13-Year-Old British Boy Isn't a Daddy After All
According to reports, Alfie is heartbroken over the revelation, and had bonded with Chantelle's daughter Maisie. He admitted to one night of unprotected sex with the 15 year old, which is why he assumed he was the father.
The real father hasn't been named as of this publication.
Decent mothers and fathers across the world are both saddened and appalled by this story, as it epitomizes how morals and common-sense parenting skills have gone to Hell in a hand basket. Whether the problem lies in a lack of communication, embarrassment over topics regarding teens and sex, or plain callous indifference, something in our society needs to change.
Teen and even tween pregnancies are nothing new, but according to the Center for Disease, despite a fifteen-year decline in teen pregnancies, in 2006 these numbers started rising sharply, upwards of three percent, with Alaska in the lead. Ironically, Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol was in the news this past election for giving birth out of wedlock. Surely the Alaskan Governor's daughter would have higher moral standards than your typical teenage trollop.
As teen pregnancy rates rise, parents have no option other than getting their hands dirty. Conservatives need to become more open-minded and less judgmental, so their kids won't be afraid to bring up heavy-hitting subjects such as sex and drugs. Liberal parents need to stop being best friends with their kids and start playing a more active parenting roll, to ensure their kids know right from wrong, and more importantly, the consequences involved.
Tonight, my 13-year-old son, whom I had given up for open adoption, E-mailed me asking my opinion about a girl he would like to date. He said he was too afraid of what his parents would say. His parents are friendly conservative Christians, and while I can't speak for their parenting style, I can only assume they are pretty strict, and unwilling to go down this road yet.
The reality is he is probably already girl crazy, just like I was boy crazy at that same young age. Luckily, I felt comfortable discussing boys with my Mom, even if she didn't have any memorable advice. Meanwhile, my best friend, who was also 13 at the time, had just lost her virginity. A couple years later, she was raped.
What if my son is unable to open a dialogue with his parents, and he winds up going too far and making a similar mistake? Kids, even good kids aren't as innocent as we were back in the day.
Poor Alfie learned a priceless lesson, and millions of parents and children alike will hopefully learn from his mistake as well; a mistake that solid parenting could have avoided.
Source:
http://news.aol.com/article/dna-tests-show-13-year-old-isnt-a-dad/398888
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4 Comments
Post a Commentinteresting twist to the story. I wonder if he will look back in 10 or 20 years and be thankful that he wasn't a father at such a young age.
Wow, thanks for this article... it is sad to hear Alfie Paten isn't the father and he's sad about that, but perhaps it is a blessing in disguise.
I read all about Alfie's story as it was splashed across the British tabloids while I was home recently. Alfie looked much younger than 13, but it never occurred to me that he might not be the father. Perhaps this incident will make him stop and think and take stock of his life rather than go down the same road again. Next time, he might actually end up fathering a child.
Sophie
That is a really messed up story.