So guess what?...I'm a dad now!!

[Sureshot]

How is that a bad thing? Having a young father means the child should be able to do more active things.

We're very unusual for animals. Not many wait 10 or so years after being sexually mature to (normally) mate.

 

[jordox]

How is it a good thing, If you're 18 and you have a baby, then your baby is 18 and you're still 36.

Yeah I my girlfriend and I will be outcasts at the parent days at schools and that. We are young enough to be the other parents kids

your baby got nice eyes
Having a baby early is a good thing.

Thankyou yeah she has my girlfriends eyes exactly. It's kinda unusual the doctor was telling us because I have green eyes and apparently geneticly speaking my daughter should have green or hazel eyes too because it is the dominant gene; but she cashed in and got lovely blue eyes.

 

[Cricketdude]

How is that a bad thing? Having a young father means the child should be able to do more active things.

We're very unusual for animals. Not many wait 10 or so years after being sexually mature to (normally) mate.

It doesn't really matter because being a bit older doesnt stop you from going to the park does it? How would it feel if your daughter died before you? I think its a bit young but I'll be supporting you(jordox) all the way.

Why dont you get married?

 

[Skater]

It doesn't really matter because being a bit older doesnt stop you from going to the park does it? How would it feel if your daughter died before you? I think its a bit young but I'll be supporting you(jordox) all the way.

Why dont you get married?

It does have an effect after a while. I am 15 and my dad is 64, he is a retired panelbeater who suffers from alzheimer's with a bad knee!

 

[mattfb]

It doesn't really matter because being a bit older doesnt stop you from going to the park does it? How would it feel if your daughter died before you? I think its a bit young but I'll be supporting you(jordox) all the way.

Why dont you get married?

But they wont play sports with you as much.

 

[Sureshot]

It doesn't really matter because being a bit older doesnt stop you from going to the park does it? How would it feel if your daughter died before you? I think its a bit young but I'll be supporting you(jordox) all the way.

Why dont you get married?

Talk about pessimism!

Not everyone wants to get married, CDM.

 

[khalek]

Just one question to you guys because I have very little idea about it

Is it ok in Western countries to have kids before marriage? How do people in the society react when something like that happens?

 

[adyhorn]

It's fine and these days normally happens.

 

[Skater]

Just one question to you guys because I have very little idea about it

Is it ok in Western countries to have kids before marriage? How do people in the society react when something like that happens?

Fine. No one really cares. We are getting less and less religious every day.

 

[khalek]

Fine. No one really cares. We are getting less and less religious every day.

Well then you can say Asian countries are either well left behind or they are more religious

 

[Sureshot]

Just one question to you guys because I have very little idea about it

Is it ok in Western countries to have kids before marriage? How do people in the society react when something like that happens?

Depends. Obviously the religions where it is frowned upon still object to it. But society moves on, religion has to also.

As for atheists, agnostics, etc. Well, they don't tend to have an opinion on it. Certainly doesn't bother me. Though I should say that there are many different circumstances of having a child before marriage. I can't say I particularly like people who have a child with someone on a one-night stand. But that is just their own carelessness, I still think kids should be brought up in a relationship. But that doesn't mean marriage only.

 

[jordox]

Is it ok in Western countries to have kids before marriage? How do people in the society react when something like that happens?

Yeah it's not that big a deal at all in Australia. When we were in South Africa a few weeks ago people reacted a bit negatively towards as though (South Africa is a very religious country, where Australia is the least religious country I've ever been to). But the fact that we weren't planning on having her does come into the equation here; It's not like we deliberatly opted to have a child while both of us are still studying and only 19.

As for atheists, agnostics, etc. Well, they don't tend to have an opinion on it. Certainly doesn't bother me. Though I should say that there are many different circumstances of having a child before marriage. I can't say I particularly like people who have a child with someone on a one-night stand. But that is just their own carelessness, I still think kids should be brought up in a relationship. But that doesn't mean marriage only.

Yeah, that's my opinion exactly. Ellie wont be affected if we are married or not; all that matters is that we are in a relationship.

Why dont you get married?

Because we are both only 19 and my girlfriend is still at uni and I'm an apprentice chef. It's a mixture of our income and also how busy we are.

My girlfriend does want to get married madly though. It will happen in the near future, just not now.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

@Jordox, that your baby in your avatar. Cute!

 

[Cricketman]

How's she doing, Jordan?

 

[jordox]

How's she doing, Jordan?

Pretty darn awesome. She has a regular sleeping pattern now (well as regular as you can get for a 4 month old) and she hasn't been disturbing my beauty sleep as often as the old days with her.

I'm about to nick of and take her for a walk in the park with my mate actually.