Rant. Sorry.

[LadyLynch]

I'm so sick of people judging me because I look young! Some lady was talking to her friend next to me (I'm 36w) an my 20 month old son in the store when she pops off with "It's so pathetic all these high schoold drop out kids running around pregnant with toddlers. There should be a law against babies like her having babies! She probably doesn't even know who the dad is!" I went off on her first off not only did I graduate for high school but I also graduated from college WITH HONORS, and I was with my HUSBAND for six years before we got MARRIED and two and a half years later I had my son. I'm not saying there is something wrong with teen moms cause I know several great ones and my mother was a wonderful one. But just because I look young doesn't mean I'm a little high school ***** who doesn't know who any of my babies dads are. My babies we concieved in wedlock and with the man I've been with for over ten years! I've had enough of peoples stupid judgemental crap just because I look young.
Rant over. lol.

[LadyLynch]

I know I shouldn't let people get to me or care what they think and I know it has a LOT to do with the hormones but it just makes me so mad that people think it's okay judge and talk like that. I'm not saying that i've never looked at someone and thought something judgemental about them but I have NEVER voiced a rude, mean, or hurtful judgement on someone else. I keep my mouth shut because I don't know what they are going through, or what they have been through, and I'm not going to be the one to kick then when they are down.

[ShellyLette]

I used to get rude comments all the time when I had my nephews. I was really young at the time though, I was only 15 watching 3 younger boys. Their father wasn't a great one, they told me they liked it at my house cuz we had food, obviously I wasn't letting them go back to their fathers place. Yes I wasn't the best role model being a teen myself but atleast I tried. I made sure they were clean their bellies were full and I actually made them go to school. Some people just don't understand everyone's life isn't perfect, and even though I wasn't their real parent I was the closest thing they had to one. All those rude people can shove it.

[gatorgrl12]

Society is really pathetic. Just have to walk tall and proud. Im 22 on my 3rd child with my husband and high school sweetheart. I did not finnish high school but did get my ged right after dropping out. We are healthy families  just young. Everyone's story is different. People will be quick to make-up your life story tho when they see you in walmart. I have learned to cope. And just not care. My kids will be their boss or kids boss one day their going places :)

[maybay]

I had my twins at 21  and totally understand. What is worse is my husband is Vietnamese and i am white my kids do not look at me. I got a lot of they are so cute . Where did you get them from :o  or are tthey your children? Are they twins? What race are they anyways?????

[harlichance]

When I was going into one of the stores in the mall, my son was laughing cuz he just got off those rides they have in there and some rude a** lady walks by saying "your not gonna behave horrible like that child"! I wanted to smack her. My son was laughing because he was happy. That shows how great of a parent she was

[harlichance]

I was 18 when I had my son but I finished school online because I had some problems and was put on bed rest so I really didn't go out much but I get stares going out with my 2 year old and I'm 15 weeks and 3 days pregnant and I get nasty looks all the time and I'm 21 in may. I've been told I look 15 :/ so going out with my son and being pregnant, I'm always watching to see who's staring. People are so judgemental. I'm a high school graduate, I work full time, I've been with my fiance for almost 5 years, of course same man for both of my children. So I hate when people judge without knowing.

[RazisMama]

I'm 20 I got pregnant with my son at 18 and I have one visible tattoo I've never really noticed people looking at me but its probably cause I just don't care lol but if someone said something like that about me and I heard it I would say something.

[xmybubix]

I have a huge problem with this, im 19 and 34w and everytime i waddle into the mall all eyes are on my tummy , they just really stare not evan trying to hide it, i live with my oartner for two years before i concived and we are very finacially stable, i have family in there thirtys who are horrible mothers just because im young dosnt mean im a bad mummie , and cgodwin kids do deserve treats do they not ever give there kids a buscuit how rude of a lady!

[cgoodwin]

I get this a lot as well. I'm 21, but I only recently started looking closer to my age because I cut my hair. When I was pregnant with my daughter at 20, I went to the only pregnancy clinic in town that took medi-cal, which I was on because my work stopped offering health insurance that year. When I filled out the paperwork, the nurse called me up to the desk, and very loudly, in front of everyone, told me that they couldn't help me if I lied about my age, and they wouldn't call my parents, even if I put my real information down, and lying didn't help my case at all. Even after I went into the exam room to see the doctor, they kept telling me that I needed to give them my "real I.D." and that they were going to confiscate my "fake one". I switched doctors after that, but it was something I had to deal with my entire pregnancy, and even after.

Last october, I was in a gas station in my EMT uniform when an older lady came up to me and started telling me how cute my "costume" was. I've had to learn to just smile and nod when the comments are like this, but the judgmental ones still get my temper up. I've been yelled at in stores because I buy my daughter a cookie, and apparently "young kids like me don't understand how to take care of babies". It's tough. It really is. Keep your chin up. My mom keeps telling me that someday, all those women will be standing next to us at our kids graduation ceremony. They will look like the old parents that they are, while we will still look young enough to be mistaken for the older siblings of a graduate. Some day we will appreciate our youthful appearances!

[Phatz88]

Omg i hate that too. I am pregnant with my first and so many people look at me crazy. One lady was like how old are you? I was like 24 she was like are you sure, you look too young to be having a baby. I looked at her and was like no miss i am not sure of my age. Maybe I can't do math I was born in 88 can you please help me. Before I got pregnant I used to have a lot of arguments with people because they didn't believe I was really 21+ its annoying. But then again at least you know you will look good as time goes by.

[chelsbells]

Agreed! I'm 19 years old, but I know I don't look it. Ilook maybe 16 on a good day. I'm engaged to my baby's dad. But I can't go out in public without getting stares. An older woman and her teen daughter even started pointing and snickering at me the other day. Some days I wish I had a backbone to go off on people. So what if a young girl is pregnant, it's nobody's business but hers!

[sulma91]

Omg thats so rude! Some people just need to keep their comments to themselfs! I know what you mean tho im 21 and look like im 16 and when me and my 2 year old son go to walmart ppl just stare at me so rudely like wow shes having another one. I totally understand where your coming from and then they see me with all my tattoos which makes them stare at me worse. Just cuz I have tattoos dont mean anything! Lol