Backstory: my mom REALLY wants to be a grandma. even if I have to become a slut to make it happen.
Kendra is having a baby!!!!
OMG I’m so happy!!!!
Her mom is so lucky!!!!
She’s going to be grandma!!!!
And Kendra is only 23!!!!
She’s a slut—but only 23!!!!!
When I was 18, my (fairly conservative) mom once casually mentioned “if any of children ever had a child out of wedlock, they could just give it me, and I could raise it…” 10 years later, and still no grandkids for the poor woman.
June 15, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I personally think 23 is too young to have a baby, but that’s just me.
June 17, 2009 at 1:12 am
Christie, it just depends upon the person. I was 18 when I got pregnant, have raised my daughter with her father (my husband). She made it into the gifted class (with a genuis iq) halfway through her kindergarten school year. She is 6 years old now, feeds the dogs, helps clean the house, helps with laundry, and dishes, has helped grandparents when they were fresh out of the hospital, and is always concerned about people around her. When the teacher sends a note or message home for me she hurries home quick as can be and tells me before the teacher has a chance to call. She is more repsonisble than most adults I know, is brilliant, and gets along well with peers. To be honest, that’s more than I can say for a lot of parents who were blessed with children at an older age.
August 9, 2010 at 12:05 pm
When I told my step-mom that I was engaged, the first words out of that woman’s mouth were “Are you pregnant?!?!”. When I told her no, she proceeded to tell me that I should be, she wants to be a grandmother, she’s not getting any younger. The woman’s not even 40 yet, I’m barely 20, and I swear she thinks I should have 5 kids by now! The hazards of being Catholic…
June 17, 2009 at 11:06 am
Wow, 23 is so not too young to have a baby. I had my son at 23, after having been married for a year to the same guy I’d been with for 8 years (and am still with). 20′s are when you’re supposed to have kids. 30′s are TOO OLD.
June 17, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Oh please, ladies…don’t be so inflexible and judgmental re: childbearing age.
Mothers in their twenties have energy, mothers in their thirties have money, and mothers in their forties have wisdom. They are all still mothers and still love their babies.
July 8, 2009 at 10:01 pm
boingerhead… LOVED your comment. Very insightful!
July 8, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Boingerhead-thankyou! Mothers can be all ages! Women need to be more supportive of one another.
July 9, 2009 at 10:20 am
boingerhead – awesome way to view things
Elisa – oh yeah, definitely the hazards of being Catholic. I got pinned down one night by my mom, godmother, and then several of their friends (whom I have known for ages) who also happen to be Catholic. Lots of “I’m not getting any younger and I want grandbabies/godbabies to spoil”. Then they started naming various guys who go to our church … “what about him, oh wait, he’s a little too old. Or him, nevermind he’s joining the seminary. Or him, he’s only thinking about joining the seminary, quick, you’ll have to work fast.” To top it off, 2 days later my godmother calls to tell me about a “nice, cute boy” she met that Sunday at church who actively participated in mass so she knew he was a “good Catholic boy” (her words).
July 30, 2009 at 2:58 am
I have a strong suspicion that she’s talking about Kendra Wilson, the playboy bunny.
August 8, 2010 at 3:11 pm