I'm not a teen but I certainly look like one.

I just love the way the oldies give me dirty looks and expect me to give them a seat.

....or tut as I walk past with my bump.....

NOT!

People judge far too quickly. In fact even at 22/23 I have people who think "Oh I'm too young"

Sigh.....we can never win!

Yeah I'm 22 and I do get the odd dirty look and people staring...funny really because most of the older people I know all got married and had kids at around 19-22 so what's the problem?!

I'm 23 in August and I'll be a mum of 2! Both planned I might add but that didn't stop people giving me dirty looks when I went for my scan with my littlun in tow hehe. I couldn't care less what they think- probably jealousy.

Doesn't help I look a lot younger tho!

Ive had the dirty looks and stuff too, iritates me but just gotta let them get on with it really lol Being young doesnt make us bad parents

i have had this debate recently with my family. my younger sister fell pregnant and decided to keep her baby. There are many different reasons why we were against her wishes, mostly because we felt she hadnt lived her life yet and we wanted more for her than to become another statistic. Our opinions were nothing to do with her being a good or bad mum but that we loved her too much to want to see her weighed down with such a responsibilty. We have our whole lives ahead of us to be grownups with responsibilties and that she should be young for as long as possible. None of us love her or her baby any less but it was just watching her reduce her life choices that upset us. Especially when we had all been bought up to work hard so we could have the freedom to have as many options as we could. She also has no means of financial support as her partner refuses to get a job so they are all living with his family and claiming benefits. We work hard to pay taxes etc (different debate!) and its sad to see her not have any independance and just be another "teenage" mother who others do look down on. i guess we just wanted more for her and eveyones story is different, we dont think badly of her but it did take us a while to accept it was her life and her choice. i hope i havnt upset anyone but there are always two sides to everything and i wanted to share the "other"side.........

One of the things that irritates me the most is the hypocrisy involved; you get pregnant as a teen, and they basically force you with two choices: keep it, or abortion. And either one you look at you get looked down on for. I know adoption is also a choice, but some people even look down on you for that! People, make up your minds!

i get looked at funny and get told that my daughter will get brought up bad. i know amy is only my step daughter but she is my daughter to me. i dont see her as step daughter, she is my daughter,my princess, i love her to pieces!!!!!

ive not really had any comments or rude looks, but i would say something to someone if they ever said anything to me but thats just me.

I mean i may be 17 i left school with nothing but when i got pregnant i was at college and got my maths,english and ICT level 1's, done my emergency first aid, manual handeling and level 2 health and safety in the work place.... My Oh has a job and we live in a 2bedhouse which is private and all we get is Housing benefit well till babys money comes though but thats for him not us.

Where as someone i no had a baby at 17 and did/does drugs lives totally of the Gov with no intention of ever doing anything.

its just that 1 person is so many of us that make us all look bad and its really sad i mean most people in my area if you asked them about teen pregnancy would say "they just do it to get a council place and benefits "

i get dirty looks off people in the street and im 21! people arent happy unless they are judging someone so i just stare at them right back im beyond caring what people think anymore zanes a very happy and healthy baby and is always clean n looked after.

if someone looks at me or my un-ring'd marrige finger when i have a bump i will certainly have something to say about it, its not really anyone else place to judge ,whether they think were too young too old, too poor or 'just doing it for a council place and benefits' who are they to judge?! we could judge them for being old! for being stuck up for being whatever they are, but we dont because most of us have been brought up to have respect for elders, wheres the respect for us!? being a mother is the most selfless and responsible thing anyone can do, why think badly of us?