Okay so I did the baby project for my parenting class, and I was walking around with my "baby" and I got some of the dirtiest looks, and had to explain that it’s just a doll. So then I started thinking, what if I’m just babysitting someone’ child? Or am out with a baby cousin or something? Why do adults just jump to the conclusion that the girl got pregnant and kept it?
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simplistic_wonders says
because of society these days.
There’s so many girls getting pregnant these days.
Let them think what they want, you’ll never see most of em again anyways. and those who know you know that it’s not your baby.
'tisJustMe says
Because they’ve watched too many episodes of Maury. Next time just look at them and yell " I’VE TESTED 27 MEN AND I KNOW THE NEXT ONE WILL SHOW WHO MY BABY DADDY IS!" heh heh heh
ella. says
Hah I have a similar story. My friend had the robotic baby and we were at blockbuster. We were just walking around minding our own business and then this real weird looking girl, she was maybe 20, came up to us and said "one word. condom." Then she just walked away. haha
Polly says
because everyone is judgmental…they like to assume what they think they know.
Katie says
That happened to me at church one day! I had to go to my sunday school class and I was holding my little cousin while my aunt was getting something from another room. well, an old (and sorta senile) lady all of a sudden said "Man, I feel old. some of these kids that i had in the nursery have children of their own," and she stared directly at me and Timmy. then yesterday I was babysitting my brother, and one of his friends wanted him to come over and play. she asked me "are you his mom?" and I pointed out "uhh, I’m 15" then she just went "are you his mom?" again. it bugs the heck out of me!!!!!
Angela says
Because people are judgemental morons
Sydney says
Yes, once I was alone with my nephew in Wal-Mart for a few minutes. I was twelve, he was two. This lady actually came up to me to tell me that my son was cute and refused to believe me when I said he was my sister’s. She even went so far as to tell me not to be ashamed because everyone made mistakes. I got A LOT of dirty looks, and it wasn’t even physically possible for me to have had him since I didn’t get my period until I was thirteen.
Reneé says
Because teenage pregnancy is so common now people are quick to assume that any young girl carrying an infant is that child’s mother. It’s sad really.
I myself babysit a lot and am a nanny during the summers. Last summer I had to run to the grocery store with the baby [she was 11 months at the time] and I carried her through the store and I got the dirtiest looks. It was ridiculous. This one woman was with her friend [I assume] and I walked past talking to the baby to make her laugh and I overheard the woman call me, "S-lutty" and also say that, "kids shouldn’t be having kids, it’s disgusting." At that point in time I honestly turned towards her and said, "Excuse me, but not all teenagers carrying a baby are teen parents, have you ever even stopped to consider that this might be a child I’m babysitting? Or a sibling? I’d also appreciate it if you wouldn’t call me a s-lut. It’s rather rude." And turned around and walked away. That shut her up. Her saying that made me feel so bad.
I realize that people are having kids earlier and earlier now and while it’s not a good idea I do have to frown upon the people who make quick judgements and use those harsh terms [s-lut, easy…] towards girls holding young children. Who are you to make judgements? You don’t know her story. That could be a child she’s babysitting, or a sibling. Maybe she did get pregnant in her teen years, you again don’t know her story. Leave her alone.
EDIT: Oh, I guess I should mention I was 16 at the time.
Kit-Kat says
That actually happened to me once. I had the fake baby with me. My friends and i were shopping for halloween costumes, and just for fun, we were looking at the baby costumes. While we were doing this, a lady walked up to us and said, "What a cute baby!" and then walked away rolling her eyes. For one, i dont understand how she thought it was real. We were walking through the store hitting the carrier (with the baby in it) on shelves accidentaly, and two, it looked like a doll…but, i guess nowadays some people are just really judgemental about it.
Jaimie-lou says
ow same things happened to me when i had the robot baby in high school. I went to a party annd this lady was like.. " why would you bring a baby to a party?". That was when i was 16.
Now im 19 and ive just had a baby. So i’m still a teen mother but thats not the problem. I look young… Just how i am. And so now i get all these people saying rude things about me still being a minor.. even though i am an adult.
Just after i had her i was really sick and my partner had to take a day off work to take care of our baby because i wasnt able to get out of bed. His boss got so angry at him and told him that my mother shoud have looked after the baby because im still a minor and so my baby is my mums responsibility. eugh its just stupid. I feel sorry for my boyfriend.. she must think he is a pedo if she thinks im so young!
DuCKii (; says
It’s not out of the norm now a days for teenage girls to get pregnant and to also keep the baby. Back in their time and age, teenage pregnancy was probably not as common. I remember once I was walking around with my little cousin and people were giving me death glares thinking she was my baby. Even though I am only 14, they still jumped to the conclusion that she was my child.