x EvilErmine x said:
Biologically speaking, it's one of the best things you can do if your a woman who wants children. As anyone who knows about the physiology of the female reproductive system will know a woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have, this is problematic as the the entropic decay of the eggs begins before birth. Children of young mothers tend to be healthier and suffer from fewer genetic hereditary conditions that are passed on form the maternal line.
Provided that the woman has completed puberty and is fully developed then her body is better able to cope with the stresses that pregnancy places on it.
Biologically a woman's body wants to have children young, it's at it's most fertile and ready for the challenge, and the longer you leave it the more dangerous it becomes for both mother and child.
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Socially speaking, having a child when you your self are only just going through that long and tricky process of trying to be an adult is rather a silly thing to do. There's a good chance that the whole thing is going to end badly, though it can be made to work with a lot of effort and sacrifices. It'll also coulour peoples opinions of you regardless of wether they know you or not (see some of the other comments in this thread for details), and will certainly limit your opportunities in life.
Isn't that just a weird dichotomy?
Excellent point. It would seem though the our social structure requires women to attain independence before becoming mothers. In order to do so, women must first sacrifice most of their "best" child bearing years (biologically speaking) in order to achieve this status that society approves of as a "suitable, independent adulthood". That is, the parent can afford to send their offspring to the best schools, provide the best health insurance, and afford the other luxuries of childhood that most of us had to wait for until we became independent adults to get.
Do I think that teenage mothers should be shown on MTV and seen as suitable parents or the model for acceptable behavior? Um excuse me, but when did MTV *EVER* show anything remotely responsible? This is the same station that brought the world Snookie.
To measure a standard of living based on a reality show is ridiculous, to then go out and copy that behavior with the vain hope of attaining some sort of fame from it is idiotic.
Gentlemen, use a condom.
Gentlemen, stay sober enough to put the condom on.
Gentlemen, be honest with the girl and tell her you're going to falcon punch her if she gets pregnant. (J/K that's considered murder here, but you get the point.)
It's easy boys. It takes two to tango, make sure your Johnson is wrapped, capped, and your Trojan army stays in the horse!
One more thing, the boys don't have to pay child support until they turn 18.
Also, in some areas isn't having sex with a minor nothing short of pedophilia? I know it is illegal.