My title was in response to everyone saying that 16 was old enough for motherhood. These girls are not 16. Girls that age getting pregnant is not news - it's not statutory rape. The news is that of the 17 pregnant girls in Gloucester only one is 16. Most are 14. The paradigm you argue is only a couple centuries ago 12 was the age of consent - and I have no issue with a 12 year old watching children. I do have an issue with 12 year olds living on their own. I have an issue with anyone who expects them to, paradigm be damned. Fourteen year olds organized this plan and executed it. That's amazing. It's also criminal.
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Re: You're aging these mothers by two years
Date: 2008-06-21 07:15 pm (UTC)