A thirteen-year-old British schoolboy has become a father.
Alfie Patten and his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman welcomed Maisie Roxanne to the world four days ago, The Sun newspaper reports.
The couple decided against having an abortion after discovering Steadman was 12 weeks pregnant.
"I thought it would be good to have a baby [but] I didn't think about how we would afford it …. I don't really get pocket money," Alfie, whose voice is yet to break, was quoted as saying.
"When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble."
Alfie's family, from Sussex in England's south-east, said that only those closest to them were told about the pregnant for fear their son might be "demonised" at school.
Chantelle, 15, admitted she and Alfie, who is only 122cm tall, would be accused of being irresponsible.
The pair knew they made a mistake but would do their best to be good parents, she said.
The pregnancy was discovered by Chantelle's mother Penny who noticed her daughter's weight gain.
Alfie's dad Dennis, who himself has fathered nine children, said his son was "desperate" to be a devoted dad.
"He could have shrugged his shoulders and sat at home on his Playstation," Mr Patten said.
I say as long as the parents are willing and able to help, then good luck to them.
Sucks to happen at such a young age, but that's what you get when you have sex. A baby.
Hopefully the baby came out alright, at that age (for both of them) I'm sure there could be some complications.
Somewhat on topic, I just read that the youngest pregnancy and birth on record was from a 5 year old. What the f*ck. Seriously. 5.
The world gets worse everyday.I think the Goverment should do something about the kids in love.This is a very serious matter.So to all parents,Be advised that you have to take a closer look on your children.(I`m 14 FYI)
so now, because people cant make good decisions, we should allow government to interfere with our personal love lives as well?
mef, your the reason government gains more power over use every year, you fear making mistakes, and others making mistakes, and you want a higher power (aka government) to protect you.
why do you think this world seems so bad? because we protect those who would have died if left to thier own devices.
do you really think the idiotic masses would have survived if we still lived in the wild? they would be the first to die, and only those who were intelligient would be left.
I am sorry, but I am an anarchist and I hate how everyone looks for the governments to control thier lives, and protect them from everything.
illspirit...I happened to be in a "training" room when I went into labor, so everyone and their brother was all up in my crotch.
When you're in labor, you don't care who is there so long as that kid gets OUT...and if a 13 year old HAD been there, while I was bleeding to death I would have turned and asked how badly they want to get nasty with people now.
Government has to much control...and since they already do, I think we should start screening people before they have children.
To many people have kids for money, for fun, because they want a toy, ect. And those children grow up not knowing why that's wrong.
I vote they create temporary sterilizations and enforce it.
To many people think having a child is a right...and it's not.
Here's an interesting fact for tax payers.
Your money, that goes for state aid..that ALL welfare moms are entitled to...that state medical insurance pays FULLY for 99% of all birth control methods out there.
That state aid, also pays part or all of in vitro fertilization if you are on welfare or to poor to afford real insurance because "you can't deny someone the right to have a child".
Yes , I agree with Healer just look at the nutt in California that just had 8 babies by vitro fertilization and she has 6 other children and she lives with her parents .. she is living off tax payers money ..
