I'd like to see you say this to your child if they became a parent young.

You keep changing what you say so I think you are the moron.

In your older post you said that young parents are stupid...now u have changed your mind and are saying that not all are...

2 years isn't all that long sweetheart...doesn't mean you won't get divorced and end up a single parent.

I'm 22, and I'm having #2 & 3 in April. I'm not a teen parent, but I am young, and I must admit I might have waited a couple years, but I will never regret my children.

You should wait until you at least have your own place, and then you can have children. My husband's family were not at all for us getting married & having kids, but that was their decision, and we're good financially, so it's alright.

The important part is, you need to think before you act. It's basic elementary knowledge. You have to be ready. But, just because you think you're ready, doesn't mean you are. Wait until you've moved out, gotten married or have a stable boyfriend, and have good jobs, then, you will know when you're ready.

I'm a teenager myself, only fifteen and i think i stand for all the teenage girls when i say all of us have gone through a stage and thought 'aww a baby, i want one' but know that it's not that simple.

I would never purposely think of putting myself or a boy in a position where i am pregnant etc. i think it's pathetic. I mean i can't wait to become a mother but there's a good few years for me to go before i even think about that.

I have cousins who have fell pregnant in their teens, their lives have turned out fine, maybe not the way they wanted things but they are happy, but i'm not saying it works out for everybody.

I, myself can say, I'm mature, I'm good with children and I have a stable relationship but can I being only fifteen say that i can financially, physically and mentally support a baby and make the promise that the father will always be there for the both of us, i can't so what i'm saying is, you should enjoy yourself like i am and not think about children.

I think this subject causes to much controversy and shouldn't be brought up unless people are prepared to get their thoughts and opinions bashed.

The maturity is not in being good with kids, good grades, having a job, or acting like an adult, it is in saying "I am not ready for this".

Good for you for understanding the limits your age presents.

I got pregnant at 16, had my son, Noah, at 17 years old. I am now 19, my son is 2 years old and these past two years have been the hardest of my life. I love my son but I wouldn't have done it this way given a second chance. Me and my boyfriend have relied financially on my parents these past two years, my mum has also spent ALOT of time babysitting Noah (when I was at school and studying for exams and while Derek was at work). We haven't stood on our own two feet this entire time, I will be going to Uni this year and the cycle of mum and dad looking after my responsibilites will continue. We will not be able to live in our own place for many years to come, won't be able to support ourselves or let my parents just be grandparents instead of unpaid babysitters. I am pregnant again- a teen mum twice over- I can't explain to you why we would do this to ourselves or more importantly; my parents again. We've used them these past two years and we will use them still with Noah and the new one until we have our own means of supporting ourselves.

To advocate teen pregnancy is just wrong. I'm a walking advocte for it though- I have support, the boyfriend and the baby, life must be perfect? No, it's not. Even with the amazing support life is very difficult.

Take away the financial aspect as a problem for teen parents and you still have the maturity issue. As a teenager we aren't all there yet, we change our ideals and beliefs and like clothes our opinions are always differing. At 17 I wanted to be a journalist and I took a journalism course in school, I also took a multimedia class and english to get me there- now at 19 I am going to Uni to do a Bachelor of Arts because I have no clue what I want to do and am trying to keep my options open. Next year I will probably want to be a forensic scientist but won't be able to because I cut science out of my schooling and that is no longer an option to me. I hope that the things I believe in and am teaching Noah today will not change tomorrow and leave him confused. I pray that he won't hate me for being raised by his Gammie and that one day I will be able to give him and his unborn sibling the life that they deserve.

I strongly advocate waiting until you are financially, spiritually mentally and physically able to care for a child.

I have to agree with just about everything said.

I didn't have a baby as a teenager, but I wanted one. I pretty much wanted a baby from the time I was 5 years old. I didn't ever try to have a baby because I wanted to do it the 'right way' and be married first and all that stuff. That doesn't mean I didn't REALLY want one...and I thought I could handle it. If I had had a baby then, I would've taken responsibility and been the best mother I could have been at that time. But seriously, I'm so glad I waited because even as a married adult with the best husband and daddy in the world, the HUGE RESPONSIBILITY of my first baby totally blew me away. I loved having her and was completely in love with her. But I never realized how 24/7 babies were until I actually had one...and as much as I wanted a baby as a teen, it would have made the already hectic life of a teenager even crazier. Any teens reading this, wanting a baby...please don't do it until you are an adult. It's much better for you that way and much better for 'your baby' that way.