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Originally Posted by onlyme
I dont think so. I think it may be a case of 'unplanned' rather than 'planned' in the majority of cases. And the days of getting pregnant and 'bingo theres your house' are long gone.
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Afraid i disagree, whilst some of these girls may be physically mature, the same cannot be said of them mentally. They often use pregnancy as a way of hanging on to a relationship also. £500 and £40 a week may be small feed to a lot of people, but to them its not, we are talking about people who are not used to seeing large amounts of money, so to them initially it does seem a lot. Plus its the security of knowing this money is guaranteed and they wont need to go out and work for it.
As for being a ticket to a house, well i'm afraid it still is. OK there may not be anywhere near as much Council/Social housing as there was (Or should be), but a single mother with child will still be pretty much at the top of the housing ladder. They may have to declare themselves homeless, and face a short stay in a hostel for a while, but i personally know of people who have done this, despite coming from good homes, with responsible parents. In their immaturity, they just want to break away, and do their own thing, they think because they have a child and a home it makes them Adults! Social services, in this politically "Incorrect" age have i'm afraid made this easy for them.
Its interesting to note in other european countries like Spain for example, being a single Mother is frowned upon, and there are no specific benefits that they can claim. Hence more children stay at home for longer, including the ones who do have unplanned pregnancies.
Best Regards - Taggy