What's it like to be a ';young'; parent?

Tell me the advantages and disadvantages of being a ';younger'; parent from your own experience.What's it like to be a ';young'; parent?
I became a mom at 19 and I'm glad I did. When my son is old enough to get into sports I will be young enough to keep up with him. And hopefully I will be refered as a ';cool'; mom instead of an old-fashioned one when he's a teenager.What's it like to be a ';young'; parent?
I think that as you must know, it all depends on the individual person. Personally, so far it has been an overall good experience. I got pregnant when I was 18 and I was 19 when my daughter was born. It is not easy but I do not think that it is ever totally easy for anyone. I was going to college and still am. It is hard when you are younger because most of the time you are not financially stable and you still have things that you yourself need to experience before having a young one to take care of. But it is a great thing. I am young but responsible. I do not feel as though I am really missing out on anything too important. I am still in school and my husband is a little bit older and luckily has been the provider of the family so I do not have to work and can go to school full time and stay home with the baby until I finish school. I look at it this way... when my daughter is 20 i wont have hit 40 yet. so hopefully ill be around for a long time to be able to be a part of her life. If you are responsible and mature and you are ready to stop living life just for you but instead for the life of your children, then parenting should be a positive experience.
My first child was born when I was twenty, he is now 40 years old and very well adjusted and has a family of his own. Just be a happy loving mother be patient and attentive. If you are uptight the baby feels and they get uptight too. Relax and love your baby while he is small. They get OLD SOOOO quickly.
I had a baby at 16, I didnt have any advantages. I have to say ';WAIT';!! Get your career going and your life in order before bringing a precious person into this world.
meant that kids would be grown when I was still young , good


not being settled in a good job , bad
im 18 and i turn 19 in september my first child is due october 22nd and i cant wait im probably as stable as ill ever be and me and my husband wanted to have a kid young so we could have more fun with it and grow older with our children then if we were to have one at 28 or 30 i guess we want to be greedy with the time we have left
hard. imagine taking your child EVERYWHERE you went. Think of the money thta would go into he/she.Only have a child if your ready and dont with college so it'll be fair for both you and te kid and youll be able to support s/he
I was 19 when I had my daughter. The down side is I missed out on school and going out and such. The plus side (aside from my daughter) is, it is easier to stay up all night with a screaming teething baby and go to work the next day when you are young. Almost 10 years later and I am pregnant with my second, and I know I can no longer do the stuff I was able to do back then.





I know I was more immature back then, but there were still things I could handle better then, than not.
I had my daughter when I was nineteen.





I was also a junior in college and I was married and we had a two bedroom apartment, so while it was exhausting, we had the means to raise her.





It's been difficult financially, but we've done it, and I'm glad we have. She'll be five tomorrow, and I'm 24 now... and having a hysterectomy next week. If I didn't have my daughter when I did, I never would have been able to have any.





I think that it's fairly easy to choose to have a career or a family, but it's tricky to have both. I think it's important to decide that in the event you can only have one, that you have the one that's more important to you. People who aren't sure if they want kids should focus on their careers, but there are people who know they definitely want kids who wait to start careers, and then have medical problems that leave them unable to have kids -- and they're devastated.





Now, I'm not advocating anyone having babies when they're in high school and living with their parents... but if it's really important to you, do it when you're financially able.
I was 19 and guess what NO FUN AT ALL. My friends were out having fun and guess what I was doing???Taking care of baby!!!! Sometimes I just wanted to leave....I wanted to be with my friends but I to be a grown up..It sucked...You can't even imagine how hard it is until you are right in middle of it. I was scared the daddy didn't help at all....So no college just work work work and stay at home. My father freaked out and kick me out of the house. My mom was deceased and no support. So I felt all alone. It can make you really angry and you could take it out on the baby. Please listen to me DON'T do it....
i am 13 and i watch my little brother all the time.i can tell you from the time i spend with him that he is the most annoying thing ever and never leaves me alone. he needs so much attention and it is hard for me to do the things i like when he is around. just make sure you have a lot of free time before having a child especially if you are young and want to go out with your freinds
I think since I have been both a younger and older parent I can tell a lot of differance. Being younger you have more time and energy to be there for your child. But, being younger I ended up feeling a little selfish about wanting some time for me when everything was about my son. Being older I dont have as much energy and I have to worrie more about the future.However I have lived and done the things I want to do. I am more focused on spending time with my child not going out and wasting it on ';fun'; things.
under 21, difficult and irresponsible....