If a girl has a child under the age of 18, do you think the baby should be put up for adoption automatically?
Wilmer M asked:
Well, at least until she finishes school, then the baby could be returned to her when she’s 18, finished school, and is more responsible.
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Well, at least until she finishes school, then the baby could be returned to her when she’s 18, finished school, and is more responsible.
Do you think that would help the statistics? Because if you have a baby underage, you would have to dropout of school, leave your work just to take care of it.
May 31st, 2009 at 3:29 am
Don’t be so bloody ridiculous
May 31st, 2009 at 6:29 pm
That is not a good idea. Babies need their mothers, no matter what age the mom is.
May 31st, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I definitely do not think that should happen. They made a mistake but if you took their baby away after they’ve bonded you would probably raise the suicide rate. I would die if some one tried taking my child.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Well, THAT is a very stereotypical statement.
No, I think doing that is wrong. Not all teenagers who get pregnant just ‘drop out.’ Not all teenagers are irresponsible people and plus NOT ALL TEENAGERS ARE IN SCHOOL STILL!
I graduated when I was 16 so…?
June 6th, 2009 at 12:37 am
No that’s a horrible idea. That would not only confuse the baby to have 2 different sets of parents it would make babies look like little things you could pawn off until you felt like you wanted them.
I know lots of people who had babies, continued with school, continued with college and still kept a job… my friend for example had a little boy when she was 15, she stayed in school her and her boyfriend rented an apartment, she’s in college now, he son wants for nothing, and they live in a gorgeous house, her son wasn’t deprived in any way because she was a teenager.
June 6th, 2009 at 3:39 am
umm… no. that is the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard. first of all, that would never happen because it is 100% illegal and secondly, you can’t just let a different family raise a newborn and then return the baby to her birth mother when she’s good and ready. i think sex ed should be taught more in middle schools and high schools and teens should be taught about different methods of birth control. parents should be more involved in their teens lives and suggest birth control to their sexually active kids in order to prevent teen pregnancies. but if it has happened, it’s happened and giving the baby away until the mom is done with school is not an option.
June 6th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
nooooo!!!!! thats no fair to anyone in the situation.im 18 and having a baby annd i would die! if this happened to me 1 r ago and i had to give him up fo a yr!
June 8th, 2009 at 11:32 am
no babies shouldnt
June 11th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
No, where would the kid go? Foster care? The Foster care system is already overburdened. Besides babies need their mothers.
Who said teenage mothers need to drop out of school anyway? They can still go to school.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
No. That’s crazy. And why confuse a child for their first1-4 years of life? That sounds like an awful idea.
June 12th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
no i think that is a very bad idea…taking a child away only to give it back interferes with the mothers chance to bond with baby. it would be totally counter productive and cause problems later on as the child grows up. Alot of young mothers get to complete schooling as well as mothering. A lot of young mothers are mature enough to cope and do not need to have the baby taken away from them.
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June 16th, 2009 at 7:51 am
I got prego when I was 17 had the my son 5 month to the day after my 18th bday. I had my son march 29 2001. I went back to school 1 week to the day after he was born and graduated high school 3 months after. I stayed home with him through the summer (with the help of my family). I started my 1st semester of college when he was 6mos old my mom & sister alternated watching him during the day then I found a great babysitter that only charged me 20 a week to watch him (she is family and still sees/watches him in a regular basis). When he was 18mos his father and I split up, I had a part time job and held a full time student position with a work study job on campus. I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with him but I spent every second I could with him.
SO no I don’t believe a baby should be put up for adoption due to the age of the mother. Its a hard road but it can be don’t I know of several people who have done it and it is the most wonderful feeling of accomplishment. I do not encourage getting prego when your not ready but no one should have there baby taken away from them due to age!!
June 18th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Absolutely not. If someone is going to be irresponsible, then they should have to deal with the consequences.