How is it now?

[chinapiggy]

So, most of us are not teens anymore. What is it like now?

I have a gradeschooler. I get odd looks, I feel treated differently than other moms by the school staff.

Sometimes doctors look at me funny. I have found a great ped and OB that do not blink an eye. People look at me in the store then ask how many I have, how old am I. My hubby is a bit older so we get strange looks when we are all out together.

What is your experience?

[TayNRobbiesMom]

LOL I'm 22, married to a 27 almost 28 yr. old man, have a 2 1/2 yr old DD and a son due any day...Even I get odd looks but I just smile b/c I know I'm the best mom and wife i can be regardless of age!

[Violet]

My oldest is now 9. I also have a 7 year old and a almost 5 year old. I get dirty looks sometimes but the worst was when my youngest was a baby. I used to get stares, dirty looks and stupid comments.

[kasumisniper]

I'm always frustrated with my son's schools. They never seem to take me seriously.

I'm 27,ds1 is 9.

[still_me]

I am 25 and my husband is in his early 30's. It doesn't help that we look younger than we are. Our DS1 is almost 4 and our DS2 is 15 months. We have come across some unbelievably rude people who think it is their business to comment on our age. I have come to learn that those people usually don't have a clue how we really parent and if they did they would probably hold their tongues a little more. I don't let it bother me too much anymore because I know we are doing a great job. There is nothing I can say that will make those people change their minds, but I can show them.

[lillylove123]

im 22 and my son is 6 months old. i get mixed rreactions from family, friends, and STRANGERS! some think my "timing" was perfect. (makes me feel like im in a race). and others think i should have waited and insist on pressuring me to wait till my DS is in middle school to start trying for baby number 2.
they think my 30's would be ideal i guess. . .

[Violet]

I am 28 and I have a 9 1/2 year old, 7 year old and a almost 5 year old. I get odd looks and sometimes even dirty looks. I get treated differently by my oldest DD's teacher but whatever. When I have her with me is when I get treated differently. When I have just my 7 and 4 year old nobody blinks an eye. I dont care what anyone says though. I wouldnt trade my life for anything. My kids are what makes me complete.

[stephie]

I am 24 with a 71/2 year old. I get alot of people who see us out and I look young, They always ask how old he is then you can see the look in their eyes while they try and fiqure it out. I just stop and say very proud, I was 17 when I had him. I do find people give me funny looks but have never had much comments made at me now, But I sure did when he was younger. I do however work in LDRP and newborn nursery at a hospital and we see alot of teen moms. I do find myself defending the young moms when nurses make comments like "well she is only 17 so you know how they are" I always say no, how are they? I have butted head with several people defending teen moms. But now that I am older and see so many teen moms I am struggling not to judge these girls who are 16 and this is the 2nd or 3rd child. I understand it is possible to make a mistake once, but you should learn the first time. I don't know.. Off track of the post I know. I know I am really happy with my life and if people have comments about being a young mom, I can say honestly I am doing alot better then some. even ones that are in their 30's

[NEWNANA]

Well, let's see, I am 32, with 16 year old twins. I still get the comments sometimes. My daughter is now expecting so once she has the baby I am sure we will all get the comments. Things don't always go as planned in life, it's how you handle the struggles that determines who you are and how your future will be.

[lexbeljo]

I'm 27 with a 9 , 6 a nd 1 month old. I still get looks and comments from people, it doesn't help that I look 20. I always get the head tilt and the " Oh you are so younge to have so many kids." You know they are thinking the worset. Little do they know I'm happly married to the father of all 3 of my childeren, we are involed in my daughters school. WE are active members in our church. I see other mothers out there who are clearly older and they don't seem any better. I'm glade I had my kids when I did i wouldn't change my timing for anything.

[mama2twoluvbugs]

I am 23 and my oldest is almost 7, and is a first grader, i dont seem to get many looks anymore, or maybe i dont notice them...or maybe i look older than I am....i just always felt that if every time we were in public my boys are clean and well behaved, people dont have anything to judge...

[lexbeljo]

The more time that goes by I feel better and better about having my girls so young. I know more and more women who waited to have kids and now that they are in there 30's they can't get pregnant. I may have had to jump through some hoop being a young mom but at least I don't have to go through any treatments just to have my a baby. I couldn't imagine going through life not knowing how it feels to have you baby kick inside you. I feel for them

[Jen0608]

I'm 23 and my baby is turning 2 years old. Some people look at me and tell me that I'm too young to have a baby then I tell them I want to have a baby at young age so that when he grow up and we hang out together I will look like just his sister.

[Tiffany060507]

wow i really dont feel so bad about all the dirty looks and snide remarks i get in front of my face and behind my back. i live in a very small town i mean really small there was 533 total students in the one highschool thats in this town. SO everyone pretty much knows who i am and who my parents are so i get the 'oh she could have gone so far...' looks and i absolutely loathe it.

[lolabear]

i was 20 when i got pregnant with my first and everyone seemed to have something to say esp since the sperm donor took off so i was single. a lot of people thought i would not be able to find a decent guy b/c i had a baby and even one guy i dated for a lil while, his mother told me i was not good enough for him and he would not raise some other guy's baby. but now i am engaged and we have had 2 more babies ... i think that is now the biggest shock for people seeing me at 24 with 3 kids ... esp my college professors, I always told them up front i had kids and was pregnant and they would always be shocked.

[natassjia]

when i found out i was peragent i was 14 and people would look at me really funny and i had her at 15 and i would take her for walks in her stoller and people go is she your and i would say yes and they would not belive me and that would hurt me becuase ahe my baby gril but no matter what in the long run i dont care what people think

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[Now_serving_number4]

I am 34 with a 16 year old son and 3 other kids.