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bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298757,00.html

endo · Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul...my home

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Kids grow up so fast nowadays.

Its pretty crazy. There are siblings that have a bigger age gap than this girl and her child.

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

OH MY GOD!! thats so sad!!
thank god the father was a child himself..

Alyallen · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject:

Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

sojourner1 · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject:

I understand that in ancient times, people did have kids while still being kids themselves as people didn't live much past 30 and often died much younger. People started being an adult at the age of 10 such as King Tut in ancient Egypt and would be dead before their kids became adults as we know it today. Kids being adults is generally not acceptable nor practical in modern times though. The young parents need to have the means to raise a kid which may or may not be provided by their own parents and it does not fit into our model of childhood that goes to the age of 18. In ancient times, all family generations stayed on the same property and supported itself in a utilitarian manner while today, each individual are typically on their own which requires money.

These kids are too young to be having kids, but it is true that it's natural for 10 year olds to start being little adults. I would have a cow if it was my daughter.

dogshed · Joined: 28 Apr 2006

I remember vaguely that in many agricultural three generations live together or near each other so that the grandparents are the primary care givers of small children.

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

LOL

You might be surprised at what age most kids have sex in Europe.

Most kids lose their virginity in high school. There is even a very good documentary on teenage pregnancies in Belgium, but it is in Dutch.

At least we are not as hypocritical as many other countries who swear their kids don't do sex until they are allowed to.

Too bad he was a bit too young to learn how to use the condom, I learned it when I was 14, a bit too late imho.

BTW, luckily Belgium has a good social system, and it will try to help these kids cope with life. It won't be easy.

What is really weird is that i can't find an article on the Belgium news sites.

canuckistan · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:03 am Post subject:

Wow!
When mom's 26, her child will be 16 and wanting to use the family car already!!!

Pluto · Joined: 19 Dec 2006