Child Welfare
I’m an orphan. My mum committed suicide when I was seven and my dad had a heart-attack when I was 16.
Thankfully, I wasn’t living with either of them at the time. I was removed from my mother’s care at age five and my relationship with my father was estranged since before I could remember.
The very first night I spent in a foster home I was bullied.
Eat your peas, brush your teeth and don’t live with your 15-year-old boyfriend: three things the parents of a now pregnant 12-year-old should have said to her.
Do your homework, stop smoking and don’t live with your 11-year-old girlfriend: three things the baby’s father should have had drummed into him by his parents.
There will be no shortage of advice offered to Girl X now every conceivable government agency has piled on top of her after she was outed as another prime example of the worst type of parenting.
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WIlliamRLBaker says:
“”“His level of concern for his daughter’s well being, however, is brought into question by his decision to allow her to have the baby at all. He has said he and his partner will raise their grandchild.”“ It was about at that point when I stopped reading..what the hell does… Read more »
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Donna says:
i was a young mum, at 16yrs and my partner was 17yrs old, our oldest child is now 16 and yes we are stricked in some ways , our daughter 16yrs ran away just over a month ago, just for the simple fact we wouldnt let her do as she… Read more »
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