This 11-year-old schoolgirl had a baby ... on her wedding day

shes so young why is she getting married & pregnet .

By ashley.. Posted March 20 2010 at 8:20 PM.

well,the story is very somehow but i refuse to judge. i just believe God watches and sees everyone of us,our deeds and all.its kind of sad though,but its thier life.

By funmi.. Posted March 19 2010 at 10:37 AM.

While I agree that what is done is done and the father should not go to jail, something still needs to be done. If other young kids see this they may think that it is ok to have sex with minors because Jelia got away with doing so. The fact of the matter is that sex with minors is illegal in their country and there needs to be some sort of punishment, ideally one that doesn't affect Jelia's care in the baby. I hope Korde continues with her education since her mother is going to take legal guardianship of the baby. That is the smartest thing she can do as a young mother.

By Kate.. Posted March 18 2010 at 8:49 AM.

I'm not saying this is that bad considering the fact that it's more of a cultural thing but it really saddens me that not only will a young girl lose her entire childhood as many of those around her already have but that her child will also grow up in a place where she might want to do the same. I understand that it's normal for them but being a kid is the greatest thing in the world I remember being eleven and playing flag football and marbles at recess, newborns are not a part of being a kid. The man shouldn't go to jail because it's normal there, I wish badly that this hadn't happened but it did. I wish badly that this girl lived in a place where that wasn't normal because she is giving up school now, her education any sliver of education she could of learned is now unnatainable. Everyone stay pure until marriage and I'm not going to lie I would prefer if the marriage didn't happen until much later.

By Thenameisruby.. Posted February 28 2010 at 10:34 AM.

shame on their parents

By Sammi.. Posted February 21 2010 at 11:56 PM.

I am shocked because at 11 I was still making sand pies . I also knew what sex was since my mother gave me the 'talk' very early.

By Jemma.. Posted February 21 2010 at 2:49 AM.

Its not their fault that its happend, its how their bought up and their tradition....

By annonymous.. Posted February 11 2010 at 6:55 PM.

WTF im her age and i can not imagine myself pregnant wat is she doing making out at her age i also blame her parents for letting her so again WTF

By hannah.. Posted February 7 2010 at 7:46 PM.

this is crazy but if they realy do love each other they should stay together and take of thERE child THEY MADE HER THEY TAKE CARE OF HER

By krystal.. Posted February 6 2010 at 4:23 PM.

she doesn't look that young!!!!
WOW! 11 and she has a kid!!

By dana.. Posted February 4 2010 at 11:29 PM.

poor baby...
your baby is NOT a toy

By casands.. Posted January 23 2010 at 11:31 AM.

Oh my, she is so young. I wish her the best with her daughter, she is adorable.

But dang, that is so young!

By Samiya.. Posted January 20 2010 at 10:43 PM.

its all good that you had a baby at the age of 13
who ever has a problem with that ingore them cause it a different country and in that country it may be ok for a 13 year old baby to have a baby butt as long as there is someone to take care of the baby then its nobodys buniness

By brianca.. Posted January 19 2010 at 8:22 PM.

you can get pregnant without having your period. i was raped and got pregnant before i got mine.

By anny.. Posted January 16 2010 at 10:18 PM.

ur child is very beautiful i wish u good luck and happiness through the future

By alexis.. Posted January 9 2010 at 3:12 AM.

What kind of idiot question is that of course she got her period how else could she get pregnant??

By KT.. Posted December 1 2009 at 3:27 AM.

omg!! thats really gross... has that girl even had her period yet...?? what the hell..

By Chloe.. Posted November 28 2009 at 2:31 AM.

That is REALLY disturbing.
And disgusting.
thats all I have to say.

By Keriah Giomi .. Posted November 26 2009 at 10:11 PM.

AGe is a cultural thing. They have help and appropriate guidance. Putting the Dad in prison will only hurt the baby more.

By Peg.. Posted November 25 2009 at 1:05 AM.

In most modernized countries i can see how this maybe"disgusting" but c'mon that doesnt mean this should be treated so negatively the child is in adult custody the guy is going to work as hard as he can so that his daughter will be educated enough to not make the same mistakes as they did. Atleast they know they have to take responsibilty for what they have done. Just thank God (or whoever you believe in) that it wasnt a rape case that we are reading about

By Fulani.. Posted November 24 2009 at 4:45 AM.

every body makes errors in their lifes so let them be as husband and wife despite that the young girl didnt say her age to now her husband.as iwish them all the every best in future.as they got a beautiful child which was made out of love nopot out of hate.i know that it is still far too young to be mom.o admit i once read in a paper{mind u this fact and true}a littlwe girl aged 5 years old had a bnaby and whiloe her son was growing uop he already knew that it was his mom.as the rapist was never caught.so this poor child aged then 5 her mother treated her son as her won as she always wanted a son so she had a daio=ughte4r and son in 1.;believe me this happened in south america}.and yuyoung chap[her son{later died at the aged of 30 while huiis natural mom was the 35 yearold olod so she never got married in hr entire life.so please let them be after all she is still young but who cares as i dont the main thing is they are happy.

By marianna.. Posted November 23 2009 at 12:12 PM.

look its done they are happy let them get on with there life

By .. Posted November 23 2009 at 11:06 AM.

um other cultures?
in other cultures they do a lot of crazy stuff. it doesnt mean it is okay. there are actually logical reasons why 10 year olds arent allowed to have sex- if grown women have trouble dealing with children, how on earth is such a young girl?
and its not like she was encouraged to have a baby so young, the grandmother even says she did not want this . and she was married at 13.
this girl refers to the baby as a new toy for gods sake!
yeah aww.. theyre in love, yeah well so is the other half of the world but guess what.. THE GET DIVORCED.
and since when is it okay to have sex a week after you meet?
he should be punished, to teach others a lesson, as a warning for other idiots out there.

i honestly think it should be illegal for girls under 14 to have a baby. it is a huge responsibility, something that wont go away in one or two years, it lasts for almost 2 decades.
love and grandparents are definitly not enough.

By keila.. Posted November 23 2009 at 10:23 AM.

well... after reading everyone else's comments, I know no the UK are very unhappy with Gordon Brown.

I don't know what to think about this article. My Nana and Pa were 9 years apart and there were from the UK.. so that's one point of view.. However my 2 brothers are 11 years apart so to think of a child and mother only being 11 years apart.. I have friends who are 11 years older than me.. And then thinking of my little brother having sex at the age of 11 makes me feel very sad.. I don't judge the age gap but do think 11 is to young for sex and for babies. I thought I knew everything at age 11 but 10 years later I realise I knew nothing! Good luck to the baby but in Australia if this were to happen I know exactly what would happen.

By Natalie - Australia.. Posted November 23 2009 at 4:36 AM.

well the girl doesn't look like 11 thats the good thing so it wouldn't look weird if that walked in public holding hands

By Terence.. Posted November 23 2009 at 1:49 AM.

It's in a foreign country. They have different customs. To all who are saying this is wrong, you are ignorant.

By Wow.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:06 PM.

o.k ya its kindda wierd for us but then again we see pot as some horrable drug so people just need to take a step back. get educated. then post your comments

P.S. DONT SEND HIM TO JAIL. THE CHILD NEEDS A FATHER. NOT TWO GRANDMAS AND ANOTHER CHILD(Kordeza)

By troy.. Posted November 22 2009 at 8:22 AM.

My comment is that this child is very happy with her new baby now but when reality sets in - i.e. dirty nappies, crying in the night endlessly, teething, sickness, endless housework and then perhaps another baby every year. Sure the grandparents will help but the responsibility stops with the mother - in this case a little primary School child. It is no good condemning the child - she did not know the consequences but the 19 year old man did.
I fear this marriage? cannot last the distance.

By rloader.. Posted November 22 2009 at 6:33 AM.

poor baby :(

By louisa.. Posted November 22 2009 at 5:35 AM.

when i first heard about this i was pretty grossed out, I'm 17 and couldn't imagine having a six-year-old!
but now that i read there story, and some background on it, it seems like they will do just fine, and I think it's amazing how those families pulled together the way they did. so supportive, I don't think the guy should get in any trouble for this at all. or the girl, just let them be.

By e0may-hop.. Posted November 21 2009 at 7:05 AM.

why are people blaming the girl?? just because she hid her age doesn't mean she's at fault. she's a child. she didn't LIE about her age. at such a young age, how could she possibly comprehend the possible consequences. i think the man was wrong in his actions, but if this stuff is so common then he shouldn't be punished. why make life harder for them? just let them live out their lives.

By steph.. Posted November 21 2009 at 5:17 AM.

I really was quite shocked to read this, but for gods sakes it's not the boys fault. Don't send him to prison! The girl should have told her true age, but she didn't and theres nothing you can do about it now! I say leave the two alone, they have thier families behind them and I think they will take good care of the child. And if they don't I'm sure the parents and grandparents will step in.

By Sarah .. Posted November 21 2009 at 4:55 AM.

there it is she didnt admit her age...and by the way who really cares, if you love someone or really want to be with them age and anything else doesnt matter.
Get over it people.

By Brittany.. Posted November 21 2009 at 4:31 AM.

I have read some of the comments, and why the hell do you say that she made a mistake? She gave a new life, and she's happy about it! It was her choice to keep the baby. Besides everyone there is happy for them, and saying this is a mistake is wrong!

By Riczk.. Posted November 20 2009 at 1:53 PM.

please she made a mistake let her live her life it is her and her husband life i must admite she was wrong but it is her life let her live it right

By bluegal905.. Posted November 19 2009 at 12:47 AM.

aww whatever you do please dont put him in prison

By safa.. Posted November 18 2009 at 6:52 PM.

Please people, PLEASE! How are you expecting the young dad to be more careful and caring for his new family if you want to put him in prison. Who are you to judge people, the new mum is happy for their action, why do you want to deny her the happiness she want of having both her baby and husband at home. Please people don't do that! They seem and sound very happy together, PLEASE DON'T PUT HIM IN PRISON. they are young and soo much in love.PLEASE I PRAY YOU!

By No PLEASE.. Posted November 18 2009 at 1:54 PM.

she dont even look 11:O she loooks like 20 ?
how can this eb trueee

By chelsea.. Posted November 7 2009 at 8:10 PM.

the girl should have told the boy her age and he shold have been more responseable and i hope that they have a good life together god says that thou shall preserve thou self i hope that she ca finish school and get grades and she needs to pray to jesus christ to help her in her decisons and not to be worshiping no other gods and worship jesus

By xy.. Posted November 7 2009 at 7:10 PM.

Disgustingly outragious!!!!!!!! This is DISGUSTING!!!!! We arent living in the 16th century anymore where we could all be struck down by disease at any given moment although hopefully some kind of twist of fate will take these stupid, irresponsible people out of the gene pool permanently!!!!

By Dee Taylor.. Posted November 7 2009 at 2:45 PM.

14 is still young, here you can go to prison for having sex with a underage girl until she's 18

By Neil Cohen.. Posted November 6 2009 at 11:49 PM.

We should hear about things like this far more often! Young mothers are a sign of life, a sign that society has not yet deteriorated to the point where we are no longer reproducing ourselves. When there are no more young mothers, birth rates fall, people become selfish and gain unhealthy attitudes (such as thinking that a person's life is over when they have a child, or trying to keep children from growing up) and people go to jail for falling in love.

We should shout it from the housetops: Love, marriage and having babies to bring glory to God is what life is about, so go do it as soon as you can, don't wait!

By Raven.. Posted November 6 2009 at 8:22 AM.

What everyone is failing to understand is that,
Its the law of the land which states you can not have sex at that young age. Does not matter if your in love or you have your parents blessing. Everyone must follow the same rule , that is democracy.

By Resalat.. Posted November 5 2009 at 10:33 PM.

it was really shocking while reading that a 11 year old girl turen in to a mother

as i m from INDIA where child marriages were done in early centuries as well as it is still there in some states of it and even leagle

I would not blame Kordeza or Jeliazko for having sex having a baby girl

as they had said above that they had no knowledge of sex and condoms which means that the government of the country is not pay any attention towords the sex education to the teenagers

i would say that the Jeliazko should not go to the prison as even after making a big mistake of his life making her pragnent he do run away from there but stand with her, he married her and trying to keep them happy as much as he can

as they both LOVE each other

they should get another chance so that they can correct their mistake


LOVE ALWAYS WIN

By Gagan Garg.. Posted November 5 2009 at 7:00 AM.

Puberty is the age of consent in some countries not some random number like 16, 18 or 21.

Who are we to judge them by our social norms?

By Aaliyah.. Posted November 5 2009 at 12:19 AM.

i dont think that dude should be put in jail, yeah their both really young, but love is love, they got married and their parents blessing. if they didnt have a baby, or got married, yeah i would be like uhh... eww. but they love each other and he doesnt seem like a scum bag dad. people there marry young, yeah shes a lot younger then they would of liked her to be but still. i think the man should be left alone with his beautiful wife and baby girl. some people just need to back the **** off of those two kids business i think.

By Bianca.. Posted November 4 2009 at 8:14 PM.

I have just recieved this email and had to check it out on this website, Ok... Here's a South African's perspective on this. Basically It is their Life, as stated in the article he was not told of her right aged when questioned by him. So him going to jail is not the answer as the family is of a poor background, he should be given a chance to be able to work and provide for his new family. May God bless them abundantly and forgive them of their stupidity.
Tc

By Shivani.Padayachee.. Posted November 4 2009 at 2:53 PM.

God is the one who gives children the child en the mother are inocent the man should be left free since he has agreed to take responsibility set him free so he takes care of his love and inocent baby

By .. Posted November 4 2009 at 11:32 AM.

I THINK ITS COOL AND THEY HAVE TO LEARN FROM THERE MISTAKE...GOOD LUCK AND ALL THE BEST JAH BELZ!!!

By paul marama.. Posted November 4 2009 at 8:34 AM.

hi, i just wana say that who are we to judge them i think its none of our business..its not anyone's problem and people who are judging them wont even help them at all in raising that child... gud luck to both of them !

By isabell.. Posted November 4 2009 at 8:27 AM.

you are all pretty much terrible. it happened. sorry, too late. no they shouldn't put him in jail he needs to support his wife and baby. and who are you to condemn their marriage and their family and values and morals??!! what has this country come to? just remember that thing from the bible, let those who have not sinned be the first to throw a stone. then see who sits here and runs their mouth. how about a little positive attitude, some comfort some help or encouragement. not all this worthless negativity. please people. have a heart?

By Kiersten.. Posted November 4 2009 at 5:33 AM.

Yes I agree that having a child at 11 is completly wrong but you have to think abou it as if you lived in bulgaria. if they dont have the material to teach a child about sex ed at age 11, how can you bame the child. Just like myslef and everyone else commented, we all were 11 and at somepoint in time we didnt know about sex.
At least the family took an approach to handle the situation and have the child born into wedlock. And why should the father go to jail, so the child can grow up at least 6 years without knowing who the father was. And also for the 11 year old to struggle on her own. If its normal for women inthat country to wed and have children at a young age then people from the united stated needs to realize that

By Nicole.. Posted November 4 2009 at 5:15 AM.

best of luck to the family...no judgement from me.

By jenn.. Posted November 3 2009 at 11:40 PM.

I live in San Antonio, TX, USA. I am not going to pass judgment on these two because I truly feel they just made a mistake in their choices of action. The little girl clearly stated that she didn't know how to get pregnant and never thought about being pregnant.

As a nurse and a 27 year old mother of 3 myself, I do know how much stress that having a baby puts on the womans body. Yet alone on a developing young girls body. I read in one comment that "she was fertile so obviously her body was ready", this is not true. As a woman begins her menstrual cycle and begins ovulating her body is still slowly developing and preparing her for childbirth later, even if she can become pregnant. Her body as a whole is still developing. There are risk associated with having children at a young age that most girls do not know about because you never really hear of the complications later and no big deal is made of these risk. This goes for the young girls in America as well. I know and see plenty of young preteen mothers here. So we are no better.

I also question how much the father really knows about sex education. Then I look at their culture and their living conditions. They are use to this lifestyle. I do commend them both on attempting to be responsible parents and do the right thing to form a family and make the best of the situation, however I can say this is neither right or wrong. I have seen too often myself where people young and old try to make it work for a child and things do not turn out the way they are planned. Maybe with the way their culture is things will turn out different. I truly hope that it works out their way.

And honestly, what good is it going to do to lock the father up for 2 to 6 years. He can spend those 2 to 6 years working and providing for his family. The deed is now done and from the looks of it they all need the support of one another. Taking one person away is not going to make the situation any better. Taking the baby away is not going to ensure that the baby is placed in another home or recieves better treatment.

People are judging the mother on calling the baby her "new toy". She is young, this is just another example of her not really choosing correctly. These were merely her words, we adults would have chosen better words to describe our situation but, she really doesn't know how. No one and I mean NO ONE is born a perfect parent and they have to learn how to be the best parent possible. I think with both his and her mother, and the grandmother helping she maybe just fine.

My heart goes out to this country and all it's little girls in this situation. Yet their culture is their culture. And God makes no mistakes. His will be done! My prayers and best wishes to them all!

By Larea Andrews.. Posted November 3 2009 at 10:36 PM.

she is not a Bulgarian!

By secret keeper.. Posted November 3 2009 at 9:29 PM.

i don't think it's right at all that an 11 year old can have a bbay she is still a child herself and has her whole life ahead of her she has just throw it away. The thing that makes it worse is that the father is 19 years old. I think he should go to jail for having sex with a minor. Now, she is going to have no eduaction and no life. She can't even look after herself so how is going to look after a baby. The fact that she said she has a new toy to play with makes me feel for the baby. I FEEL SICK AT THE FACT A 19 YEAR OLD MIGHT GET AWAY WITH HAVING SEX WITH AN 11 YEAR OLD. There is something really wrong with that....

She should have the baby taken off her she is way too young to look after a baby she can't even look after herself let alone a baby.....

By Kelly.. Posted November 3 2009 at 8:09 PM.

How dare anyone judge them. In our society this would be sick & immoral. What no one realizes is this isnt our culture, it's there's. Completely different. They are taught differently, 13 is the age that women are married off, it's their norm. So who are you to judge? Honestly, it may not be an ideal situation, but they are handling it the best way they can, & no one has any right to judge them!

By brooke.. Posted November 3 2009 at 7:56 PM.

Im 14, and whatever any of you say, this is wrong! They shouldn't be doing this, its sick and if she hasnt had sex education in school, if her grandperants say this is what young girls do around that age, then she should have taught her about the subject! They knew what they had coming to them living in their area and their conditions! Anyones to blame but this little girl.

By Jess.. Posted November 3 2009 at 6:28 PM.

she has done a very big mistake at the age of 11 surely a child dose not want to look after another child at that age and she has got a long life ahead of her ,and at that age she is parenting and she must of thought of what she did surely anyway atleast she learnt her mistake NOT TO HAVE SEX AT A YOUNG AGE!

By yasmin begum.. Posted November 3 2009 at 5:26 PM.

THANKS FOR YOUR WEDS

By ugonna.. Posted November 3 2009 at 3:51 PM.

I just can't believe children are having sex at 11, and to give birth at 30 is horrendus, god what that child and her body must of gone through, and the rest of her life torture.

By karlie.. Posted November 3 2009 at 2:31 PM.

oh my god 97% of everyone who has commented on here a rude and aregant how dare anyone say that our own cultur is better than another i am in australia i am 22 i have a 4 year old and a 18 month old i have also been married for a year and my husband and i do not rely on welfear payments we only get $90 a fortnight i work full time in aged care i am also doing a degree in aged care which i finish in march my husband also works and is studying buisness so he can run his own accounting buisness our 4 year old is in kindy and our 18 month old is in daycare and geuse what we pay for it all our self if we can make it all work who is to say these 2 cant give them half a chance he may have done something that we would consider moraly incorrect but maybe he should not go to prision other wise how will his wife support herself and thiar child

By leanne.. Posted November 3 2009 at 2:17 PM.

Come on guys! Enough with the criticism and attacks. Yes, they made a mistake, but they seem like they've learnt from it. Im not saying this is acceptable or it is the right thing to do, coz its far from it. But what I am saying is that, who are we to be sitting annonymously behind our computer screens judging them. Honestly, I am not happy with how this is being dealt with but it is not fair for them to have others saying things like "The guy should go to jail..." and stuff like that. i believe this guy is what a committed guy does, takes responsibility for his actions, marrying the girl and taking care of his child. OK so maybe he should've gone about things in a different way but us sitting here say "should have, shouldnt have, could have" isnt gonna change anything. we should let them live their lives and jus live our own lives too.

By Anonymous.... Posted November 3 2009 at 7:59 AM.

At least he is taking responsibility. In america this happens its just that it doesnt get into the newpapers. There are alot of unwed mothers being made and there is no one responsible except the grandparents and the parents end up helping raise the child of these unwed mothers.

By shane.. Posted November 3 2009 at 6:41 AM.

My! What were they thinking?..I mean,arent they aware of being pregnant?...But,what happened,happen!so..its their culture..to be happy after IT.Respect guys.:D..Well, at least,..we learn from this incident.So,lets just hope for the best for those people who had this kind of situation. But,please!!...Lets not do that THINGGYY(sex) when we are not yet prepared.Enjoy life!!

By charlieshe.. Posted November 3 2009 at 6:28 AM.

can i just say, every one is saying the parents shouldnt be ok with this. but what god would i do to be angry and make her feel shame??? its too late! the baby is born!

i dont suggest they encourage this behaviour but i think its good they arent making her feel like crap. she obviously realises it was a mistake and they dont want to immediately go out and pump out more kids for the gov. benefit ( like some women :P).

making lemonade out of lemons...

By em.. Posted November 3 2009 at 6:26 AM.

he isn't in love with her, that's what i think is sad. and after all she's 8 years younger than him - i think the marriage is doomed.
but i do not really condem the case itself. he thought she was 15 and didn't ask (and oh boy - i looked really different when i was 11), she didn't tell - not really a case of abuse. though i pity that she's going to leave school.

By sis.. Posted November 3 2009 at 1:47 AM.

Someone should go in there and clean up that whole rotten village. What a bunch of sick people an 11 year old gets pregnant and it's OK with the parents," they're having a party next week", they're not ashamed even? I'd be so embarassed and I'd want that guy in jail and there is no way that child should raise any baby, in this country she can't even babysit yet. This is sick? That whole village is sick and THIS is what no education does. American girls should get a clue, they're no better these days.

By ljl765.. Posted November 3 2009 at 12:52 AM.

Although the young lady gave birth to the baby,that do not give a guarantee to others to do the same, this means that the one given birth might not go to school, if the population of young children giving birth at such an age goes on growing,this might reduce the number of young generation getting educated, reason being she have to look after the baby and also might change the attitude of many young people knowing that it,s fair to give birth at such a young age. Therefore it,s not a great thing to do.

By jingoabdul.. Posted November 2 2009 at 8:56 PM.

sorry but this is sick, I dont care what religion y ou are.. that girl is still a child herself, this is disgusting "!!! what type of people are they>> honestly!!!

By Orlaith.. Posted November 2 2009 at 4:37 PM.

this is sick!!!
shouldt even be thinkin of havin sex at 11, dirty things

By lyyz.. Posted November 2 2009 at 5:24 PM.

Comment part 2:

For many other cultures, and historically, children were/are married very young and became/become parents very young, around the world. Typically in cultures other than North American, we hear frequently of teenage girls becoming mothers. It may sound disheartening to imagine how much more mature and wise this girl could have become before starting a family if she had waited, but it is neither here nor there, since the child has already been born and the girl is already married.

Although I cannot imagine condoning child or teenage pregnancy in my future children, it's comforting to know that BOTH of the newborn's parents and BOTH of their parents have committed themselves and their lives to this family, to seeing that the child is raised well, to THEIR STANDARDS. That's not something that can always be claimed in many cases of single parents who also struggle with the absence of family support, at least in the U.S.

I find it very admirable that the priority of family is held in such high regard in many cultures around the world. I think much can be learned about that, from them.

So long as the parents of the newborn baby have continual family support and guidance from their relatives, one would hope that ALL of the children involved continue to live long, healthy and happy lives.

By Robyn.. Posted November 2 2009 at 5:08 PM.

At first glance, this story seems to serve as a sad reminder of how short the childhood of another country/culture can be for their children.

In the United States (or at least in the Northeast united States) it is customary to enjoy childhood at least into early adolescence, when we begin our sex education programs.

Although the programs are continually opposed and argued over in our legislature, I think a majority of the U.S. population supports these programs, especially with the increasing, and confusing, exposure to sex in the media for these kids. This story serves as a perfect confirmation of our fears, about what can happen when ignorance steals innocence, and nature takes its course. Whether a person is pro-choice or pro-life, I think it is extremely difficult to relate to or judge this situation, if for no other reason than the fact that we all want to sympathize with this child.

From the perspective of a liberal, 20 something, woman pursuing a life with many more oppurtunities available, than children of low-income families of other cultures, I can't imagine having cut my own childhood short so young to raise a family. I can only think about how much more I've learned and experienced between then and now, and how much more ready I'll be to parent when I have my own children. But that is merely a reflection of the culture I've come from. Those are our ideals.

(comment part1)

By Robyn.. Posted November 2 2009 at 5:07 PM.

The only difference between this and what happens across Europe is that this girl chose to give birth.Otherwise,in Czech Republic,Slovakia,Germany and even Britain, girls have sex and abortion as early as 10. and some idiots always talk of places like Africa as places where civilization is there. To tell you the truth, African girls start to have sex after 16 yrs and abortion is very very rare.
EU for you!

By Garigue Jiri.. Posted November 2 2009 at 10:06 AM.

In my country he would be locked up for sure. But everyone has to realize that different cultures have different values. Yes this is so wrong in our eyes but not to his native country.

By James B from Bendigo, Vic, Australia.. Posted November 2 2009 at 10:26 AM.

A 19 year old hooking up with an 11 year old??? She gives birth??? The parents are happy?? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU???

By Anna Banna.. Posted November 2 2009 at 6:14 AM.

i dont think we have any right to judge either the father or the mother. She looks very happy and i hope her husband doesnt get sent to jail. He should be allowed to work to look after both wife and daughter.

I agree, there is a lot of abortions in the western world. I am very proud of this young girl because she is taking responsability for what she has done as well as her husband. I dont believe in abortions unless you can die or health risk to you. If its not then why kill someone that is trusting you to look after them. just because you dont wanna take responsibility you abort a child a human being. i believe we baby our children to much in the western world. not only that but we also are scared to show our children the right way hey we are not even allowed to hit our children anymore. wtf? children are running around killing people, graffiting, bashing others being in gangs and stuff.

my question is this..

wot is worse off? two people in love and creating life and choosing to look after the life they have been given or

letting children wild on the street bashing people, in gangs, drinking, and just being idiots?

By Anna .. Posted November 2 2009 at 5:16 AM.

Im laughing at the English people here. Walk around the Estates in the UK and you will see this all common and normal. Look at the abortion rate in teens in the UK , only difference is this girl chose to have the child.

By Herc.. Posted November 2 2009 at 4:18 AM.

I find it awful that she is still a baby herself and has had a child, let alone marry!!

The fact that this little girl has said that her daughter is her new "toy" is scary. Does she not realise that her new "toy" is a living human being. Im 20 and couldnt imagine being married or having a baby yet, and ive been in my relationship for a few years! to concieve within a week really does say it all, these kids need to realise what they've done. They shouldnt be shouting it around, instead they should be focusing on looking after their little girl.

By Laura.. Posted November 2 2009 at 1:00 AM.

My My My and the Great British public show there true colours bigotry comments and small minded thinking is the making of this country whilst you all write ur poisonous venom think to urself this 11 yr old girl may not want to come to this god forsaken country c looking at this story i feel sad for her she does not realise the fact her life as she knew it is now over she is far too young one of the saddest cases of stolen youth i have ever seen shame on the mother 11yr olds ARE UR RESPONSIBILITY SHE SHOULD BE ASHAMED

By coco.. Posted November 2 2009 at 12:16 AM.

As good hearted Gordon Brown would say:- Come join us in G.B. the tax payers will support you.

By elizabeth.. Posted November 1 2009 at 10:42 PM.

Haha, your comments are funny - it's not immigrants who claim most benefits in Britain - it's lazy Brits who prefer to breed on the taxpayer cost instead of studying and then working. It's not our fault most Brits have three kids before they turn 18, so find somebody else to blame cos it's boring now, really...

By legal_immigrant.. Posted November 1 2009 at 9:46 PM.

I think this is where education comes in. Unfortunately, many parents do not discuss sex with their kids.So it rests on the shoulders of teachers to enlighten the students. I do this in my classes and you will be surprised how little children know about sex and sexuality. I hope that teachers and parents will take the leap and discuss it more openly with their children. rather let us give them the information then let them find out elsewhere, in a detrimental manner.

By marcina.. Posted November 1 2009 at 8:18 PM.

Can someone tell me this isn't true OMG mother of 11 how did that happen

By Jay.. Posted November 1 2009 at 8:54 PM.

that is so wrong
The girls 11 and had a baby how is that right shes still a kid herself and the whole "i have a new toy "line proves it she has no grasp on what this means in the long run its not a toy its alife
and as for the grandparents thinking its okay or whatever thats ridiculous
the whole things so disgusting

By claire.. Posted November 1 2009 at 7:48 PM.

Well aren't we the high and mighty, when will people learn that, we are all made different in gods eyes and it's ok not to be perfect.

By sandra sands.. Posted November 1 2009 at 6:49 PM.

this is wrong !!! no child under 16 should be havin sex no matter where they live and as for gettin married before they even start school its absolutly discraseful !!! im a young mum im 19 but i work to provide for my family i rent my own home to keep my child worm and heathy, i dont think you should have children unless you know you can provide for them and they will be happy age is a number but in this care its the most imoprtant thing !!! having a baby knowin you cant provid for them its stupid !!! dont plan to come to the UK cause i already pay for everyone else that cant be bothered to work and that has children to claim from the job center its discraseful !!!!!!!!

By Amanda Lancaster.. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:37 PM.

Our troops in Afghanistan are fighting to protect this sort if thing. Over there, old men have brides of 11+ and immediatley get them pregnant - despite a 50% chance the mother or child will die. At least its a crime in Bulgaria - lets just hope justice done.

By Damo.. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:52 PM.

Words fail me....................................

By missy.. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:51 PM.

well its a bit rich for us to say its bad is this and that, but lets look closer to home shall we?
we are the most stupid nation in Europe fact, most onfriendly nation for children, the most recist nation in Europe, so those idots saying they will come and claim benefit, as far as i am concern Bulgaria still has its population not all of them are here milking our bebefit, may be a bit of respect will help us understand how others think,

By john.. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:12 PM.

i feel it for the kids its a vicious circle

By shaza.. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:05 PM.

so glad i am living in a tax free country, because before you know it they be over to the uk claiming.
they should be given the implant or injection as soon as they attempt to enter the uk with all their kids rather than wads of cash to keep breeding. im sure it would all stop then...funny how u dont see any teen mums in the UAE or unmarried for that matter - they'd get locked up straight away!

By expat.. Posted November 1 2009 at 4:26 PM.

They should come over here,draw the dole and get a council flat.Like thousands of others,leave it to the english taxpayer,Labour says its ok.

By les.. Posted November 1 2009 at 3:19 PM.

I am slovakian and i have to say Thomas Maszarik is right. Gypsy girls usually look older than they are in reality. They have got sex so early because they see it at home. It happens all the time that the girls become pregnant at a very young age just because of the benefits. They have got no education, many kids and their chances of getting a job-if they want one-without any education are zero. Then you hear all the complaints about how poor they are, but the truth is you are responsible for your actions. If your parents dont teach you that education is more important than having kids with 13 nothing is going to change for you. I think people should be told that benefits shouldnt be the main source of income. Otherwise nothing is going to change for young girls/families who rely on money from the state. Its not breadwinning. It s a responsibility to have children.

By Katarina.. Posted November 1 2009 at 2:31 PM.

dont quite know how to react to this article, a huge part of me is thinking oh my god would be devastated if that was my daughter but there is another part of me that thinks its their culture and their tradition to be married and have kids young... the fact is we have children in our own society having kids wen shoul be focusing on growing up not changing nappies. we also let 16years olds get married here which i think is too young, you dont know your own mind and goals at that age. to insult and pass judgment on one culture without looking at the faults in our own as well is a bit unfair

By claire.. Posted November 1 2009 at 12:19 PM.

this is disgusting, however this is a completely different culture to ours, with no education and a completely different perpective. as the article says, both sets of parents and grandparents were married at 13. I recall several paper articles regarding very young parents in england aswell, where it is not our culture, there is no reason to not get an education, and there are no reasons or excuses other than lazy parents, benefits culture, and lack of morals. at least this family have family values of sorts, but i do agree it is not appropriate, let their own legal system sort it out

By S.. Posted November 1 2009 at 11:22 AM.

Im canadian, so excuse the ignorance, but.. I think thomas was just stating fact, not opinion. And after having been to third world countries, I kinda understand.. they tend to be so poor, it ends up coming to this point, and of course there is a bit of tradition involved as well. Monkey see.. monkey do. The education isnt there.. if the little girl is seeing older girls coming onto men, this is what she will practice, without having the maturity and intelligence to difer possible outcomes of the situation. I had my daughter at 15, and it certainly wasnt her 21 year old father's fault, solely. Not to say what I did was right, but it did not click that I could possibly really, have a baby from doing this.. to me, it was just a way to make somebody I loved, happy. I was undereducated myself in that department. Parents didnt teach, etc. But with this situation, I think it is a combination of government, a tad bit of unrealised manipulation on the little girl's part, tradition (or, the past repeating itself) and of course, the father's highly inflated teenage sex-drive. Having a child in other countries like this is such a joy, I do understand the grandmothers being happy and proud, I mean..they've delt with this situation almost identical many times before, im sure, and what else can they do? They are happy by default for otherwise they would succumb to great despair.

By sarah.. Posted November 1 2009 at 11:21 AM.

I am not convinced that she is only 11 and he is 19. They look older than that.

By Dflower.. Posted November 1 2009 at 11:16 AM.

Don't worry about theirfuture they will soon be over here in the good old UK living on our welfare state.

By RED DAVE.. Posted November 1 2009 at 11:18 AM.

What do you expect from a backward, misogynist culture
where women and girls are seen as nothing more than
man's properties?? Utterly disgusting!!

By Ninna.. Posted November 1 2009 at 11:14 AM.