Posted by Teacher on November 03, 2003 at 12:29:28:
In Reply to: Re: Im 16 but im Desperate for a baby!! posted by Rosie Ann on November 03, 2003 at 04:44:21:
I just popped on here to day to see what all was being posted and how everyone is doing. I saw this thread and was interested int seeing what everyone thought.
Rosie Ann, I didn't seen anywhere that "geewhiz" said that Ally needed to be older at all. She just asked about being inlove and getting married. I see nothing wrong with that, to be honest. I guess most people assume that soemone means you have to be older to have love and marriage, but it's not so.
On your period comment I wanted to share that way back when, women did get married as soon as their bodies started having periods. Of course, back then the average life span was only about 30 years, at most. But people did meet, get married, have children sometimes before 15, and then die around age 25 and 30 years old. Of course, they didn't have the many years that we have these days to mature, get an education, travel the world, etc. The options and resources were much more limited.
I am now 31 and just had our first baby. I, personally, was thankful for the 8 years of marriage prior to her coming into the world just because I still had so much to learn about life. This was something that we asked a lot of advice on during our years of marriage and we felt that we made the best decision for OUR situation. Not only did I easily finish my undergrad degree and start my masters work, but I traveled the world and got to know both my husband and, more importantly, myself. I'm only saying that there is good on both sides: waiting and starting early. We plan to have at least 3 more, Lord Willing.
We had a similar thread back in February with a lot of interesting comments. I'll put the thread below. Good luck and God bless you all and your life-long decisions.
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