DCUMers: "Your kid is 18, they're an adult and you can't tell them what to do, can't check their college grades, can drive, fight in a war, etc."

Also DCUMers: "21 and pregant?! OMG, that's too young! What is she thinking?"

What people forget is that Bindi has what many women struggle until their later years to get - a sense of Purpose, a career, financial security, independence. She has that, plus life experience. Some of it, you can’t get until you’ve paid the dues in years, but that will come.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

Fortunately Bindi is 22!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

No it's not. Having a baby in your late teens is one of the healthiest ages to do so. Both for the mom and the baby.

lol

It is though.

This thread reminds me of people judging Anderson Cooper for adopting in his 50s. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t!

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Anonymous wrote:I was 21 when I had my oldest. I had so much energy to play with my kid and her friends loved that I actually played with them all and didn’t get tired or hurt the way their moms did. I had my second kid older and it was so different. I still made the effort to run around, but my body hurt the next day.

LOLLL these older moms are 40, not 80. Plenty of 40 year old women run marathons. If you're tired and hurt the next day after running around after a kid, you need to see a trainer and/or a doctor. That's not normal or healthy.

Not just running in the literal sense of the word, but playing hard like monkey bars, clambering over the wooden wall, rolling down hills, jumping out of trees. The older moms didn’t even try.

I’m closing in on 45, and I both run for me, and play on the monkey bars with my 3 year old. I’m in far better shape than most of the 20 and 30 somethings at the park. I don’t think anything about getting down on the ground with her, or running after her, or lifting her, climbing a tree with her, etc. I also am past the point where I’m worried about looking a certain way, so I don’t really GAF if I look ridiculous doing it, or if we get dirty.

It’s not Just because you’re getting older that you ache - it’s because your body is suffering lack of use. I feel *much* better when I am active. I went through an inactive period When I was younger, and my hips ached... I don’t have that any more.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

No it's not. Having a baby in your late teens is one of the healthiest ages to do so. Both for the mom and the baby.

lol

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

No it's not. Having a baby in your late teens is one of the healthiest ages to do so. Both for the mom and the baby.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

It's amazing how people will say that women shouldn't be having babies in their early 20's while ignoring the fact that women are their most fertile at that age. This is the age mother nature wants women to have children.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Pregnancy if you're under 20 is risky.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors#age-under-

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Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

Throughout the history of humanity, 21 was a completely typical age to have a baby. But now people are trying to delay the definition of adulthood until the age of 25.

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Anonymous wrote:I was 21 when I had my oldest. I had so much energy to play with my kid and her friends loved that I actually played with them all and didn’t get tired or hurt the way their moms did. I had my second kid older and it was so different. I still made the effort to run around, but my body hurt the next day.

How are you getting hurt?

Not injured, just achy. Like after doing an obstacle course 5k. I guess none of y’all ever ache after that at age 40. Lucky!

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Anonymous wrote:I was 21 when I had my oldest. I had so much energy to play with my kid and her friends loved that I actually played with them all and didn’t get tired or hurt the way their moms did. I had my second kid older and it was so different. I still made the effort to run around, but my body hurt the next day.

LOLLL these older moms are 40, not 80. Plenty of 40 year old women run marathons. If you're tired and hurt the next day after running around after a kid, you need to see a trainer and/or a doctor. That's not normal or healthy.

Not just running in the literal sense of the word, but playing hard like monkey bars, clambering over the wooden wall, rolling down hills, jumping out of trees. The older moms didn’t even try.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister had a kid at 21 (unmarried). Actually I know a lot of people from childhood who did at that age or younger.

Well if YOUR SISTER did it then it must be the best idea ever. No. Nobody should be having kids until their pre-frontal cortex has finished developing, and they've had time to figure out who they are as an ADULT. And especially once you've gotten married - you should take time to solidify your marriage and figure out who you are as a husband/wife before adding a baby to the mix.

For thousands of years females regularly had children at age 14-17, so to argue that a female younger than 25 is biologically incapable of raising a child is absurd. And females are most fertile at Bindi's age.

Well, I guess she'll be a better mom than Kylie.