Quoting BMG:" At 18 I no longer considered myself a teen. I was an adult. I had a full time job, my own apartment, and had to pay my own bills. In the eyes of the law I was legally an adult."

I used to think about this all the time when i was 18..it's weird because the law says/considers you an adult but everyone else thinks of you as a teenager. I moved out when i was 17 and had a full time job, an apt, and took care of all my bills...i felt like an adult...considered myself an adult..but was still a teenager.

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:"  "

I think some of these teen moms who are eighteen and nineteen don't want to be called teen moms d/t to the stigma attached to the label.

Quoting Sarah Lee Murray:" Nope, The plan is : (if all goes well) I will still be a full time student... Like this semester I'm ... [snip!] ... leave... (which is about 4 months added up) I will return to work part time, With manageable hours. Hopefully all goes well."

Using ALL of your time off is a bad idea.
If your baby gets sick, or something else happens, what are you going to do?

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" I think some of these teen moms who are eighteen and nineteen don't want to be called teen moms d/t to the stigma attached to the label. "

 

I think the argument is futile... I don't know how opinions can come into play but, whatever...

I'm an old-fart-mom!  

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" EighTEEN. You can be an adult AND still be a teenager. I don't understand why people don't understand this..."

I actually agree with you. I never stated I 'was not' a teenager, just that I considered myself an adult, but yes I was both.

Quoting BMG:" I actually agree with you. I never stated I 'was not' a teenager, just that I considered myself an adult, but yes I was both."

Uh...yeah, you did.

"At 18 I no longer considered myself a teen"

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:"   I think the argument is futile... I don't know how opinions can come into play but, whatever... I'm an old-fart-mom!   "

I agree.

And I'm getting up there with you! No longer a sparkly eighteen year old.  

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" I agree. And I'm getting up there with you! No longer a sparkly eighteen year old.  "

I've past the 25 mark! lmao I'm pregnant with my second at 27 and want two more! hahaha

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" Uh...yeah, you did. "At 18 I no longer considered myself a teen""

I said considered, but did not actually state I was not a teenager. Maybe I should have stated it differently. Such as, I felt like an adult due to my own responsibilities and based upon the law viewing me as an adult.

Quoting BMG:" I said considered, but did not actually state I was not a teenager. Maybe I should have stated it differently. ... [snip!] ... it differently. Such as, I felt like an adult due to my own responsibilities and based upon the law viewing me as an adult."

...but you were/are also a teen aged mother.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Back to Noob Status:</b>" From your OP: "What age do you think the phrase "teen mom applies", and when just plain "young mom" ... [snip!] ... hits age twenty, she is no longer a "teen" and therefore cannot be labeled a teen mom, but rather a mother on the younger end."</blockquote>



You didn't understand the question. It's a matter of context. Some people who are older than 18 or are unbelievably resourceful do feel there a stigma or a particular label that follows the phrase "teen mom". Context is what this is about more than facts (The "sixTEEN, sevenTEEN" argument/agreement)

Holy crap.. I didn't realize this would go on for 6 pages and over 50 votes!

Quoting Gir!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Back to Noob Status:</b>" From your OP: "What age do you think ... [snip!] ... that follows the phrase "teen mom". Context is what this is about more than facts (The "sixTEEN, sevenTEEN" argument/agreement)"

i think she did understand. it doesn't matter if they are resourceful/responsible. they are still a teen mother.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Christina Getty:</b>" i think she did understand. it doesn't matter if they are resourceful/responsible. they are still a teen mother."</blockquote>




But that is not necessarily what this was about. I wish I had to made it clear that this was about context and not "its this and can never be otherwise, facts are facts". While I will always prefer to say very "young" instead of "teen", I just want to be clear that that was the intent of this more than it all be straight facts. Some people do see it as "she's nineTEEN therefore is technically a teen mom. However when I hear/say/read teen mother I think younger teenagers mostly" kwim? I've been on and off during this debate all day and have been slow to comment lol

Quoting Gir!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Christina Getty:</b>" i think she did understand. it doesn't ... [snip!] ... I think younger teenagers mostly" kwim? I've been on and off during this debate all day and have been slow to comment lol"

I know what you mean and but you did ask for peoples opinions. And me personally...I do see being a teen mom as eightTEEN or nineTEEN..anything with a teen behind and and I consider 20-like24ish a young mom. Just how I see things...now just because they are a teen doesn't mean I think they are a horrible mother or that they are immature in any way. My own mother was a teen mother and she worked harder than anyone I know. I am very proud of her decisions and how hard she worked.