I didn't even know this was possible.
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I didn't even know this was possible.
that poor girl...god, its amazing what some people can endure. i hope she can get over these 2 traumatizing events that have happened to her...
poor child! :hug:
I'm not really suprised it's possible, with all the hormones people eat, girls mensturate so young, and therefore, become fertile.
Thats so sad. It is possible - very rare but possible, some girls start their menstral cycles very young (8-10 y/o)
I believe it. I started menstruating when I was 11 and started hormonal BC at 12 because I was having such an issue with ovarian cysts. Or maybe it was 10 and 11 respectively. I don't remember anymore, but yeah, it was a long time ago.
Thats very sad. Some hard questions have to be answerd like to mother and baby stay together in foster care? Dose she have rights to her own child? I am assuming they are taking the baby away with out question.
they can't take the baby away without her consent. But I doubt a 10 yr old CHILD can give real informed consent. I think the best thing would be for them to stay together in foster care.... but it's a horrid situation.
I wonder if a 10 yr old could BF? If they can make a baby, it seems like she could... how very strange. Just yesterday there was a thread about a 10 yr old brestfeeding, but that was on the other side...
A few years ago on Maury of all places an 8 year old girl was pregnant. I forget what the circumstances were, and the parents were on the show fighting for the right for the girl to give birth and not have an abortion. It broke my heart. I had a kid at 17. It was super hard then I couldn't even imagine at 10!!!
I just want to hug her. Her life is going to be so hard.
Damn...talk about bad situations!
This is such a classic piece of Fox News though...I love how they put the "Suspected Illegal Immigrant" part in bold, lol.
Thank this illegal immigrant for totally corrupting and fucking up a young girl's life. Just great.
I thought that was sarcastic?
but I could be wrong....
I didn't read the article, but if you're 10 and have been raped you're not really going to be expected to take care of the child like someone who was 16 and didn't use a rubber. The psychology behind their situation it is beyond me, but they will most likely be raised more like sisters. Obviously still very tragic.
I can't imagine having the child of a rapist. Maybe if I was one of the people who believes that god had it that way for a reason, but I really don't think a little tiny 10 year old could know their stance on that issue.
That is so terrible :( Unfortunetly, child rape is far too common and every story I hear about sexual assault upsets me. Luckily, children often bounce better from traumatic events better than most adults. If she has support she can still grow up to be happy adult.
I started my period just a few weeks after I turned 11. Whenever you start to ovulate is when you can get pregnant. In theory, someone could get pregnant before they have their period since you ovulate first in the cycle and then have your period. Quite a few people in today's world start their periods as young as 8. Anytime between 8-16 years old is considered "normal and healthy" by pediatricians. The only reason you don't hear of many children who are not even teenagers yet having kids is that most of them don't have someone having sex with them (thank goodness).
A girl at my school gave birth to a child when she was 12 due to being impregnanted by the school gym teacher. Her parents are raising the kid as her "little sibling". The gym teacher and the girl had been having sex for over a year and no one figured out a thing until she was 7 months pregnant. (He was an all american-good-ole-boy btw.)
That's awful. I do remember hearing about an eight year old in Africa having a baby a long time ago.
I'd be interested in her parents' stance on all this. IDK, my parents are very pro life and all but I'm pretty sure if I got raped and impregnated at 10 they would have had me terminate. Even if someone else takes care of the kid, that can't be healthy to have a baby that young.
Imagine being 20 and your mom being 30!
Poor baby :(
My jaw was just hanging open, reading that. I'm shocked. I had NO idea one could get pregnant so young. I think it just shocks me a little more than most, especially since I've never been pregnant.
I'm about to go read the article,but I have to ask...why didn't her parents get her an abortion?
Would an abortion have been more tragic and traumatic for this little girl than giving birth?
Some of you have seen my post about the occassional depression I go through after my a.b...it's gut-wrenching to imagine a ten-year-old feeling that grief.But giving birth at ten?
Was that the best decision for her well-being?I don't think so...
Thats fuckin awful. I hope the motherfucker who did it has his balls strung up.
What suprises me is nobody knows that 10 year olds can get pregnant. 8 year olds can get pregnant!
Once, a really developed 6 year old did.
I was surprised at this as well.
I think there was an even younger one than 6. Lemme look it up.
eta: Actually, this girl was 5. (well 5 and 8 months)
http://www.incrediblebirths.com/Worl...st-Mother.html
My son's ex babysitter had a sister that was 25 with a 15 year old daughter, so it must not be that uncommon. The sister was also allowed to get MARRIED at 14 and by the time I knew her at 25, she had "5" kids ranging in age from 5 to 15.