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[Begbie]

Most older parents these days had there kids early 20's, my mum had me when I was 21 and my step mum had her son at 16, he is now a deputy head teacher at a quite a big school and also deals with making the website for them.

He is on serious amounts of money a year, so not every young parents are all bad.

But in this case you do seem a bit immature, just having a look over your old threads comical.

Good luck though.

 

[Eriedor]

Never said it did, I would love for just a few of you to go through **** I've gone through and come out the other side still alive then you would see but hey. Most of you are too busy with either your head up ure ass or too busy looking down your nose at people to notice whats going on in your own life. Take a good look at yourself before you condemn me.

I have taken a good look at myself, and still wish to condemn your childish actions.

 

[knip]

Never said it did, I would love for just a few of you to go through **** I've gone through and come out the other side still alive

Believe me at 17 you dont know the meaning of that word.
I hope everything works out, I had a friend who had a baby at 19 and is now married to the father and has a second child, in the majority of cases though it doesnt work out this way.

 

[KNiVES]

Hey, it's Vicky Pollard !

How'z it goin' ma'e?

 

[loopstah]

Congratulations Megzy!

Not surprised to see how this thread turned out, you must have the magic touch.

Good luck.

 

[paradigm]

I would love for just a few of you to go through I've gone through and come out the other side still alive

May I refer you to a quote you should hold dear to your own heart:

Don't know you, don't care

Correct, you don't know me, what I've been through, or indeed what most of the people on here have been through. Although I can bet you now that people WILL have been through more than you, and are still here, not digging themselves further into their holes, but rather trying to get themselves out

I seriously do hope that you can provide your child with the life it deserves, and that you do eventually manage to calm down, mature, and live as good a life as you can live

Just try losing the attitude first, it will help

 

[PoleY_15]

seriously how can it possibly be a good thing to have a baby at 17. you have the rest of your life to have one. enjoy your life while your young and deal with having a baby later. plus i must agree with the majority of people it is so unfair not to give your baby every opportunity in life. that means having a well paid job, long-term stable relationship with the father and a lot of life skills.

 

[HaX]

Yes I'm going to take all the benefits I can get
You're all pathetic, I bet if anyone else said they were pregnant it would be congratulations (no I don't care if I spelt that wrong) from everyone, yet when I come on here and tell everyone I get ****. I'm sorry for sorting my life out, growing up and settling down.
But thanks to anyone who was nice.
Theres a lot of people who should follow thier own advice and grow up

No one on these forums has anything against you as far as I know. People are (understandably) concerned that a 17 year old girl without financial/job security or a particularly long-term relationship is going to have a child.

I am personally concerned for both the unborn child and the British tax payer. Your situation is replicated hundreds of thousands of times round the country, and it is always the tax payer who foots the bill and the child who suffers if things go wrong.

My girlfriend an I are in our mid-20s and have worked very hard to establish careers and invest in our futures by buying a nice house. We are not currently able to afford children as a result of buying our house, yet if we could - I feel we would make excellent parents and ensure that the child grew up with good moral values and a decent education.

I myself am from a lower-middle class background (both parents are school teachers), however I have had no hand-outs at all from them and everything we own we have paid for with our own money!

 

[Feek]

I'm not going to tell you where I live.

Oh and by the way its Ayres close,

Erm? In the same post, less than a line apart?

 

[Indy500]

I myself am from a lower-middle class background (both parents are school teachers), however I have had no hand-outs at all from them and everything we own we have paid for with our own money!

Think of it this way...you're claiming some of your tax back if you ever needed to fall back on welfare in hard times.

I'd rather give responsible people (charitably) the money than pay tax. As it stands, we're forced to pay tax...

 

[camels5]

I do not know the OP so cannot really comment on her, However I had my son (moredhel)
at 18 and was back working when he was 6 weeks old and continued to work for many years until I married and had more children. Not all single mums end up on benefits etc.. and also having my son was the making of me and it could be the same for the OP there is plenty of support out there now not just finacial and she should take advantage of these. Good Luck.

 

[HaX]

I do not know the OP so cannot really comment on her, However I had my son (moredhel)
at 18 and was back working when he was 6 weeks old and continued to work for many years until I married and had more children. Not all single mums end up on benefits etc.. and also having my son was the making of me and it could be the same for the OP there is plenty of support out there now not just finacial and she should take advantage of these. Good Luck.

In this day and age, providing you earn below a certain amount - you are still given family tax credits, free housing and childcare if required.

There was a "what can you claim" leaflet at my local Citizens advice beauraux, and basically anyone who gets over £18k and has a kid is entitled to nothing.

 

[Indy500]

There was a "what can you claim" leaflet at my local Citizens advice beuraux, and basically anyone who gets over £18k and has a kid is entitled to nothing.

Actually, CB is given to anyone with kids, although it is a token amount (~£14 per child per week) and WFTC (working families tax credit) still applies, although it steadily declines in amount till you reach the 33k mark (approx £900 a year if you earn £30k).

 

[Margaret]

Yes I'm going to take all the benefits I can get
You're all pathetic, I bet if anyone else said they were pregnant it would be congratulations (no I don't care if I spelt that wrong) from everyone, yet when I come on here and tell everyone I get ****. I'm sorry for sorting my life out, growing up and settling down.
But thanks to anyone who was nice.
Theres a lot of people who should follow thier own advice and grow up

Not really I'm 18, I was discussing with a female friend this issue of young people having kids about 2 days ago as it happens and having a kid at our age is silly, you're throwing your education away completely and aren't even in a long term relationship with no large, steady source of income.

Just my amazing 2 cents.

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

Don't know you Megzy, and have nothing against you personally, but if you don't mind me asking, why did you decide to keep the baby?

Sorry to be harsh but it sounds as though you're not financially secure and haven't been in your current relationship long. There's a good chance you'll be reliant on the state to pay for your baby's upbringing, your housing and so on, even if you're not atm. Having a baby isn't a sign of getting yourself together or growing up and I don't see why the rest of society should have to pay for your mistakes, just for you to bring up a baby you have neither the means nor the maturity to raise.

 

[JohnnyG]

Get in, I closed a megzy thread at last
Only due to the way it's panned out mind