Thoughts on pledging girls with children

[Regina.George]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

If the kid is going to live with grandma and the mother is going to college regardless, it might do her some good to have a support group and some fun now so that when she's ready to parent she's really ready. How the family handles the situation isn't really anyone else's business unless there is abuse or neglect.

We're just going to have to agree to disagree on this. I (and many other people) believe abandoning a child for several critical years in its development is neglect at best.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by Regina.George

We're just going to have to agree to disagree on this. I (and many other people) believe abandoning a child for several critical years in its development is neglect at best.

So would you rather her have aborted her child, given it up for adoption, or raise it without any financial stability (and possibility emotional stability, since many teenagers aren't exactly mature)? Many people have issues with all of those options, as well. It's not your baby or your family, and you don't know what's best for it. That's her family's business.

Originally Posted by 33girl

Grandparents raising a child does not = abandonment. If we're going to use that word, there are a LOT of very well-off people who have "abandoned" their children by putting them in the practically full-time care of nannies.

I think it's great that they're encouraging their daughter to complete her college education and have a good college experience. If all she has in her life is studying and baby care, she's not going to be a very happy person and she'll probably end up dropping out and going into a dead end job.

Amen.