Can you guys help me with pros and cons of teen parenting?

I'm a teen parent-to-be %26amp;I want to know everyones upside and downside of teen parenting. I won't get offended. Just please be legit.Can you guys help me with pros and cons of teen parenting?
Its very hard. If your parents help you out with the baby, know that you are a lucky person .





The concept to remember , you are growing up yourself , taking care of a baby is a tremendous responsibility if you are doing this by yourself .Can you guys help me with pros and cons of teen parenting?
I don't think a teenager should be having a baby. I'm not saying it's morally wrong or anything like that but, I think teenagers are too young to be having babies. If there is a pro side to it, it is that the child will hopefully have his/her mother around for a long time and the generations will be close and can take care of each other. However, I think children need two loving and stable parents. I hope you have a lot of support and that you have some idea of the responsibility involved in being a mother. There are many stresses and many difficulties even under the best circumstances. I hope you can get an education and that you have financial resources. Your baby will need patience and lots of time to be with you. Pay lots of attention to your child and learn everything you can about being a parent. You will have more energy than someone older and you will need it all! You will be missing out on some of your own very important growing up years but, you will also have someone very precious to love. Do not take your baby's love for granted. Be good to yourself. Take care of yourself. And be kind and patient with your baby. Read to your baby and be sure you get educated and be sure you instill a need for an education in your child. Best of luck to you and your baby.
Pro- More energy


Con- More hardship





Pro- chance to prove the stereotype wrong


con- you have become a statistic/stereotype, be prepared to be treated that way





Pro- you have your whole young life ahead of you


con- You have to do twice as much as a normal parent (school, work and kid)





Be sure to beat the stereotype, educate yourself with books and classes, never stop learning about your child no matter how old they are, always have patience, know that you are responsible for teaching this being everything they will come to know. Understand and be prepared for the fact that you are going to face many hardships, it is very difficult for teen parent to get jobs, get homes and maintain school. But with perseverance and willingness, not to mention help from others, it can be done. Oh, one last con, When making friends, older/more mature mothers who befriend you end up trying to mother you, giving you too much advice, too much care and too much attention, its hard to make friends your own age regardless if they are moms or not.
well for one you will have to give up friends and maybe school (depending on your age). A girl that I knew (she was a year behind me in school) by the time she was 18 she had two kids under the age of 3. I don't like teen parenting for one main reason and that would be my birth mother was 17 when she had me and she would always leave me with relatives or other foster homes before I was finally taken away from her when she was 22. I am a mom myself but I was 25 almost 26 when I had my son and I am trying to be better than my birth mom was.
Well, just to let you know there is more cons than pros.


Pros


you're one step closer to them becoming an adult


yep that's pretty much it


Cons


they will start to date


they'll start puberty and have a lot of hormones


Peer pressure
Unless you have a 40,000.00 a yr job and a place of your own, transportation and a husband, you should NOT be having kids.ALL the teen mothers I have met get tired of being mommy very quickly when they see it is 24-7 with no vacation time.When they have taken care of a sick grumpy baby all week, they look athe fun they are missing with their friends and later in life are angry and bitter because they missed out on so much.You are NOT prepared to raise that kid, you do not have your high school diploma I'll bet and even if you do, what kind of job will you get with just a diploma?8 dollars an hr. may sound good but when you add up how much it costs to live, and what is left after taxes, 8 bucks an hr is a really bad joke.8 dollars and hr IF you are lucky to get that.Most places will want to pay you minimum wage or just barely above it.You might want to think about adopting out.A kid is not a puppy which after a few months you tie them up in the backyard, give them food and water once a day and maybe pet them occasionally and then do your thing the rest of the time.You will have to set THE example you want the child to follow, be patient and understanding, be willing to discipline them although you know it will hurt them, but you know it is for their good in the long run.
Upside: There is nothing like the first time they smile at u


downside: Sometimes u have to bring another shirt with u





upside: when they say ';mom'; or ';dad'; or walk its the only thing u'll be talking about for weeks


downside: when they throw away ur bill or ur up all night with a sick baby





upside: He or she will be out of the house before ur 40


downside: instead of partying u'll be at home with the baby





all and all I wouldn't trade it for the world
The cons are pretty much what everyone has said... being a parent is HARD anyway, nevermind when you are still a teenager. Often teen moms end up being single parents which just adds to the stress. You have to give up a social life and in many cases school which means giving up the chance for a good career, at least for awhile.





On the other hand, you get a child and all that that implies which is a HUGE pro (although that is obviously not specific to teen parents lol) it is possible that you could be closer to your child because of the smaller age gap but that is NOT a guarantee and can also lead to a lot of problems with finding the friend/parent balance.





Good luck!
Cons:


Never have a babysitter(that is why I am on here tonight)


Wake up for them when they cry or need something


No money


No time for friends


You have to work long hours only to work more long hours at home


It is not about you anymore, you only hear how is the baby.





Pros:


Someone to love you regardless of what you do.


Someone to put a smile on your face regardless of how mad you are


There are several good things to being a mom.. One thing is if you look hard enough you can get grants and scholarships to college at State schools so you do not have to pay it back.





I hope this helps... I know it will be hard for you, but remember your baby will always love you...
It is a huge responsibility. A major issue concerning teen pregnancy is the role of the father. Is he going to stick around?





The first two years of an infant's life are crucial. A popular development theory (by Erickson) calls this stage the trust vs. mistrust stage. This is when people develop a sense of trust with their parent (or guardian). If that trust is betrayed, the child will be scarred for life. That baby comes before anything, so you are sacrificing your adolescence to care for a child. This is a major con, because your brain has not fully developed and matured, and some resentment can occur with your child. Don't let this happen.





To be totally honest, not a lot of positives are there for a teen parent. The odds are severely against you. Is that saying that you are going to be a horrible parent? Of course not, but you have more obstacles than most. Will your parents help out? Will you be able to go to school? Will you be able to financially support your baby? Will you be able to do this while still gaining the trust of your infant. One positive thing though, is that you will have more energy to deal with your child, and you will be able to identify with him/her better when he/she is an adolescent.