My mother is a single parent she had my when she was in college to a man with a troubled marriage. Im not saying she was right but my moither is a good person who tries to do right by me but ppl still say stuff about her and even though she s******e doesnt care i know it hurts her. So if u know someone who is a young parent try to help them be a friend because somtime u can make the biggest differnece in there lives!

the sad thing is most girls who want a baby dont know anyting about babies, one they thing its just a thing that will love them no yu will have to lovbe the baby first take care of him, wake up at night when he is sick or cant sleep this might meanb you wont fall asleep at all, you have to be prepared that hte guy will SO NOT be helping u, and once the baby is grown there are so many othger repsonsibilities and issues and they wont end till the child is 18, remmeber 18 long years

i agree with you guys... there is no need to gang up on teen mothers... think about this.. if we gang up on them, and judge them, teens who get pregent, will see how others were treated, and wont want to have the baby, becuase they wont want to be treated badly, and in turn might have an abortion.. no one in this world is perfect, so instead of staring at a teen with a baby, or even worse, glaring, smile at them.. ask questions about the baby.. whats his/her name, how old is he/she, comment on how cute he/she is, etc. dont just look at the mom, and say to yourself, well she had a baby as a teen, she must be a bad person, so im going to give her bad looks. i just think toleration of all people is a main factor in getting world peace.. so instead of making someone feel bad about a mistake they made, give them a complement, and let them know just becuase they have a baby, they arent a bad person!!

i agree with kelchic that we should not gang up on teen mothers, just learn from their mistakes. They made a mistake but they have obviously learned from it and there is nothing that they can do to change the fact that it happened, they can only change how they deal with it. so dont judge them just help to educate others before it is too late for them

Please don't take any of what i say the wrong way. My best friend was 16 when she had her baby girl, she is the most precious thing in the world to all of us. i think my friend is the best teen mother ever. She grew up as a strong christian. yes, she made a few mistakes and one really big on by haveing a kid at such a young age. But don't we all. so all I wanted to get across was lets not gang up on teen mothers.

A message to teenage mothers who are pregnant and don't want a baby: give it up for adoption and don't abort it! That baby didn't do anything to you and deserves a chance at life! It is awfully hard to carry a baby for 9 months and then have to give it to someone else, as someone above said, but if you're not ready for a child, it is the best gift you could possibly give anybody: the gift of life and opportunity! That baby will have a chance at a loving family that will give it more than you could possibly give it until you're ready for a child.

i feel bad for teenage mothers but as it was said before it takes 2 to have sex and both sexes need to take responsibilty for the child. i've heard of too many men that take off when they find out their girlfriend is pregnant like they have nothing to worry about. it's your baby too. if you are old enough to have sex grow up and take responsibility for the consequences of your actions. And girls, make the decision that is right for you. don't let anybody influence your decision whether it's abortion adoption or keeping the baby, there are people who love you and care about you whatever your decision is. Remember, you don't know what you've got till it's gone. don't let that happen to your childhood.

God Bless

Sarah

I think teen moms have it hard and I feel sorry for them. But they brought it on themselves. They had a choice when they got pregnant. Adoption, abortion, etc.
Then again... Can you imagine having the power to kill the innocent little baby inside of you? Sick. Then there's always adoption. But, who would want to carry around a baby for 9 months then strain your small body to get it out then put it in the arms of another woman/man and never see him/her again.
Then there's the girls who have babies so they will have someone to love them. Babies take more love then they give in return. In the long run ... you don't get love you give love.
I am not against teens having babies as long as they take care of the baby. If you seriously want a child and are a teen, think it through and consider waiting a few years.
Peace

it makes me sick and i just want to cry when i see these girls on tv saying they want a child, they want something to love and something to love them. it is not the baby's responsibility to love you! and like what PrincessL said, if you want something to love you, get a dog! i know that i'm definately not ready for kids. it really makes me upset that girls do stuff like that

I love kids and babies are soooooo cute, but I am not ready in any way for a child. I don't think anyone is ever fully ready when they have their first child, even if you're married with a stable income. But I have dreams and plans for the future, i know some want a baby so they can have someone to love them but if that is the case get a dog because they provide unconditional love, without the dirty diapers. I can handle a nephew or a baby brother, but being a mom is a long time off for me. Teens don't always make the greatest parents either, some show their children and their children make the same mistakes.

No i dont think thats harsh at all most teens that become pregnet weren't ready to have sex let alone think about what could happen. Motherhood teaches the greastst lesson and has someof the greatest rewards or so im told. And i really want kids just not now.

i think you've brought up some great concerns about having kids when you're a teen that a lot of teens girls don't think about. my biggest issue with girls who have their own children is how much more maturing they need to do. the teens who are having children are usually the ones that need to learn the most from life and the least prepared maturity-wise for motherhood. am i being too harsh thinking that??