
except the fact that they are pro-life and they did admitted that, and it was the whole reason why they’re encouraging other 18-year-olds to have a kid. I don’t care what they do with their pregnancy and their life, but you shouldn’t be giving blanket advice to people because it happened to work out with you. I even told them that if they want to share their story… do that but don’t say “you should definitely have a kid at 18 bc it was great for me.”
We met on a different community here and became friends. She was ranting about a TikTok she posted, and people were replying saying it’s probably not the best idea to encourage 18-year-olds to have kids just because it worked out for her. She exploded on me when I agreed with them. It’s not that I’m against teen parents or people having kids, it’s that you can’t know someone else’s situation, life, or capabilities.
Her situation worked out, and that’s great, but encouraging others to make that choice based on her experience is risky. She reacted so strongly and went on an extremely pro-life, Christian rant abt not agreeing with abortion under any reason. Honestly, I’m distancing myself from that because it was over the top. My point was never to judge her choices, just that 18 year-olds shouldn’t make life-changing decisions based on someone else’s anecdotal experience.