What do you think of this???

I'm 17 years old and would love to wait to have kids so I am...but I am babysitting two kids one is 4 and the other is 6. Well I think babysitting a lot of times is the biggest form of birth control at least for me because babysitting all day and everyday is a lot of work and I'm sitting here thinking these are not even my kids I can't imagine what it would be like if I did have kids I think it is hard now.

Yeah I want kids and I love them...but I have always wanted to be married first and have a good job, a house, a car, and all that stuff before I have kids I think for me depending on how my life is then I think I will try to have kids when I'm like 27 or older. Just depends right now it is just me and my boyfriend planing on getting married after I graduate.

No one wants to say this, but the major problem with this planet is over population....that is why there is such a massive struggle for land and resources...cause the club is full and people keep arriving to the party.

We're running out of beer...water too actually.

there are heaps of babies ready made who nobody wants...why make new ones?

^ Totally agree with that. There are many other ways to find long-term meaning in our lives that are far more selfless. If only the instinct to make more versions of ourselves wasn't so strong and so gut-wrenchingly delightful.

Yeah I agree with you guys...I'm waiting for a while before I have kids because I want to enjoy being young and not have to worry about taking care of a kid. I know way to many people who had kids as a teen and they don't get to enjoy life so I am not turning out like that. I want to be able to be 21 and party...can't really do all that with a child with you.

I agree that babysitting is probably the best birth control. I've been babysitting since I was 11 years old, and I'm almost 17 now. I've watched some really good kids, (one girl that I babysit... I've been watching her for five years and she's pretty much a little sister to me, and her parents are my second parents, basically) and I've watched some kids that were just total trouble makers. I've found that there's kind of a correlation between the age of the parents and the behavior of the kids. The girl that I mentioned earlier..her parents were in their thirty's when they had her. She's such a polite, nice girl. And there's this boy I watch sometimes. His mom had him when she was 18, and he's quite the troublemaker. He doesn't listen to me, and he's rude. Of course, this doesn't apply to all families.. It really depends on the parenting too. Anyways.
My mom had me when she was 20. She dropped out after her first semester of college when she was 18 and married my dad about 5 months later. My mom told me they lived from check to check every month, and we never really had a lot of extra money as I was growing up. My parents divorced when I was nine. After seeing my life, and what my parents did, I want towait until I've finished university, and have started my career before I even think about having kids. I don't want to be having kids in my thirty's..I've decided I only want two kids, and hopefully start having them when I'm in the 26-28 range.

Sorry to get off topic. But I agree that babysitting is one of the best birth controls

I 100% agree... it makes you feel how hard it is to raise children which is the best scare technique to use... but it might also have a negative side to it, where it could make you fear it so much that you never want children. Right now, the best thing to do is wait until you feel you're ready.

Yup. I agree. With babysitting, I've also seen how not to raise a child.. One lady I babysit for goes out, and comes home at really late hours. I try calling her because I have work or school the next day, and she doesn't pick up her phone. Honestly, when I have kids, I would never just leave my kid at home with a babysitter until 8am the next day. It's just not right.

I babysat a kid that chased my friend with a knife...