What's the big deal? If we know we want it, and we know the responsibilities, then what's so wrong?
You might want to check out the some of the past questions like yours through the Search option. A lot of the answers might shed some light for you.
The problem is that while a young person such as yourself think that they can handle a child, they are wrong, because of many factors, but a big factor is FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
A child costs a LOT of money to 'grow', birth, and bring up. You need a good, steady job that pays well, and a chance to go up the corporate ladder (I.e. build a career). A restaurant job or any teenage job is not going to cut it. You need the time to finish you studies as well, because you need a good education for a good job.
You're going to miss out on a lot of fun things in your life, especially in your teenage years. A child will tie you down. You will be boring, and your friends will avoid you sometimes.
You need to think about the quality of life that you can give your child. You WILL have a harder time when you're a very young parent, as opposed to a much more settled down woman in her 20s.
I'm going to assume that you have a 15-year old boyfriend if you're a 15-year old girl who wants to be pregnant. Fat chance he's going to stick around for you. Remember that having a child involves two parents who can support each other mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially. It will be very hard to find a boy who will be willing to be father at 15, and even if he does, he wont be able to contribute much financially as much as you can.
I'm not even going to go in the details of the kind of physical changes that will affect you for life (hemorrhoids, stretch marks, etc).
youre a baby. thats whats wrong with it. how will you afford doctor bills, diapers, and EVERYTHING else? you need a MINIMUM of 12,000 dollars a year to raise a baby. and thats tight. youll be eating nothing but mcdonals. with health insurance, regular check ups and a healthy diet. how is a 15 year old going to do that? im 17 I've worked 5 other jobs and I still cant find an employer willing to pay me more that $7.50 an hour. with a baby, you cant work full time. unless you can pay for daycare, because its not fair to have a kid then have your parents take care of it. its a stupid idea. wait till youre thru college, so you can get a good job that pays well.
I dont mean to be harsh, but its just the dumbest idea I've ever heard. youre immature and ignorant to think a 15 year old could raise a child when youre still a child yourself. shoot, im 17 and im not even considering a baby. not for another 7 years or so.
At 15, your still growing yourself. Your NOT an adult yet. Babies cost a lot of money, more than you think. You have to provide food, clothes, shoes, toys, medical care, cribs, etc... Having a baby takes planning. You should wait until your older, that way your more mature and you have more time to get ready for the baby. The guy might not stay with you, then what would you do? being a single, 15 year old mom would NOT be good AT ALL. Even if he DID stick around, how are 2 very young people like you going to round up enough cash to support another human life? It's ok to start PLANNING for a baby now, but don't have one yet. Maybe start saving up and that sort of thing. If you wait, you'll see that you did the right thing in the long run.
You may know you want it, and know the responsibilities, but at 15 you will not be able to fulfill those responsibilities. Don't push the responsibilities and burden on your parents, when they are still trying to raise you! I see it this way, you are still in school and should finish school and enjoy the last few years that you have there. You have so much more to experience in life and if you have baby at 15 you will never get to experience any of that. Be responsible get your diploma and possibly go to college, get a job, then if you still want a baby go for it!
Good Luck
Too young, not mature enough, and don't have enough knowledge, at 15 you barely started high school. Don't know how to get a good enough paying job to afford it. How are you going to take your baby to the doctor or other places, you don't even have a drivers license, and I think a baby is wayyy more of a big deal than a drivers license, I think having a baby under the age of 16 should be illegal, go ahead people critisize my thinking if you want but I know im not the only one that feels this way
Really what is wrong is society. In nature animals have babies when they reach sexual maturity. If you are capable of having a child, I.e. getting pregnant, then really it must be natural.
The problem is, how to you support the child? Although not "wrong", some may feel that it is irresponsible. But then a vast number of people over the world cope in extreme conditions, so you will likely cope too, and if you live in a country with a welfare state, then the government should help you too,
If you can't provide financially for a child and yourself from your OWN income then you should not have a baby...it would not be fair to your parents for you to have a baby. You need to realize that it also wouldn't be fair to the baby. How can you teach your child responsibility when you're relying on your parents to take care of your child?
You are a CHILD...become an adult and then think about having a baby.
Mostly because when your a teen your not finically stable haven't finished school and a lot of people say we just arn't as resbonsible as we should be. Personally I rather continue my education so I can get a stable job and be able to support a family rather than bring a child into this world now and give it a bad experience on life because I can't care for it as well as I could if I had enough money...
usually when you're 15 your not totally matured yet.
you have to think about money too, and if the father and mother have the ability to support the child.
wouldn't you rather finish off school, and have a carrier and a right life for the child before you bring it into the world.
think about it.
"Really what is wrong is society. In nature animals have babies when they reach sexual maturity. If you are capable of having a child, I.e. getting pregnant, then really it must be natural."
really? girls getting pregnant at 9 is natural? then why is there such a high mortality risk?
I feel nothing is wrong with that. I understand completely. I am in the same exact situation Good Luck
