MTV's 16 and Pregnant

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

No, you're absolutely right. The "oops baby" phenomenon right now is blowing my mind.

For some reason, I am surrounded by "oops babies" right now. I can understand an "oops baby" at 16 more than I can at 26, because you're young and stupid about everything, but that's just me.

I guess no one ever thinks it will "happen to them," but it's just a little more tragic when the person in question hasn't gotten to really live their lives...or graduate from high school.

My co-worker is 28 and having an "oops baby."

It's interesting because some of the older women in the office (40s and 50s) say things like "28 is the PREFECT AGE for her to have a baby. It's so perfect!"

Um, she lives with her mom, babydaddy wants nothing to do with her, and she works part-time so she gets no health benefits. How is THAT perfect?

Maybe it's just me, but I would like to be married, own a home, and have a considerable amount of savings (at the very least), before I even THINK about a baby.