May 12, 200619 yr What the f*** is going on? DAILY MAIL 12/05/06 - Health section Girl, 11, will be Britain's youngest mother By IAN DRURY, Daily Mail A girl is to become Britain's youngest mother after becoming pregnant at 11. The girl smokes 20 cigarettes a day despite being eight months' pregnant. She conceived aged 11 when she lost her virginity to a boy of 15 on a drunken night out with friends. The 15-year-old has since been charged with rape by police, and is due to appear again at Edinburgh sheriff court on July 10. Her 34-year-old mother, who gave birth to her youngest child eight months ago, said she was 'proud' of her daughter. She will be 12 years and 8 months when she has the child next month. Jenny Teague, Britain's youngest mother until now, was a month older when she gave birth in 1997. How can we best tackle this problem? Tell us in reader comments below The youngster, who lives near Edinburgh, says looking after her younger brothers has prepared her for motherhood. But the girl admits she "panics and cries" when babies are unwell and does not feel able to bathe them. The mother-to-be, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had unprotected sex with the teenage boy, who also cannot be identified, while drunk last August. 'Excited' She told the Sun: "I didn't think I'd get pregnant because it was my first time. But I'm really excited and looking forward to being a mum. "I can't wait to take the baby swimming and out for walks in the pram. I think I'll be able to cope as I've had lots of practice looking after my brothers. "I know how to feed a baby its bottle and I can change nappies. But I panic and cry if they're sick and I don't like giving them a bath because I'm a bit frightened. "It's good to know I'll have my mum here to help me if I need her." Concerned she might be pregnant, the girl visited a GP three times but tests proved negative. She learned the truth after buying a home-testing kit from a supermarket. After the device displayed two blue lines, indicating she was pregnant, she pleaded with a female relative to break the news to her mother. The girl, who has been suspended from her first year of secondary school for fighting, said: "I was paranoid about what my mum was going to say and just frightened about being pregnant too. "I knew straight away that I couldn't have an abortion because that's something I don't believe in. "I was upset and so was my mum, especially as she'd just had my wee brother. We had a big argument and I ended up locking myself in my room and running away to a friend's. "It was really hard but it's brought me and my mum closer, which is good. I knew my mum would stand by me no matter what, but I told her straight away I was going to keep the baby. "The social worker suggested I got rid of it but I'd never do that." Smoking at nine The girl, who has shoulder-length dark hair, began smoking at nine and started drinking tonic wine and vodka cocktails at ten. She claimed her cigarette habit was not harming the health of her unborn child. She said: "I can give up smoking at any time, but I don't find it affects my pregnancy." The girl, whose parents split up several years ago, said she would like a baby boy - and may call him Leo. She is currently being educated at a local community centre but knows she must return to school. She told the Sun: "My mum has said she will look after the baby so I can go to school. I don't know what I want to do with my life when I leave. I used to want to be a nursery nurse, but now I'm not so sure." 'Proud of my daughter' Her mum said: "I'm not ashamed of my daughter at all - in fact, I'm proud of her for keeping the baby. "I know she's worried what other people will say but she can walk out there with her head held high. "At first I wasn't too happy about becoming a gran. But now I'm used to the idea. I'm really looking forward to having another baby in the house." The Scottish Conservatives has called for society and families to unite to change attitudes towards sex following the news. The mother needs shooting. I am dismayed.
May 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(DePloderer @ May 12, 2006 -> 04:17 PM) Concerned she might be pregnant, the girl visited a GP three times but tests proved negative. She learned the truth after buying a home-testing kit from a supermarket. She went to a doctor 3 times and they told her she wasn't pregnant. Then she goes and buys a home prenancy test for a store and it says she is so they believe that instead?
May 12, 200619 yr gotta love the mom who lets her 11 year old daughter get drunk, laid, and pregnant then professes to be proud of her daughter who also-by-the-way smokes 20 cigarettes a day 8 months into her pregnancy. Everyplace has their own trailor trash.
May 13, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(farmteam @ May 13, 2006 -> 01:07 AM) Please tell me this is some joke. Sorry, but no I'm afraid it's real. Apparently the 15 year old boy is now being charged with rape of a minor. Closing gates and bolting horses comes to mind. Edited May 13, 200619 yr by DePloderer
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(DePloderer @ May 12, 2006 -> 05:14 PM) Sorry, but no I'm afraid it's real. Apparently the 15 year old boy is now being charged with rape of a minor. Closing gates and bolting horses comes to mind. Does Britain still have those sorts of things?
May 13, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 13, 2006 -> 01:26 AM) Does Britain still have those sorts of things? What? Horses?
May 13, 200619 yr So was it actually a rape? It almost sounds like she's looking forward to having a baby.
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 12, 2006 -> 09:51 PM) So was it actually a rape? It almost sounds like she's looking forward to having a baby. Last week she wanted a pony, a unicorn, and a care bear. I bet you if you ask her next week she may want a doggie. She is a child and has no common sense about ideas of sex or having babies.
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 12, 2006 -> 09:59 PM) Last week she wanted a pony, a unicorn, and a care bear. I bet you if you ask her next week she may want a doggie. She is a child and has no common sense about ideas of sex or having babies. A smoking drunk child at that......
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 12, 2006 -> 10:04 PM) A smoking drunk child at that...... Her mum needs a shovel to the head to knock some sense into her for some of the silly comments she made.
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 12, 2006 -> 10:08 PM) Her mum needs a shovel to the head to knock some sense into her for some of the silly comments she made. I think both of them do.
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 12, 2006 -> 10:14 PM) I think both of them do. At age 11 I put almost all blame entirely on the parent/s.
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ May 12, 2006 -> 10:20 PM) At age 11 I put almost all blame entirely on the parent/s. you have to discipline your kids sometime.
May 13, 200619 yr QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 13, 2006 -> 03:51 AM) So was it actually a rape? It almost sounds like she's looking forward to having a baby. I don't think it was "rape" as in non consentual. Anyone who has sex with a girl that young (whether she "consented" or not) gets charged. It's a sickening case, and it all stems from the parenting. Unbelievable.
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