I graduated in 2010 as well and the majority of the girls who were in my graduating class are pregnant or have children now, including a few of my friends. To my knowledge, only a few were planned.

I dunno how to feel about it, considering it was just a few years ago, we were talking about all of these great things we wanted to do with our lives before/if we settled down with children.

I know people's minds change but it still sort of makes me sad. It is going to be difficult traveling the world or even having much of a super active life at all with hospital bills and children to care for.

I had a friend in high school who I had a massive falling out with because she started hanging around with some really unpleasant people. She ended up dropping out and while we patched things up eventually (had a little 'no hard feelings' conversation) we never re-established our friendship. I heard that she recently had a child (she was 18 at that time but I think she's 19 now), then broke up with the father. I was a bit surprised, but really I don't give a crap. She seems happy enough with the child and even if she can't support it herself, I'm sure her mother will help her, plus there are government grants and whatnot. She wasn't the most mature, responsible person when I knew her but hopefully she'll learn those skills for the sake of her child. Ultimately I have no opinion on the matter seeing as it's none of my fucking business. I don't see anything to be gained by hating on these girls and being young doesn't negate the possibility of them being good mothers. Live and let live.

Yeah, I've got a similar story. When I was in my first year of Junior High, a girl in my class got pregnant and had an abortion. A few weeks ago, I saw she added me on Facebook, and what a surprise, she has a kid.

It's not my place to judge, though. I don't know the circumstances, but I do know what she was like as a person, and I can't say she had a lot of positive aspects. Fare thee well, kid.

I have heard of SO many people that have had kids =/ (grad 2009 btw) its actually making me feel a bit pressured to be honest (both of my aunts are having babies as well, one of them just had her first and the other is having her second - at 40 *sigh*- ) so I feel a bit... left out I guess.... not that I have any reason to feel that way *shrugs*

I finished highschool in 09. Out of my year nobody got pregnant. Even now with the ones Im in contact with no one is pregnant. One of the younger sisters of an old friend from my year has had a child. I knew her pretty well. I couldn't say I'm surprised.

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most of my old schoolmates probably think Im dead

Why would they think that you're dead? Did something happen? o__O

uhh no actually...Ive kind of "drfted off the radar" with most people I know...well actually not so much "drifted off the radar" as "could have gone to another planet or has dissapeared into the mountains to live as a recluse...or is in the amazon jungle looking for treasure and being eatn by cannibles"

that kind of thing

Moving on after High school is hardly a bad thing. I rarely talk to anyone from my old High school. I think it's more depressing one someone clings on to stuff like that IMO.

Graduate of the class of 1993. Most everyone has kids now, some are at high school.

Shit, twenty year reunion coming up. Must start backgrounding outrageous lies about myself.

A girl I grew up with dropped out at year 10 (16-years-old) and now has two kids to her "fiancée".

The thought of having children at 21 makes my uterus curl up on itself.

Yeah, a few people I "knew" from school have had kids. This is bearing in mind I left in 2010.

Can't say I'm surprised though, since Dundee and the surrounding area is basically the Teen Pregnancy Capital of Britain (and ergo Europe since Britain is the "capital" of that)

2008: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7471713.stm
2009: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/07/12/dundee-now-britain-s-teen-pregnancy-capital-78057-21513918/
2011: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/tayside/260439-dundee-once-again-named-teenage-pregnancy-capital-of-scotland/

I never met him, but a guy in my year at my old highschool got his girlfriend pregnant last year (age 19, I'm still waiting on my 20th). His parents are quite wealthy though, and both he and the girl wanted it, having already made plans to marry. I wished him good luck.

In the school I go to now (alternative learning, only 30 students) several girls had already had children. One whom I went to grade school with (didn't realize it was her for a while) was pregnant and left in the spring to have her baby. All of them seemed very well off, or at least that's the impression they give me.

I don't really understand what there is for you to be mad about. Old schoolmates' life choices have nothing to do with you.

As for me, the only person from high school I've had any contact with since.. well.. high school (nearly two decades ago).. is a FtM transsexual. So, while I'm sure a lot or most of them have kids now, I know nothing of the sort.

The brain isn't fully developed until you hit the age of 24. A little earlier for woman. I don't think anyone under this age is as good of a parent as they potentially can be. That said, everyone is different and everyone's circumstances are different. I have an infant at 28 that I can support and love even though I am not incredibly wealthy. She is the best part of my life, but babies and kids put you through hell.

Even though they are hard work I can not help but feel sympathy for people that say they are never having kids or older people that never had kids. A child that you shape and care for is really all that you leave behind in the world of yourself. I understand the hedonistic tendencies of the intelligent, nerdy folk out there but the world really needs you to have offspring to balance out all the stupid people that screw up their 5 kids.

Let's see... 32 in my graduating class (11) and we had... only one pregnant, now that I think about it. Wasn't happy with her either tbh, if she'd have just left it off for about another year, we coulda got a pizza party for not having anyone in the class get pregnant by graduation. To this day, I don't believe any class has managed it. Of course, I've a cynical view on most of my classmates, so any of them getting knocked up/knocking someone up really doesn't surprise me.

Don' you know? Sproutin babies is the new trend! All the cool people are doing it! Hell look at a celebrity magazine ! Everyone and their mother are pushing out babies! Get with the times!

As for me! I graduated high school in 2008. I have a beautiful baby boy ( who i named logan after wolverine) who was born in 2010 ( totally planned) and me and my gf are as happy as ever . I am not the traveling type and we have family that supports us both . Having children isn't that bad . There are tons of way to live a fulfilling life with a kid , hell it kinda even makes life better! I have become less cynical and realise a lot more things now that i am a father . No idea how a 40 year old can have a kid , they are so energetic and full of life, a real wonder to be around.

But other peoples kids annoy the hell outta me. The only great kids are your own .

Basically every girl I graduated with back in 2010. Not including the ugly ones of course that got enough scholarships to get a PhD in any field they choose.

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I don't really understand what there is for you to be mad about. Old schoolmates' life choices have nothing to do with you.

Exactly. Why would such a thing concern you?

Also why would you automatically assume that they got the child by accident and not by choice?

The more old classmates I see the better and better I feel about not getting involved with any of them.

Why are you so mad about something that has nothing to do with you or effect you?

You sounds way too concerned about other people's lives bro.

You have no reason to be angry...at all...like none. If you guys were highschool age, yeah, I can see that. But this is a grown woman in college.

For one, her birth control could have failed and if it's your once a day pill or similar products I don't believe you have any warning until you actually start missing your period or you take a pregnancy test.

Also, LOTS of people have kids while in uni. I graudated just last year and I knew at least five women that were having children of their own free will, some accidents, some not, but all happy mothers who wanted their baby and had loving supportive fathers for the child at home. Many more were young mothers who went to school the same time their children were in class.

Several of my female professors were even getting bachelors and masters degrees while either being pregnant or raising children of various ages.

You're being judgemental of a woman you say isn't even your friend and so I doubt you have much of an idea of what her financial situation is.

I know I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing, if you want to be angry at her I doubt I'm going to change your mind, and in the end it's none of my business, but you put it up here and I'm so sick of people trying to make it seem like pregnancy is something you have to put everything else on hold for. You can still live your life while pregnant and raising children. Yes it makes things difficult, yes it makes money tight, but in the end if you can make it work, then that's what matters and even more than that, if it's a mistake, it's her mistake to make and not yours to judge.

I graduated in 09, and i know 2 girls that got knocked up, and yes it is quite strange, but I wouldn't be too worked up about it either. People can do what they want, I just keep my opinion to myself unless I've something nice to say about it.

Thats weird, i was thinking about this exact topic myself only about 20 minutes ago when looking at FB and seeing ultrascan pictures.
I graduated in '10 and i know of half a dozen girls who have gotten pregnant since high school... quite scary actually.

EDIT: not judging them or anything, just saying i cant imagine myself with a kid at this stage.. and tbh knowing them i wouldnt have thought they were ready for it either but oh well.

What confuses me is why these girl's friends in a lot of cases simply blindly support everything rather than look at it for what it is. Maybe they genuinely want kids at their age but it feels kinda ridiculous the response they get.