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i do believe in shaming baby mama culture and teen mom culture. why do you have 4 under 4 before you’re even 25 and yet.. no ring.. no house.. no degree.. didn’t learn ur lesson the first time i guess
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Anonymous 5w

Definitely shame the culture but honestly they’re victims of a shitty situation and they might be doing the best they can. The best thing we can do is offer support + resources and educate on getting married/safe sex when younger

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Anonymous 5w

They have the kids. How is shaming them helpful?

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Anonymous 5w

Maybe they are prioritizing wanting children rather than those other things. I get what you are saying but maybe they would rather have children than be married or have a house.

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Anonymous 5w

I guess I’m just confused on how a house, ring, and degree automatically makes a stable life. So a child who lives in a dump house with parents who are married but argue all the time. While the parents have a degree that pays shit is better than a child who lives in an apartment with a parent and their loving partner that is something like a Kwik Trip manger that makes over $60,000 a year.

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Anonymous 5w

That's such a bland answer lol my boyfriends answer was because he wanted to make a family of little versions of ourselves and raise them as well as growing old together and having grandchildren to spoil 😂

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

i dont think a repeated situation is a mistake, and everyone online supports them just showing they should keep going, u’ll be t to tell the difference between someone who needs help vs someone who needs to be spayed

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

“doing the best they can” goes out the window when you have just one kid. i really understand wanting to be empathetic but imagine what happens if their baby daddy ups and leaves one day or god forbid dies. you need to be prepared for not only yourself, but your children as well

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 5w

I know people who are married, have a house, and have a degree but don’t have children because they cannot afford children because their money went to those things. So in your case they are the opposite, they are using their money on children rather than marriage, a house, or a degree.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5w

Because they already have 4 kids and can’t even afford 1? If someone doesn’t have a house or stable career, why should we encourage them to take on the burden of more children? It’s not about them, it’s about the kids.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 5w

Butttt if someone calls CPS on you you have to prove you’re providing a livable and stable environment for them and that you have a stable income. So they can’t exactly prioritize having babies without also prioritizing, to some degree, the means to provide for them

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 5w

You can provide plenty to a child in an apartment unmarried. There are so many well paying jobs that only require a high school diploma. I was a CPS intern, I know for a fact that you can raise a child in an apartment unmarried with a high school diploma. Haha my mom even did it and I lived an amazing life.

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Anonymous 5w

Shame has never stopped teenage pregnancy. Educating women and comprehensive sex education reduces teenage pregnancy, so if you actually care about the issue maybe start there.

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