young parents irresponsible?

[Fengzi]

I think there's a time in your life when you're just...ready..but no specific age, because like birdgirl and others, it depends on the person. But in most cases, a young mother thinks she is ready and is not, and is then overwhelmed and gives up on things that seem out of reach and require a lot of work and shit. BUT then there's mommy's like chrissy who come along and show us that with a little effort (and maybe some good luck?), you can get far and accomplish shit.

I pretty much agree with BabyFace. While there will always be cases of exceptional young mothers, I would imagine that the vast majority of young (15-17) mothers are simply not preparared. I know what I was like when I was 15 and ther is no way in hell I could have been a good parent at that age. In fact, my wife and I waited until I was 34 and she was 31 before deciding to have a child, simply because we wanted to wait until we were both emotionally and financially capable of giving a child the best life possible.

It's been my experience that the most highly responsible 15-year-olds of all are usually wise enough to either postpone sexual activity till later or take the necessary steps to prevent accidental pregnancy in the first place.

I was pretty much thinking along the same lines birdgirl. I would think that getting pregnant at 15 is a good indication of a person's responsibility or, more specifically, lack of.

Despite my general opinion of 15yo mothers, there are two key points I should make

-While I may think it's irresponsible for a 15yo girl to get pregnant, I think it's just as irresponsible for a 15yo guy to get a girl pregnant.

-Irresponsible parents come in all ages, shapes, and forms. There is nothing saying that a 25-30yo will automatically be a better parent and there are plenty of examples out there of older people being crappy parents too.