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Boy is Dad at age 13, he looks so very young

343 replies

Lizzylou · 13/02/2009 07:55

Here, he just looks so young

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TheThoughtPolice · 13/02/2009 10:49

"They are living with Penny, Chantelle?s jobless dad Steve, 43, and her five brothers in a rented council house in Eastbourne. The family live on benefits."

God, the Sun really is a VILE rag.

Pannacotta · 13/02/2009 10:52

Very depressing that this was covered in the press (if you can count the Sun as press), we really need to sort out our sex education in this country.
I wish the Sun was banned too, it truly is a hideous and sensationalist paper.

CatchaStar · 13/02/2009 11:04

Seriould shocked by some of the comments on this thread.

Awful story.

saggyhairyarse · 13/02/2009 11:05

I read this in the barbers this morning, and nearly choked on my coffee. I think this is a terribly sad situation all round and I just hope that the mother actualises her intentions (joining the church group and making the bestof the situation). I wonder how the baby will feel in years to come when she Googles herself and comes up with that article?

cory · 13/02/2009 11:05

I may be slightly influenced by the fact that I have a daughter at secondary school age- and I would expect her to be more responsible when dealing with a younger child. Not so much his cutesy face as the thought of how I'd feel about her if she had it off with one of her little brother's playmates.

But I admit that this may be unfair. It seems likely that neither of these children has had the kind of parenting that helps with making mature decisions.

SparklyGothKat · 13/02/2009 11:16

I don't think he is 13. I think its a hoax

nickytwotimes · 13/02/2009 11:19

I think it's a hoax too.

Actually, I hope it is a hoax. If it is real, it is a really sad story for all involved.

Pannacotta · 13/02/2009 11:29

Maybe it is a hoax, I wouldnt put it past the Sun.
Either way it is really very sad and it is depressing that there are some harsh comments on here.

squeaver · 13/02/2009 11:37

What a sad, sad, sad situation

candyheartsandchocolates · 13/02/2009 12:59

this story has both disgusted and appallled me.
my ds is nearly 11 and i shudder to think what would have happened if he had been my son.
well for one thing i would of done my hardest to get the girl to agree to an abortion call me a cow or whatever its so wrong its untrue.
what is wrong with parents these days ,schools are not giving the right sex education so we have to ,we owe it to our kids to teach them about sex and all the things that can happen ie pregnancy ,sti's etc
a baby will ruin his life.

Sorrento · 13/02/2009 13:08

"two children you are talking about"

No it's three children and the biological grandparents will no doubt be given tax credits for the baby even if the mother isn't.
As for their lives being ruined, they are in the national newspapers ffs, it's not going to fun for the forseeable is it ?

loobeylou · 13/02/2009 13:08

so so sad on so many levels.

best all round for the baby to be put up for adoption IMO, poor mite doesn't stand a chance

whatever were the grandparents thinking of allowing this to happen.YES, they allowed it, by NOT properly talking to their kids about sex and the consequences.

whenigrowupiwanttobe · 13/02/2009 13:12

Is he the father?

His voice hasn't broken and he is not even 4ft tall. I'm not convinced.

This story actually makes me want to cry.

CrushWithEyeliner · 13/02/2009 13:15

We don't know if these children have some kind of special need do we? - I wouldn't be surprised if they do having read the story. If not then they are of very, very low intelligence.

It is a very odd and strange coupling, it makes me feel very sad to think of the life that baby will have. I think I agree about the baby being adopted to more responsible parents.

MrsMattie · 13/02/2009 13:16

When I was at school there was a boy in my year who had 3 kids by 3 different girls by the age of 17

Gorionine · 13/02/2009 13:17

My thoughts exacly, TheThoughtPolice!

madlentileater · 13/02/2009 13:21

poor kids. I really doubt that he is the father, goodness knows what has gone on here. There certainly are lots of pics on the suns ws, wonder how much they paid? Am surprised it's permitted to identify all these children so fully, that's not going to help anyone is it.

Cartoose · 13/02/2009 13:26

I hope it's a hoax

duchesse · 13/02/2009 13:34

Frankly I'd want a DNA test done to convince me that that little kid fathered that baby.

supersalstrawberry · 13/02/2009 13:41

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skay · 13/02/2009 13:46

Cartoose - Stories like these are unfortuneately Not Hoaxes....

I wish they were.

I dread to think what OUR children will do when they get to that age.

(That means all of us who are sitting here typing onto this thread.)

What would you do if it was Your child?
(Don't think it wouldn't happen to you, cause nine times out of ten it does.)
Will you be telling your children about the "Birds and the Bees"?

jumpingbeans · 13/02/2009 13:56

there are some real nasty comments on here,just remember, most of you have your own lo's growing up, don't think things like this only happen to other people, for my own thought son it, i hope all three of them all the help and support they need.

cory · 13/02/2009 13:59

skay on Fri 13-Feb-09 13:46:26
"(Don't think it wouldn't happen to you, cause nine times out of ten it does.)"

Err...no, it doesn't. The pregnancy rate of 15-years-olds is not 90 %. And the fatherhood rate so to speak of 13-year-olds is very far from 90%. I think it would be fair to say that in the latter case, 99% of the time it doesn't happen.

If it was my son, I would insist on a DNA test, particularly if he was physically undeveloped and not showing other signs of puberty.

If it was my daughter, I would discuss possible options with her. Including abortion and adoption.

But I'm not sitting around waiting for that day- I am already discussing responsible attitudes towards sex with my (somewhat younger) children and making sure that they know perfectly well how easy it is to get pregnant and how difficult to look after a child until you are old enough. Also, how vital it is to show a responsible attitude towards a younger partner in these matters.

I accept that sometimes teenagers will slip up anyway. And then one would have to deal with it.

cory · 13/02/2009 14:00

But not by allowing these children to pose for the national press.

Hulababy · 13/02/2009 14:42

Why is this in the press? What on earth do the families think they are dping having them in national newspapers over this?

The 13y is supposed to be just 4ft. My 6y DD is 4ft. That is scarily small for a 13y boy isn't it? He looks so young. His girlfirned looks so much older than him.