Wean's having wean's

[Saint Kilda 67]

Sad is it no a 13 year old is a dad and the SUN has probaly paid them a fortune. Thank *uck for the welfare state they are saying but i could not contemplate how this one will work out who will claim. Anyway my moan is about the abuse of the system.As some one i know who has 2 kids to the same ? father decided maybe because these new houses are being built that she wanted a bigger house the dad of the kids ? went up to see his kids ? and dont you know what and she now needs a bigger house. Now call me anything you want but i am a working man with a family but the above are ripping the pish out every tax payer. By the way the above father ? claims 10 never worked in his life as a tax payer you work it out. All i want is fair play.

[katya]

I certainly don't think it is a good idea to have children so young, but I do wonder why this particular case has caused so much controversy. There are many girls who give birth at 13/14 years old every year and not much is mentioned about that.
Could it be because they boy concerned looks so much younger than he actually is? I have been hearing lots of dispariging remarks about the mother (pervert, paedophile etc), but they are only 2 years apart in age.
What does anyone else think?

[EMDEE]

Like any other instance of this sort of thing, it is regrettable, but is something that families have to cope with and try to make the best of it. I found it strange why it had such a high profile when it is by no means a unique situation, and it is unusual to name the individuals involved. Kind of odd when those involved will be more like siblings, age wise, than parents and child.

[katya]

There was a radio debate about this yesterday - apparently the father is now being trailed by a reality TV programme maker, the grandparents are looking for the highest bidder for their story, other potential fathers are contesting the parentage, and they have Max Clifford in charge of their PR
I wonder if the cash incentive makes it easier for these young (potential) fathers to come forward?

[NelsonL1995]

The 13 year old looks like 7 or 8 years old.

The photo with the boy and the girl makes me wanna puke to be honest.
When I saw the picture, I thought the girl was the mother to both them kids.

Sick.

[bill]

Surprise surprise!

12year old Alfie Patten is not the father of 15 year old Chantelle Steadman's daugther Maisie.

DNA testing has proved another 14 year old schoolboy as the Dad.

[numberplease]

AND he says that several more boys have been with her, she sounds a right little live wire............to put it nicely!

[EMDEE]

AND he says that several more boys have been with her, she sounds a right little live wire............to put it nicely!

Aye, that's putting it nicely!

[francii]

I think the reason the case was so high profile was because, had he been the father, Alfie Patten would have been Britain's youngest dad. I think it had media interest because of that, and also because he looks about 8! There are plenty of girls having babies at 15, but not so many boys becoming fathers at 13! From the way he spoke, it sounded like he had no idea the enormity of the situation, and who would blame a 13 year old? Well, he's not the father, so hopefully he can move on with his life. I also feel bad for the girl involved. You can't help but find part blame in her mother, who cannot have taught her to respect herself and her body, if she's been allowed boys to sleep over in her room. What did her mother think would happen, letting teenagers sleep in the same bed, obviously unsupervised?

It's a very sad situation overall, and it's becoming apparent that the baby is being used for as much publicity/cash as possible. You would think a decent family would say "enough is enough, our daughter had a baby young, and now we know who the father is, let us get on with our lives" but no.

And that's what I think about that!

[Govangirl]

Well said Francii, it is indeed a very sad situation.

[francii]

Thanks govangirl