Do you WANT to be a teenage mother?

Ive read some of the ppl storys and i can also agree that i wanted kids at n early age, i don't have kids now. but its a lot to take on especially @t an early age!! my sister got pregnant at the age of 14 ...and she got in to some trouble were she had to go away for awhille so it left me the responsibility of her child i had to drop out of schoool for awhile @t the age of 16 i went back but it was hard. now that im older n engaged i can say im ready to have children with my future husaband

Im 15 & Pregnant With My First Son

It Was Definitely Not Planned But I Choose To Make The Best Of It

Im Keeping My Son But Im Also Alot Luckier Than Most Pregnant Teen My Family Has The Money & Is Also Extremely Supportive So I My bf

I Do Not Recommend Getting Pregnant At Such A Young Age

Its A Ton Of Hard Work

When I was a teenager, I was so immature, closed-off and barely responsible enough for myself, let alone another child, so thank God I didn't have one.

I realized this even then, though the full extent of how much I really DID need to grow up I didn't realize until I did grow up. I have always really wanted a child... but of course dreaming and planning are different things.

There are so many problems and issues that a girl can be going through that could make them want a baby as a teen-mom, so it's hard to break it down to just one cause.

Why some do it (and not just teens) is perhaps for the feeling/illusion of stabilty. Family is something solid to "grab onto." Or perhaps they think that starting this new family will solve the problems in their current family or help them get out of said family. Sometimes a girl wants to trap a guy. It happens. Sometimes depression is a factor - who wouldn't look forward to having someone that would love them, no matter what?

What I think that girls/women need to consider more is that PREPARING to have a child is just as important as BIRTHING one. Think: We have to take vitamins before a baby is born - preferably before (~3 months) the baby is conceived.

Taking care of a child actually begins way before the child is even made. Preparing yourself and all that around you (becoming more responsible, becoming financially stable, making sure he's the right partner, etc.) is just as important as taking those vitamins, eating right, exercising for a fetus.

lol, are you talking about that episode with that 14/15 year old girl who had sex 300 times and collected baby things cause she really wanted a kid? She's actually got one now :S

Anyway, I want to have kids young. Like, early 20s, but right now I'm still in uni and I don't have my degree yet, so I'm not ready for a baby. If I did happen to have my entire life figured out at age 17 or 18, had a partner, a house, enough money for necessities plus luxuries, I wouldn't mind having a child. I wouldn't be phased by having to stay in on a Friday night. If I'm young and ready, then why not? But then again, that situation is highly unlikely. What teen has their whole life figured out and on track? Not to mention I'm past that age and it hasn't happened yet, haha.

So yeah, point is, I want to have children as young as I can, but I need to be secure financially, family-wise, emotionally etc. But if I did happen to get pregnant in the next year or month or week, I would keep the baby for sure. It would be hard, but I know it would be worth it.

I'm 18, and I do want kids. I personally feel like I was born to be a mother. I'm going to college to become a kindergarten teacher, and I volunteer my free time teaching CCD to 1st graders. I love children and would love nothing more than to be a mommy asap, but I don't have the means to take care of a child or even myself for that matter, so I think the idea of kids having kids is unrealistic and selfish, it's one thing to want, but when you actually go out and have a baby and have no intention of supporting the child, then I have no sympathy for that person and think they're just completely useless. If you feel the need to take care of something, or want to feel loved or whatever that bullshit is, get a damn puppy, don't bring a child into this world when you can't take care of it, that's why I don't.

I am 16 and although I adore kids, it will be a cold day in hell before I'm a teenage mother.

I want to be a mother, but I want to do it on my terms. Like, I don't know, when I have a house and am a lawyer and actually have my life together.

But, I feel for those poor girls who romanticize the idea of motherhood, and discover a chilling reality. They think that they will have love, and instead, they lose their youth. It's tragic, and I am not about to be anybody's tragedy.

Well right now I am 14 years old. I am not ready for a child in anyway. Yes, I would be a good mother in my opinion but I am just not ready. I would keep the baby if I got pregnant though..

My friend is 15 years old and she wants a baby and she is actually thinking about getting pregnant..

I do want to be a mom very badly, just not right now. However, seeing babies makes me want a baby intensely for a day or so, but I know there is no way I could be a good mom yet!!

There just something about a baby... it makes me feel like a better person taking care of and bringing something up. Also, I know its hard, but I know theres joy too. I will just have to wait

Yes, I want kids. But not now. I would never purposely get pregnant in my teenage years!! But I know that if I did get pregnant, my parents would be supportive (at least my Mom would) and I wouldn't get an abortion (irrevocably pro-life) and I couldn't bring myself to give my baby up for adoption (aww, I just watched last night's 16 and Pregnant). I would be a good mom, but I DO NOT want to get pregnant for quite some time =)

Im 25 but when I was a teenager I didnt want a kid. I always said I was never going to have kids. I changed my mind to maybe someday when I was 20 and got pregnant with my first at 21.