I'm 15, and I want to have a baby. I have wanted one since I was 12. I don't have a boyfriend so I'm thinking of just having a "one night stand". I know what comes along with having a baby; I've taken care of my three nieces and nephew since they were born. (Including the nightly feedings and changings) I know the responsibility but I think I can do it. Is this a bad decision?
Mom Wannabe
It's a terrible decision!!! Are you crazy? Helping to take care of someone else's kids is NOTHING like having kids of your own. Don't fool yourself. Also, do you have a job? Health insurance? How are you going to support yourself and your kid? Do you think it's fair to bring a baby into the to be raised by an unwed teen mother who hasn't graduated from high school, who used the father for his sperm? You say you don't have a boyfriend now, would you like to have one in the future? Read the next letter if you think that it's easy for a single mom to get a date.
Enjoy your nieces and nephew. Be a fabulous aunt to them. Wait until you are an adult, with an education and a husband and a future. Then you can think about having a baby.