As others have said, people shouldn't be so quick to make judgements about all "teen parents" as it depends on the individual, and if they're ready to be a parent. I do think that it's hardly ever a good idea for people to have kids when they're still in high school, although that's not to say that people can't still be good parents if they do end up having kids that young, or that I look down on people or anything, I just don't think that planning to have a kid at that age (or failing to use birth control) is generally a very good decision. But there are plenty of people who get married and have kids right out of high school, and I see nothing wrong with that most of the time. It's more a matter of being able to take on an adult role than being over a certain age or whatever. I also think it's crap to look down on people who do end up parents before they're really old enough - people who are having promiscuous sex at a young age, or who are making irresponsible decisions on that scale almost always have stuff going on that's behind it, and it always amazes me that people on a site about self injury can still be so quick to judge people for other forms of self-destructive behavior.
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