I think your all wrong.

I think ALL mums have felt they have been looked down upon at least once for one reason or another. I personally feel your post was rude, arrogant and rather unnecessary. You say you've been criticised by older parents yet you have just done the same thing by indicating your better 'growing with your children rather than ahead of them'. Sorry but regardless of age i think you'll find we all grow with our children!

Agree with the above post!!

although I am classed as an OLDER mum I do not feel like one as I am 32 I think it does not matter how old you are that makes you a good or bad mum I think it is how you bring up a child my sister is a YOUNG mum and personally I think she should of waited and no it was not because she is young she was not and is not ready to be a mum she drinks ALL the time palms her off to ANYONE she can just so she can go out and doesn't buy the things the little girl needs and gives her no respect or even teaches her I am not saying I am a great mum but I am better than her that what makes me a good mum but if she put her heart into it instead of seeing her as a chore

I'm A young Mum - 21 with 7 month old DD.... Although I understand what you mean by people giving you dirty looks etc - i'm not overly sure what you were expecting to get out of this post? We are all Mums and age has nothing to do with what makes you a good Mum. DH & I often get funny looks from people but that also has alot to do with our appearance so I know how hard it is when people stare and pass judgement when they don't even know you... - but isnt that what youre doing by stating that young Mums are better than older Mums???? I think so.

I'm A young Mum - 21 with 7 month old DD.... Although I understand what you mean by people giving you dirty looks etc - i'm not overly sure what you were expecting to get out of this post? We are all Mums and age has nothing to do with what makes you a good Mum. DH & I often get funny looks from people but that also has alot to do with our appearance so I know how hard it is when people stare and pass judgement when they don't even know you... - but isnt that what youre doing by stating that young Mums are better than older Mums???? I think so.

Um.....trouble maker??? Just trying to get a rise, which she has obviously done!

maybe not... maybe just someone who worded things wrong and expected different replies... got to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

I think that no matter the age of the mother we all have our pros and cons. We all get judged for one reason or another you just have to learn to deal with it your way and still know your the best you can be.

i think that teen/young mums make better parents cause we can grow with our children. not ahead of them. tongue

sounds like you still have a lot of growing up to do...

I have avoided replying to this post and was quite pleased when nobody had but couldn't bite my tounge any longer.

Sorry!!! I thought that we were supposed to grow up and then raise our children and guide them through life. Not grow with them. I do not believe age is a factor in this. This is all about maturity and mentality!

Quite frankly you have contradicted yourself in what you have said!

With an attitude like that you have made yourself look like a bad parent!

Be careful! Your kids might overtake you!

I didn't realise parenting was a competition or that we are all doing it to prove something to someone else. I don't think age makes a difference in what kind of a parent you are.

well im 20 with one toddler & soon to have another son in feb 2012 and im proud to be a young mum, although i take my hat off to older mums too! (my mum was a older mum with me) it was pure accident that i fell pregnant with my first but i purely enjoy my life being a mum and truly wouldnt have it any other way! smile it is entirely upto the individual as to what age they decide to have children, young is optimal but older is good too! and remember 'older' mummies rich people pay top $$$ for mature wine because the older you are the more mature you get (as in wise & better you'll be) haha you cant buy life experience, you learn it. most important thing is whether your 18 for 38 if you love your children and treat them with love and respect then you will have best friends for the rest of your life and will have raised sensible model citizens for the future and sadly we need more of them for our future :S best of luck to you all on the years to come to your children & may they fill your life with laughter and happiness because being a mum is a beautiful gift!

I'm 16 and a mum to a very handsome little guy named Tynan he is 5 months old and i had him when i was 15 an all natural labour he was 5 weeks early though all the midwifes and people now say that I'm well above my age in maturity and when DOCS come around (cause they have too cause of my age) they say that i have very good motherly instincts towards my son and that most people my age just give up and go out partying with friends where as i would much prefer stay at home with my little man i guess what I'm trying to say is don't always judge a book by its cover just cause I'm 16 everyone thought i wouldn't be able to be a fit enough mother to my son and i proved them wrong.

I'm 16 and a mum to a very handsome little guy named Tynan he is 5 months old and i had him when i was 15 an all natural labour he was 5 weeks early though all the midwifes and people now say that I'm well above my age in maturity and when DOCS come around (cause they have too cause of my age) they say that i have very good motherly instincts towards my son and that most people my age just give up and go out partying with friends where as i would much prefer stay at home with my little man i guess what I'm trying to say is don't always judge a book by its cover just cause I'm 16 everyone thought i wouldn't be able to be a fit enough mother to my son and i proved them wrong.

that's great, but I don't think you realise what the original post was about - because it's been deleted

What was the post about?

Im 21 and have a 6 month old.

Its not about age its about maturity and if your a kind person who actually cares about your kids.Its just that people give young mums crap because the majority go out get drunk and dont care about there kids.I also hate these mums and think they are to young because they have'nt matured enough yet...........if they ever will!

Im guessing you've had alot of people give you crap so its good to vent your feelings however you do it.

trouble maker i think... not a misunderstood post, because if it was misunderstood surely you would have explained the oint you were trying to prove rather than deleting you post...

Its not age that makes you a good or bad mother

What was the post about?

It was a post by someone who has a huge chip on her shoulder and doesn't realise all the things she doesn't know yet. She will look back at it in 10 years time and think - "wow, if only I'd known then, what I know now"

The title says it all! Having a child as a teenager is not about "proving older mums wrong" - your priority is your child & being a good parent regardless of your age!

The title says it all! Having a child as a teenager is not about "proving older mums wrong" - your priority is your child & being a good parent regardless of your age!

The title says it all! Having a child as a teenager is not about "proving older mums wrong" - your priority is your child & being a good parent regardless of your age!