A very young looking 13 year old British boy has fathered a child with his 15 year old girlfriend.When asked how he would provide for his newborn girl,Alfie Patten says he's not sure.He's barely out of his childhood & into his teens.Now,he has to jump from pubescent responsibilities to adult ones.He's got to do way more than just his chores now.Here's more from Sky News:
"Alfie's girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, gave birth to Maisie Roxanne in Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex, four days ago, reports The Sun.
The boy, who is just 4ft and looks young for his age, told the newspaper: "I thought it would be good to have a baby."
But he admitted he did not think about how he would afford it.
"I don't really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10," he said.
Alfie, who lives with his mother Nicola, 43, in Eastbourne, was 12 when Maisie was conceived.
Here's the reaction in Britan over the birth of Maisie Roxanne:
"The first political reaction to the birth of Maisie Roxanne was outrage from former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith head of the Conservatives' Centre for Social Justice think tank.
The case was a "tragic example" of Britain’s social decline, Mr Duncan Smith said later.
"I don’t know about these particular families but too many dysfunctional families in Britain today have children growing up where anything goes.
"It exemplifies the point we have been making about broken Britain," he added.
"It's not being accusatory, it's about pointing out the complete collapse in some parts of society of any sense of what’s right and wrong.
"There is no opprobrium any more about behaviour and quite often children witness behaviour that's aggressive, violent, rude and sexual. It’s as if no one is saying this is wrong."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.
