Anonymous wrote:I remember reading an article by an anthropologist who was studying hunter-gatherers. At first he was shocked that people started having children in their teens/early 20s, but quickly realized those 18 year olds had more maturity than most of the Westerners in their 40s that he knew. They had been caring for children since their own childhood, worked hard every day to care for themselves (feeding, cleaning, building shelter, etc), seeing death on a daily basis, fending for themselves, etc. In their teens, they were better parents than those he knew who had children in their 40s.
I kinda feel a similar thing is happening here. She had to carry a lot on her shoulders since the death of her father - caring for her brother, running the family business, and she's lived through real tragedy so doesn't feel the need to spend years partying. She knows that nothing is more important than the people you love. She's also accomplished a HUGE amount for her age - not like your standard 21 year old who has no real experience or accomplishments.
It may not be the right path for most 21 year olds, but it sounds like it is for her.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wonderful news. She will be an awesome mom.
No she won't. She's a one trick wonder. She'll force the damn kid to pray to her god Steve, force the kid to only ever wear those damn khaki uniforms and refuse to allow the kid to have any interests that don't involve the zoo or animals.
This explains why she rushed that wedding so damn hard.
Anonymous wrote:Her mom should get with the crocodile Dundee guy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's really not uncommon among non-college-educated women to have kids around 20/21.
20/21 year olds do not have degrees
I do know of college students with a baby though. Some say college is a good time to have one. You will not need to disrupt a career for a baby and we are actually designed to biologically have kids at that age
They most certainly do.
Associate degrees or batchelor
Australians are between 17 and 18 when they finish high school.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whatever happened to a simple “congratulations” when hearing about a pregnancy?
Pp you didnt even say that! Lol. You dont have to particpate if u are not interested.
Oh, I’m very interested in why the news of a 21-year old’s pregnancy has so many of you in a collective case of the vapors.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whatever happened to a simple “congratulations” when hearing about a pregnancy?
Pp you didnt even say that! Lol. You dont have to particpate if u are not interested.
Anonymous wrote:I remember reading an article by an anthropologist who was studying hunter-gatherers. At first he was shocked that people started having children in their teens/early 20s, but quickly realized those 18 year olds had more maturity than most of the Westerners in their 40s that he knew. They had been caring for children since their own childhood, worked hard every day to care for themselves (feeding, cleaning, building shelter, etc), seeing death on a daily basis, fending for themselves, etc. In their teens, they were better parents than those he knew who had children in their 40s.
I kinda feel a similar thing is happening here. She had to carry a lot on her shoulders since the death of her father - caring for her brother, running the family business, and she's lived through real tragedy so doesn't feel the need to spend years partying. She knows that nothing is more important than the people you love. She's also accomplished a HUGE amount for her age - not like your standard 21 year old who has no real experience or accomplishments.
It may not be the right path for most 21 year olds, but it sounds like it is for her.
Anonymous wrote:Bindi has a HS degree and two certificates (which are sort of the equivalent of vocational associates degrees, each requiring 10-12ish units) from TAFE Queensland, the equivalent of a vocationally-oriented state university. Her certs are in Business and Tourism. I can't think of an exact US equivalent and it's definitely not a super-academic route, but it is considered having a degree of sorts in Australia.