Very well put!!!!!

I had my son when I was 18, I had medicaid and WIC. Many of these girls, I'm sure, have some kind of government assistance.

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Julie
Momma to a three year old nugget, and wife to a goofball

I think quite a few very young moms get help from their parents. There seem to be a lot of grandparents out there helping to raise their children's children.

i was older when i had my children but my little brother and his wife are 21 and 20 and have an almost 2 year old they own their own home have two new cars and two good full time jobs they make more than my dh does supporting 5 people. they gotten no assistance they make to much money... so you just never know some can do well my brother and his wife do very well and they are young i think ambition and drive along with the situation play a huge roll.

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SILENCE IS GOLDEN BUT DUCK TAPE IS SILVER.

Like a couple of the mother's before explained very well - they do it all different ways! I know several young couplies with children. Some are off on their own, the father is going to school and working full time while mom is staying at home with the baby. Money is tight and the grandparents, on both sides, help out a bit but for the most part they're working very hard for their family.

I know another young couple. They live with one set of grandparents and have a lot of help from family. They're trying hard to.

And I know yet another younger couple that I worry completely about that baby and it isn't even here yet. Their idea is to keep the baby one year and if it doesn't work out then give it up for adoption. Truthfully, age has nothing to do with it -- this set of parents is the oldest out of the three couples and in some ways have the most going for them. The parents are just idiots.

I bought my first house when I was 17, got married at 18 and had three children by 20 (girl at 19 and twin boys 11 months later). No assistance. I worked part time 20 hours a week and DH work 32 hours a week and went to school.

Money was every tight but we got thru it. Our parents help with babysitting and we ate over their house once a week. The rest was all us.

I was 19 when I had my dd and 22 with my ds. My husband's only two years older and we got married immediately after I got pregnant. My family helped us out immensly, my mom took care of dd while I finished my basics. We had to travel around the country for a long time and never really settled in one place until now. my dh had a good job and thankfully I wasn't in a bad situation like most girls that got pregnant at my age. Our first five and so years of marriage (we've been married for seven) were a whirlwind adventure, not for the faint of heart

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You must be the change you want to see in the world ~ Gandhi

I agree that AMBITION plays a huuuuge role... I don't settle and I like living on my pedestal

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You must be the change you want to see in the world ~ Gandhi

You do what you have to regaurdless of age. My sis while not extreamly young having a baby at 23 and being a single mom simply lived with our parents. She hated it but she stayed with them for almost 3 years. Saved up enough that when she did move out she bought a condo for her and her daughter. Young or single moms do have it harder but still many have loving support of there families to help them through.

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Kimberly Proud Mommy to Bethany Rose April 2006 &

Organizer of the Coupon Clippers of Tacoma

I know it is sad to say but I bet alot of these girls are getting WIC, GOV ass. etc. I think that those items should be used as a temporary releif in times of DESPERATE NEED. IMO these services should not be *permenant*.

I will be 23 when my first is born, I think that is young, but DH has a college education and works a very good job with the ability to get overtime every week!! I think if you can help it you should wait until you are somewhat stable to have kids, i do not mean thousands in savings and all these things just have a job for instance, pay your own bills, etc. JMO

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