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Originally posted by april
Oh and yeah I wanted a baby at 17. Yeah there'll be alot of smartass comments on that one I'm just waiting for them.
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Okaaayyy, but why? Did you even take into consideration
ALL that is involved in taking on such a responsibility especially at such a young age:
The estimates show that a single parent family with an income less than $36,800 before taxes will spend $111,570 to raise a child born in 1999 to age 18. The western two-parent counterpart will spend $130,890. Although the actual expenditure is less for single-parent families, it represents a larger percentage of income.
Children--Costs of raising a child continue to rise
Sure you could get on all kinds of programs, and have a ton of help from family...but why go through all of that?
Being 17, in school, and trying to graduate is pressure enough, and
NOW you have (and wanted!!) a kid on top of all of that?!?! I agree with the person who said that it's cheaper to just get the condoms.
*shaking my head*
Jesus, at 17 I remember just being glad I had left high school, starting college, working part time, and hanging out with friends. *shrugs*
