Dad At 13

At first glance, Alfie Patten looks like a young lad proudly welcoming his new baby sister into the world.
To learn this baby-faced child is actually the father of the newborn shocked me to the core.
~Jane Moore, Sun Columnist

It IS shocking.
Terribly shocking.
Alfie is 13 years old. 4 feet tall.
The boy looks like a baby himself!
And he has a child?

I'm going to insert excerpts from the article I found, here.
My own comments are in the lighter colour.

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Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13

"BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”

Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.

He told how he and Chantelle, 15, decided against an abortion after discovering she was pregnant.



The shy lad, whose voice has not yet broken, said: “I thought it would be good to have a baby.
(oh you have GOT to be kidding me. Hes 13!!)

And no offence, but hes HALF the size of his girlfriend.

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Alfie’s dad Dennis yesterday told how the lad does not really understand the enormity of his situation — but seemed desperate to be a devoted and responsible father.

He wanted to be the first to hold Maisie after the hospital birth. He tenderly kisses the baby and gives her a bottle.

And Dennis, 45, said: “He could have shrugged his shoulders and sat at home on his Playstation. But he has been at the hospital every day.”
(and this somehow makes it okay for a small boy to take on such a big responsibility? Just because he seems to want to?)

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I think you people should just read the article for yourselves here.
Or I would end up copying and pasting the entire thing.

Somehow I feel everyone's focusing on the fact that two small kids had sex and produced a baby.
Their parents have agreed to let them keep the baby.
When none of them are financially stable.
Doesn't anyone consider the welfare of the baby!?
It was completely irresponsible to bring her into the world in a condition where neither parent could provide or attempt to provide for her!

Rubbish.

RUBBISH.


~vid~