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The youngest mums and dads itv1

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linniewith2 · 01/11/2004 21:56

just watching this now its very compelling watching so if you are sat at the pc go and catch the last half hour !!!!!!

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KangaMummy · 01/11/2004 21:58

yes I am watching it too

hmb · 01/11/2004 22:17

Wasn't the story of the yongest dad (13) of twins great! 5 years on they are still together. The twin girls now ages looked great. Mum is doing a uni course and dad has started work. They are expecting their thrid child. Realy nice family

KangaMummy · 01/11/2004 22:18

yes brill hmb

hmb · 01/11/2004 22:30

Must admit that I winced every time the two sisters lit up a fag.

JoolsToo · 01/11/2004 22:31

couldn't watch as I'd seen an article about the whole family - all on benefits - not for me thanks!

cab · 01/11/2004 22:33

Agree with hmb on the twins' parents and didn't the young girls' babies give them adoring looks? Gorgeous babies, but living in that house must be hell.

hmb · 01/11/2004 22:34

To be fair the program wasn't just about them. It did feature the story of britain youngest dad. That was a very positive story. The mum was very proud that they had never been on benefits. The father left school to look after the twins and the mother went to work. 5 years down the line they are still together, mum passed all her GCSEs and said she is doing a uni couse and wants to be a midwife. Dad has just started work. They girls looked great and they seemed to be a very happy and contented family.

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 22:35

Completely agree about the youngest dad of twins, talk about coming out fighting to prove everyone wrong. They should both be proud of themselves. Found the maternity nurse although she had the best intentions a bit harsh. I think if someone had come in and woke me and my sleeping baby at 8.00 am for the purpose of routine I would have punched them in the mouth. Although she did some good work I personally wondered whether she had ever had children herself.

JoolsToo · 01/11/2004 22:35

thats fair enough!

hmb · 01/11/2004 22:36

I think that she was very sensible to get the mum involved with the care of her baby. Up to that point it seamed as if the grandmother and sister did most of it.

mieow · 01/11/2004 22:36

I found it compelling viewing, but we felt that they were too young and had no idea. I was a teenage mum at 19, but they were soooo much younger. I said to DH that at 14, I was at school, doing my homework and seeing my mates. I didn't have a boyfriend till I was nearly 16. Also did anyone else feel that the mother wasn't taking responiblity as she allowed her 15 year old's boyfriend to live there, you know she will be be pregnant again soon.

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 22:38

I completely agree that it was positive to get mum involved in babies care, however I just feel waking up a sleeping mum and baby is harsh and certainly not something many of us as mums would have accepted.

hmb · 01/11/2004 22:39

Chance would have been a fine thing! Mine were always up at the crack of sparow fart. Got the feeling that there was just chaos before tho.

cab · 01/11/2004 22:41

hmb - didn't mean hell in the twins' house - they're a very sorted young couple who deserve a medal.
Thought the maternity nurse managed in a week what would have taken the family years to sort out on their own.

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 22:41

I felt really choked when the nanny came to show the younger sister how to get the baby in a routine. She got so upset as she could see the baby didn't really have a future.
I really didn't like the squalor they were living in either, very unhealthy.
I do hate to sound judgemental but I couldn't believe how they lived, all cramped up with dogs and smoke.

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 22:43

Yeah I couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for the babies, I know that sounds really condesending. But lets hope they break the mold and have a better chance. I also agree that the mother should have took more responsibility she gave the impression that it was all so normal, sleeping on the floor on your own house whilst your 14 and 16 year old daughters have babies? That just isn't normal or is it?

Skate · 01/11/2004 22:44

Thought the 'youngest dad' and the twins were fabulous - brought a tear to my eye.

The house where the sisters lived would have given me a serious headache - all those people, dogs and clutter - arrrrghghghghgh! I'm not sure what I thought of them really. In the end I think I decided I admired them because judging by their mother and their living conditions it didn't look as though they'd had much 'parenting' or guidance themselves and at the end of the day they genuinely seemed to love their babies and were doing their best to look after them. The older girl Charlene looked like a natural mother to me.

Cringed a bit at the end shots of them with the prams and fags on the front!

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 22:45

Yeah pram fag thing was cringworthy, you never know they may see it, see how bad it looks and give up, well you never know!

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 22:45

Dh thought it was really awful showing them giving birth. Considering they are only babies themselves.

Skate · 01/11/2004 22:46

Obviously they really shouldn't have got themselves into that situation in the first place but they are dealing with it the best way they can.

JoolsToo · 01/11/2004 22:46

sorry to sound pompous - but judging by Skate's comments its a cycle that needs to be stopped - for everybodys sakes.

Skate · 01/11/2004 22:48

Yes, I must admit I felt sorry for the babies. I was saying to dh when they showed the babies being born, that those babies come out exactly the same as every baby but their mother is 15/16 and that poor baby is going back to that house.

They are so tiny and innocent and need looking after and you just get the feeling they may end up in the same situations themselves .

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 22:49

i would like to think that these programs serve a purpose in showing young girls the reality of being a young mum, unfortunately though the message doesn't seem to be getting through. So what would you do, to try and brake this trend, education etc any ideas??

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 22:50

All that smoke going into there tiny lungs. It is just too awful for words isn't it.

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 22:50

I think the "virtual babies" would be enough to put most teenagers off.

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