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 eschec mat

Joined: 3/3/2009
Msg: 26
How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 5:13:56 PM
Oh heck, you need to go on myspace to find out about teens and pregnancy. That is where the teens are at.

I was in my 20's when I had my first, so I wasn't a teen. But I agree that I love my children and I am sure that life has been much better with them. I can't imagine life with out them.
 futureshock

Joined: 5/8/2009
Msg: 27
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How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 5:41:08 PM

Oh heck, you need to go on myspace to find out about teens and pregnancy. That is where the teens are at.


There are a lot of teen (18, 19 year olds) mothers right here on POF, and even more women who were teens when they had their first children.


I was in my 20's when I had my first, so I wasn't a teen. But I agree that I love my children and I am sure that life has been much better with them. I can't imagine life with out them.


I don't think anyone could imagine their lives without their children, whether they were married or unmarried, teen or older when they had them.
 eschec mat

Joined: 3/3/2009
Msg: 28
How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 5:50:27 PM
But aren't you trying to preach to them? Seems if you want to prevent this from happening or them from doing it again, you need to reach them. I don't see too many teen mom's on the forums and don't think they really would want to volunteer on this thread to have anyone question their choices or decisions.
 spider43 2.0

Joined: 8/3/2009
Msg: 29
How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 6:03:00 PM
Very true ^^^^^^^ we will just tell them all that they will all meet the right guy that will accept them and their kids. They will be successful at life and none of their kids will end up in jail.
They will never come home from school crying about the fact that the other kids made fun of them because they don't have a dad. They will tell them stories about how not all families are the same.
Yes we will just perpetuate this growing trend, some here are very good at that.

They will all start threads about how difficult it is to get guys to date them.

They will all ask how do I get a good role model for my kids.

They will all ask how do I sue for child support.


ETC ETC ETC

Man I'm crabby today!!!!
 futureshock

Joined: 5/8/2009
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Posted: 8/9/2009 6:06:00 PM
But aren't you trying to preach to them?


No, I am not trying to preach to them. I am trying to find out the reasons WHY they become teen mothers.


Seems if you want to prevent this from happening or them from doing it again, you need to reach them. I don't see too many teen mom's on the forums and don't think they really would want to volunteer on this thread to have anyone question their choices or decisions.


Oh but there are a lot of teen mothers and women who have been teen mothers on this site, and many if not most of them are more than happy to talk all about their personal lives on lots of threads, which I appreciate.




Very true ^^^^^^^ we will just tell them all that they will all meet the right guy that will accept them and their kids. They will be successful at life and none of their kids will end up in jail.
They will never come home from school crying about the fact that the other kids made fun of them because they don't have a dad. They will tell them stories about how not all families are the same.
Yes we will just perpetuate this growing trend, some here are very good at that.

They will all start threads about how difficult it is to get guys to date them.

They will all ask how do I get a good role model for my kids.

They will all ask how do I sue for child support.


ETC ETC ETC

Man I'm crabby today!!!


You may be crabby, but you are 100% right.
 eschec mat

Joined: 3/3/2009
Msg: 31
How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 6:41:04 PM
Well, I'll check back later and see what kind of response you get. I know there are lots of people that just love to preach on here.

I think the Single Parent subject is misleading...
 futureshock

Joined: 5/8/2009
Msg: 32
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How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 7:06:30 PM
I think the Single Parent subject is misleading...


Why? In what way?

Anyway this isn't a thread about teen motherhood, this thread has a very specific question. I am curious as to what people thought life as a single parent would be like, and how the reality of single parenthood differs from what they imagined.

 eschec mat

Joined: 3/3/2009
Msg: 33
How Different is Life as a Single Psrent From How you Thought it Would Be?
Posted: 8/9/2009 9:36:36 PM

How different is life as a single parent from how you thought it would be
sounds like you were asking about anyone, then you read the follow-ups and having read your posts before... You came forth in post 10 and 15.

I also think I think it would be very interesting to get the perspective of current and former teen parents on this subject. I would expect the discrepancy between what most of them envisioned being a single parent would be like, and the reality of it
It shows your real intention of the thread.
 futureshock

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Posted: 8/9/2009 10:19:34 PM

It shows your real intention of the thread.


My real intention of the thread is stated in the original post. I have started many threads here, and if I have a question I have no problem asking it directly. I'm sorry if you have a problem with that.
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