11 year old becomes a mother...

[CrazyKell]

My parents never talked to me about sex, birth control, my period, body, anything. I don't really remember how I learned. I think I just read stuff and we learned about it in health class.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by The Chi

Holy shit, are we related???

My mom pulled the same shit, never would talk to me about it, never told me what to expect when my time came. Daddy gave me the birds and the bees, but nothing on the girl stuff. Mom refused to even let me take the classes in school so I had no clue other than what my friends told me. Thank gawd I was such a nerd in school I never had the opportunity!! I was an adult before I was even allowed to see the doc or get the pills.

Wow! That's some crazy shit. The fact that you're going to begin bleeding for a week straight and the reasons behind it seems like need to know information. So not only did she fail to educate you, but she also refused to allow you to be educated. "I don't want you to learn from people that know what they're talking about, I'd rather you learn from other teenagers."

I'm not tryin' to bag on your Mom...but Jesus Christ that's fucked up. Why is the human body such a big, bad deal to people?

[pauldun170]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/..._preteen_queen

[askmrjesus]

Don't let this be you...

JC

[Porkchop]

Awwwwwww....... Jesus.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Porkchop

Awwwwwww....... Jesus.

I'm just trying to help Kell with her movie references.

JC

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by HokieDNA01

There is a waitress at my favorite sports bar that is 30...and has been a grandmother for over a year. do the math.

She must have waited awhile to have her kid.

The daycare my son went to had a boy there the same age as my son. The lady dropping him off was around my age, which was 30 at the time. My son was 2 yrs. old. Found out that this lady was 27 and it was her GRANDSON she was dropping off.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by Rider

I agree not to threaten them, that won't help. But at 11? You're probably not ready to have the "talk" yet. Maybe... though. I know I've talked a little about that thing with my daughter and she knows how babies are made. But I don't think she comprehends having sex just to have sex yet.

I showed my son pictures of what advanced VD looks like when he was 11.

He keeps these in his locker at school and shows them to his friends. No one knocked up among his friends yet.

[derf]

Damn. I haver nightmares about this stuff. My daughter is 9 right now, and thats about the age where the women in her mothers family started to menstrate, I'm kinda dreading the talk, and I have a feeling it might just be me giving the talk. Add to that the 11 year old pregnancy story, makes for one hell of a nightmare.

Although my daughter did make honor roll in school this marking period.

[lauralynne]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

11 is young to be already menstruating. Poor kid and kid.

11 is average. and once you start menstruating, your body IS ready for children. End. Of. Story. Mother nature takes care of things - having a period means your body is prepared to have children, it's how mother nature set it up.

For our culture, it's not the norm. For others it IS.