His friends should take a look inside my old IGCSE biology book, lots of nice diseased lung photos in there. The A-level book is even better...

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Nicole is 17 2 girls who went to school with her have 12 month old babies and her friend who is a year younger than her has 8 month old twins

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Chloes 10 and told me last week her freinds smoke and drink alchol!! I was shocked well shocked was an understatment! She said smoking is bad for you and it stinks i just hope she stays thinkin like that i do tell her how bad both are and you can die but they seem to be getting alot younger nowadays!

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it just seems alot of girls think its 'cool' to have a baby... now im 17 and i have my own place and in a fab relationship, but.... i couldnt have a baby... ide loose my job, flat everything...

it just seems to me like one lass has a baby then her mate goes and gets pregnant.. n then other people think yeah i want a baby... i dunno it might just be me thinking that but thats how its like here. x

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They don't see it as cool they see it as a way of getting out of getting a job and paying their way in life

When I was in year 9 a girl in my year had a baby. I was mortified but she was bragging about the benefits her mum got and that she would get

Of course a baby is also a way of getting attention!! She suddenly had a lot more friends throughout her pregnancy but they soon buggered off when she gave birth!

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I don't really like to comment too much on stories from other countries, i don't really have any knowledge of their culture and what is consider okay and not okay over there.

But that seems so young, i'm sure not many girls can ever physically have kids at that age?

Not many years behind me either omg.

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It is interesting how people seem to link young mothers with something gone wrong with "modernity" whilst loads of "girls" are destined to be wife and mothers at a very young age in many other cultures and if anything it corresponds more to a very traditional way of being than a modern one... the circle of "history" I suppose...
But yeah I agree it is not right for girls that age to be married and have children...

I dont readily believe that bit about her being the youngest mother though...maybe the youngest in a developed country...

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The youngest recorded pregnancy and birth was by a 5 year old girl (she survived). She was raped by her uncle or something and had a baby.

I've also heard of 8 year olds having babies.

The human body is actually much more efficient, capable and suited to have babies from i think 13 to 19 but unfortunately (or fortunately) I don't think people (particularly in the western world) are mentally prepared or capable to adjust in most circumstances.

If it were 1780 and life expectancy wasn't over 35, it would be different, but now...it's only 10% of your life! they should be children!

Or financially prepared, as the parents are undoubtedly the ones who are going to have holes burned in their wallets. Also how can these kids cope with looking after a baby and studying for GCSE's or A-levels?

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