Maybe I Over-reacted

[Blackmetalrose]

This is a Semi Rant. *Just a warning* LOL...

Yesterday when i went to see my Prenatal doctor, there was a huge wait before me, which i didn't mind i brought my book with me and i was settled down to read untill i was ready to go in and see her, but about 20 minutes into the wait, the door opened and in walked two young girls, and i thought to myself, god they can't be any older than 12 the both of them.  But i kind of ignored it because it wasn't any of my business, they were cousins and they were with their aunt/mother.  They talked really loud and you couldn't help hear what they were saying, plus the waiting room was very small.  Then they started going on about the pact they had made to both become pregnant together and how easily they succeeded.....They were only in grade 8 and were 13 years old.  They were laughing and joking about it and their mother/aunt was laughing along with them.  Like it was a great big joke to them.   Everyone in the waiting room were rolling their eyes with me and trying to ignore them becuase it was rediculous, but then i heard one of them make the off hand comment that they really hoped that when they went in there that they didn't hear the baby's heart beat(that she looses it etc).  And that's what started my blood boiling, when they started laughing about that, I jumped up and against my mother's best wishes ( she came with me becuase my DH was away for work) I started giving not only the kids a earful i brought the "responsible" adult into the conversation.  I was in tears by the time i was done yelling at them, but...so were they, the mother/aunt called me a bully and told me to mind my own business ( which i really should have) But it broke my heart when i had my miscarrage and i really couldn't control my temper when they were going on like that, all i coudl think about was what the poor baby's life was going to be like when they were born.    I really overreacted didn't i??

Well thanks for listening, i'm still really angry about it, but there is nothing i really can do.  It just drives me crazy kids today!!..

[Mumita]

There's absolutely nothing funny about two 13 year olds being pregnant and even less of her mother/aunt thinking its ok.  I think that its very ok what you did.  Those kids obviously have no role-models or any adults that could teach them to value themselves and to have life-goals and ambitions than getting pregnant and living off a government check because no one has taught them any better.

I think that the responsible adults for these kids (the 13 year olds's parents) should be held accountable to some degree because it is NOT OK for a 13 year old to be pregnant and if she does end up pregnant which I would almost consider that an act of neglect on the parents, the parents must continue supporting this child with this baby because its not fair for all of us to have to pay taxes to support teen parents.  I am sorry this may sound very rude but someone has to be held responsible.

[GRose]

Good job! Obviously no one else (mom/aunt) felt the need to tell them that having a baby is a big deal and you should never joke about loosing a baby. I probably would have done the same thing, pregnant Gina never holds back lmao.

[jenkaye21]

Good for you!  I would have wanted to say something, but I probably wouldn't have had the courage.

I teach 8th grade, and the very idea of these kids being parents is apalling; the mother's part it in all is even worse.

[Blackmetalrose]

Thank you guys!!  I swear i wanted to rip their heads off! I just couldn't believe it!

[Tasia32]

I also agree that you didn't overreact. I can see why the girls are the way they are if they are being raised by a mother/aunt that could even laugh at the situation.

[Kimberlee_20]

You didn't overreact at ALL, I probably would have done the same thing! How ignorant of the mother AND them kids! How a mother could be laughing about her 13 year old daughter being pregnant is beyond me. And she will think so when she's raising that baby because a 13 year old CAN'T!