RP: Grandma at 23

MrsH_08

This was posted on my due date board.  Quite a story!  Linky

Basically, she had her daughter when she was 13.  And now the daughter is married and a mother of a 2 year old, at age 13. 

I guess in their culture this is not unusual.  However, I was kinda thinking .

mishquiche

Wow.

CinemaGoddess

That's crazy.  

Also, WTF? "Ion is a good boy ? and he is already engaged to a girl aged 8." 

DAWNNA76

IdahoGirl

I don't care if it's cultural or not, that's just wrong.

skenyon

I couldn't tell from the article if they lived in Romania or if they were in the US. Here in Tacoma we have a large population of Romainian gypsy's and let me tell you that sort of thing is happening everyday. Just recently I was getting my hair done at the same time as a girl who could not have been more than 15 or 16 she was "married" and said she had been for 3 years. She had a little boy who was almost 2 and was 7 months pregnant. It is part of their culture but that doesn't make it right. It's actually very sad none these kids go to school, and the man/boys spend their days trying to make money by knocking on people's doors asking to fix cars, mow lawns etc.

Oh and an extra fun fact about the pregnant girl at the salon she was having her hair bleached almost white and went out for no less than 4 cigs. in a 2 hour time period.

*Bloom2be*

Wow..I have no words!

dawnies79

I don't even know what to say to that.

IkesHawaiian06

I actually know an amazing lady who's from the south and her parents sold her to be married to this awful man when she was 14. Her story is crazy amazing and it had me near tears. I cannot imagine getting married at 13! I was embarrassed to be in a bathing suit in front of boys, I cannot even imagine getting naked and having sex!

~Lynchie~

I guess if its normal in their culture...  That lady has the potential to be a Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandma before she dies, if she lives to be 100...  Thats nutzballz!

Ciaram22

I couldn't handle being a grandma already. That is just ridiculous. I understand its their culture but its still mind boggling that anyone would want to live like this.

iHeartHimMore

Holy hell.  That's insanity.

LauraLynneC

I know it's hard for us to imagine but the body is ready for babies when menstration starts...culturally we wouldn't condone a 13 year old mom but in many cultures it is the norm.  I imagine (but dont' know for sure) that when you put a 13 year old Romania girl and a 13 year old American girl in the same room, they're very very different maturity wise. 

But it's still very difficult for us to understand.

ohyeahdollface

Wow... 

I thought 16 and pregnant was hard to watch because these girls are too young at 16 to be mommas.

But 11?

I just pray she has a high maturity level to raise that baby! 

cwhip77

LauraLynneC:

I know it's hard for us to imagine but the body is ready for babies when menstration starts...culturally we wouldn't condone a 13 year old mom but in many cultures it is the norm.  I imagine (but dont' know for sure) that when you put a 13 year old Romania girl and a 13 year old American girl in the same room, they're very very different maturity wise. 

But it's still very difficult for us to understand.

I was thinking this too, that there are probably big differences.  Also, if their culture is anything like many Asian cultures, the mother is usually not the first and only caretaker for a baby.  My older sisters were born in Korea and after their births they were really cared for more by grandmas, aunts, even housekeepers.  When my mother moved to America and had me, she was literally at a loss as to what to do with me because she'd never had to care for a newborn all by herself. 

McJen715

Before I clicked the link I thought it was going to be a post from another board and I was hoping it was MUD. That is so sad. I couldn't imagine what I would do if M was pregnant at such a young age. Obviously our culture is different and it isn't something we'd consider acceptable I guess. Just the thought of such a young girl getting married and then having a baby breaks my heart.