Many many year ago when the life expectancy was much shorter, it wasnt uncommon to marry and have kids very young. The only reason is so surprising to us is because the level of immaturity of youth, and even non-youth today.
meghanashley;3862325; said:If it were my little sister or girl i would be facing criminal charges as well.
Thecooler;3860830; said:abortion please. Let's not ruin everyone's life.
joe the fish man;3861354; said:Great parenting
Aqua Sanctuary;3862053; said:exactly
wtf people.. wtf
Neervana;3862121; said:im trying to imagine what it would be like for the baby that was just born..." my mum had me at 11!!!!"
... hmmm when the girl's going out for her 1st date her baby could be in diapers..i wonder how it happened....why didn't the parents keep an eye on her... so sad but completely unbelievable.. if this has happened its all the parent's fault. but how did she know what to do?! must have been rape... i mean.. 11 years old... hell i had no idea what was going on when i was that age.
IKeepPacu;3862228; said:wow. just absolutely, wow. Those parents 100% should be investigated and most likely arrested for child endangerment. who the HELL in their right mind lets an 11 year old girl go through with this garbage, and actually give birth?
I had my oldest son when i was 17, and i cant even begin to tell you how hard its been. i couldent possibly fathom what it would be like for someone 11 years old. That girls life is over already, at a time when she should just be getting over the "boys have cooties" stage and having fun.
fobrinkle;3862240; said:With shows like teen mom on MTV its no wonder stuff like this happens. Parents don't care what their kids watch so they see something like this and think "ooh, I could be famous". Parents need to do a better job and MTV needs to really think about their programming.
rmorse;3862455; said:Really guys? We know absolutely nothing about this situation besides a extremely young girl gave birth. Yet we immediately judge and point fingers at the parents? What about the person who impregnated her? What about the girl herself?
We know nothing. We don't know if the girl was raped, if it was consensual, if she was slipped a roofie at a friends house, etc.
In Africa, there is a belief that if you have sex with a virgin, you will cure AIDS. What this leads to is many young girls getting raped, and contracting AIDS. Is that still the parents' fault, because they failed to tell their daughter not to get raped?
Reality is that this is a sad situation, to say the least. How would you feel if your daughter becomes pregnant at 11? Now how would you feel if your daughter gets pregnant at 11, and everyone is rushing at you with pitchforks?
There is a common trend on this forum to bash humans, saying humans are horrible creatures hellbent on destructing the world, incapable of decency, blah blah blah. How about we be different? How about we recognize that this is a messed up situation, and feel sorry for the girl? Feel empathetic, sympathetic, love. Not hate. Not judgmental.
losertastictoaster;3862694; said:I feel sorry for the little girl. Pregnancy is horrid for someone in their 20s, I can just imagine what it must have been like for her. Regardless of if it was rape or consensual I just can't belive someone would do something like that to a little girl who most likely hasn't even gone through puberty yet. This whole situation must have been rather tramatic for the girl.