.

This is such a prevalent occurrence in the media today especially. what confuses me is WHY the parents try to conceive if they're not married. WHY not get married? Scared of commitment? Don't want to be stuck w/ the same guy/girl? don't care who the father (usually from the mother's point of view) is as long as you have a baby? This just doesn't make sense. The child deserves to have the parents have a married, stable relationship before he or she is brought into the world. Divorce happens, but at least the parents were as ready as they could be. WHY NOT TAKE THE PLUNGE?

Beek is referring to her growing up wonderfully without a father.

Wow, Beeker. It almost sounds like you have a kid of your own. I agree that mothering is PROBABLY the hardest job in the world, but you shouldn't be bashing on old bushy for his opinion. I think that all he was trying to say is that all kids deserve two parents, and if you can't provide that, then you have no business having a kid.

that is terrible you think that way! most definitly it is not ones choice 2 be brought up with 1 parent, but really its not the and of the world as u explain it! are you saying if some1 is btrought up with just a dad its ok? ur being sexist and childish. of course both parents are way important but as u might not know mothering is the hardest job any1 could have! o u should try it tehn get back 2 me alright? o and 1 more thing, gore is so much better!
thanx 4 not caring!

being born out of wedlock (why would anyone use the terrible term b@stard anymore?) is seriously not a big a deal as it used to be. I think it is unfortunate that the father is not legal, but I would not make a big deal (or a small one for that matter!) . I would say a good age is at least 28. That seems like a responsible age. And I think marraige is important, but not mandatory, in a healthy household.

I think having a good home life matters but you dont have to be married to havea good homelife. It jsut has to be happy nad stable. Single mothers, single fathers and couples that do not beleive in marriage have some good homes too. I know a girl in my class who has a child. she is still with her boyfriend but doesnt want to get married. SHe wants to havea nother kid in a few years and is a loving mother. Plus some people dont get married or dont stay together because they will fight or someone might hurt the child. this causes unhappy homes. No one can or should be able to mandate how families work. it changes with generations. mothers use to have to stay at home and people use to get married and 17 or 18 all the time and that wasnt that long ago. I think that the group that is trying to give federak money to people for being married because it could promote unstablle marriages or promote women being beat to stay with their abusive partner.

I don't think that there is a certain right age to have a baby. What matters is your maturity level, and how responsible you are. There are people out there who can't take care of a child at all even if they are 80 years old, because they aren't responsible enough or patient enough to have children(believe me I know people like this) and their are 16year olds who can handle it. Given that in your teenage years you are not likely to be able to financially support your child as well as a married women in her mid 20s with a steady job, you can still raise a perfectly healthy normal child. Age isn't the biggest factor in this big of a situation.
Children raised in one parent households are not shunned, especially in today's society, and it isn't their problem if people are that ignorant that they would shun someone just for being raised by one parent. And yes a child can grow up perfectly normal without a father. Especially if the mother is dedicated to helping her children be their best.
Their is no magic age to have a child, it is all about your personal feelings and if you feel ready, emotionally, physically, and finacially.

i think the good age to have a baby and start a family is 21, or older, thats when u at least know that u love someone enough to start a family, and you are somewhat stable to take care of the baby

marraige matters teribbly!! if u arent married then the man does not have to pay child support unless u can prove hes the father. plus if u love each other enough u would be married not make a childs life misrable having 2 visit there parents all teh time in different homes!!

Children born out of wedlock are not shunned. At least not by me or anyone I know

I think that it is up to the girl. She should be ready in everyway so her child has the best.
I do not think however you have to be married to have a child. SOme people do not beleive in marriage and some women do not want to be married. I do not think that anyone can tell you when you can or can not have a child as long as you are prepared

A girl should have a baby whenever she is financially, emotionally and physically ready to take care of it. She definately shouldn't be forced into having a baby or have a baby and not be ready for it. Not only is it not fair to her, it's not fair to the kid.

The right age to have a baby is when ever the girl who is having it feels right to her. It'd probably be best if she was married, but, sometimes people don't think that way.

Any age is appropriate as long as you're married. If you aren't married you have a b a s t a r d child. This is wrong because they are shunned in society. It is not good for a child to be brought up without a father. It is wrong.

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