Sunday, November 13, 2011

13 and 14 year old parents....whose got the say?

http://www.indystar.com/article/20111113/LOCAL18/111130370/Ages-13-14-when-son-born-parents-want-different-path-him?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com

 Mother and father Mellissa and Jason Brewster are speaking about how they managed tean-age pregnancy. When Melissa was in seventh grade, and Jason eigth, Melissa knew she was pregnant. With the fact that Melissa was a more mature girl than most other girls, she quickly became more woman-like to have the child. She and Jason were very young, and still "dating" during the pregnancy. They wanted to keep their child, yet their parents were all for adoption. After having Jason jr., Melissa stayed home taking care of him, and child protective services came to this situation. They took Jason, and later gave him back to his grandparents to live his life with them. Jason jr's. mother and father are together now and raising him.

This article really caught my eye because of the age issue. I was wondering, what age is old enough to decide on your own whether or not to have and keep your baby? Melissa and Jason were all for raising their son, yet their parents were not. Their parents ended up taking care of Jason jr. for awhile, and now the family is a happy one! I think the parents did the right thing in taking care of Jason jr. so that there kids can raise their son when they get older.

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