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Re: 13 Year Old Kid Becomes Parent
Alfie Patten has just become a father aged just 13 - and he insists he will be a good dad.
Alfie's girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, gave birth to Maisie Roxanne in Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex, four days ago, reports The Sun.
The boy, who is just 4ft and looks young for his age, told the newspaper: "I thought it would be good to have a baby."
But he admitted he did not think about how he would afford it.
"I don't really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10," he said.
Alfie, who lives with his mother Nicola, 43, in Eastbourne, was 12 when Maisie was conceived.
The pair, who have the support of their parents, kept the pregnancy secret until Chantelle's mother Penny noticed her daughter's swollen stomach.
Alfie said: "When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react.
"I didn't know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it."
Alfie's father Dennis said his son wanted to be a devoted and responsible father, but did not fully appreciate what he had taken on by having a child.
He said Alfie had wanted to be the first to hold his child.
"He could have shrugged his shoulders and sat at home on his Playstation. But he has been at the hospital every day," he said.
Chantelle and Maisie have been released from hospital and are living with her family in a council house in Eastbourne.
Reacting to the birth of Maisie Roxanne, former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, head of the Conservatives' Centre for Social Justice think tank, said he was outraged.
The case was a "tragic example" of Britain's social decline, Mr Duncan Smith said later.
"I don't know about these particular families but too many dysfunctional families in Britain today have children growing up where anything goes.
"It exemplifies the point we have been making about broken Britain," he added.
"It's not being accusatory, it's about pointing out the complete collapse in some parts of society of any sense of what's right and wrong.
"There is no opprobrium any more about behaviour and quite often children witness behaviour that's aggressive, violent, rude and sexual. It's as if no one is saying this is wrong."
Source: The Sun
I think the age of consent might need to be raised in this country.
Re: 13 Year Old Kid Becomes Parent
I think the age of consent might need to be raised in this country.
I agree. When 7th/8th graders are getting high school freshman/sophomores pregnant, something is wrong. Years ago, this chick would have laughed in his face if he showed any interest. Nowadays, she has his kid instead.
There are no standards anymore in society. No law is gonna change anything.
When they give this story an update next year, I guarantee this kid moved on to someone else.
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He will turn out to be yet another drug abusing wife beating alcoholic that i`ll have to support. They appear every morning on a "springer like" talk show, but not as entertaining 
Never seem to be in short supply either.
Makes my blood boil. I`d debate wether this boy and girl should have any rights in wether they keep it or not.. I`d also open up a bigger can of worms but i fear being jumped on and cant be bothered..
There should be repercussions, for the boy/girl and BOTH their parents.. Their fkin attitude on all of this is disgusting and they need to be made an example of..
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He will turn out to be yet another drug abusing wife beating alcoholic that i`ll have to support. They appear every morning on a "springer like" talk show, but not as entertaining
An English girl who used to post on these boards (SkynyrdGirl) used to say you called those people Chavs.
- mickronson
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mickronson wrote:He will turn out to be yet another drug abusing wife beating alcoholic that i`ll have to support. They appear every morning on a "springer like" talk show, but not as entertaining
An English girl who used to post on these boards (SkynyrdGirl) used to say you called those people Chavs.
Aye, that be them.. Sub-human species. Should give em jobs as "bullet shields" and "minefield detectors" in Iraq.
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Disgraceful. He will not be caring for this child. He will be out playing with friends and his video games. His parents will be and if they can't then they should give it up for adoption so this kid has a chance at a normal life.
"The boy, who is just 4ft and looks young for his age, told the newspaper: "I thought it would be good to have a baby."
But he admitted he did not think about how he would afford it.
"I don't really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10," he said."
Dead on arrival.
- mickronson
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Kids are just cash cows to these lay-about fucks
Re: 13 Year Old Kid Becomes Parent
I think the age of consent might need to be raised in this country.
I agree. When 7th/8th graders are getting high school freshman/sophomores pregnant, something is wrong. Years ago, this chick would have laughed in his face if he showed any interest. Nowadays, she has his kid instead.
There are no standards anymore in society. No law is gonna change anything.
When they give this story an update next year, I guarantee this kid moved on to someone else.
I don't really see where age of consent matters. Even here in the US James, this is happening. Hell, half my friends lost their virginity in the seventh grade. I agree this is outrageous and they probably should give the kid up, but I mean what's the difference between this and highschool freshmen getting knocked up? At my school there's at least 4 pregnant freshman. Last year I knew an 8th grader and a 7th grader who were pregnant, and both of them kept their babies, and the age of consent here is what, 18?
