MUM'S THE WORD
I was a teen mum at 14 – trolls told me to ‘get rid of it’ and I was ‘embarrassing’ but now I’ve proved them wrong
She's now a mum-of-two at 21-years-old and says she wouldn't change a thing
AFTER falling pregnant at just 13-years-old, people thought this teen mum's life was as good as over.
Trolls told her to 'get rid it' and that she was 'embarrassing' for being a teen mum, but now she's proved them all wrong.
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gave birth to her son, Teddy, at 14 when her peers were still stressing about homework.
Despite seemingly having everything going against her though, Megan now says she's managed to create a beautiful life for her family.
She recently revealed some of the hurtful things people told her when she first found out she was pregnant, which only helped spur her on to create the life of her dreams.
Posting on TikTok, the young mum said people told her she was "far too young" and that she'll "regret it later in life."
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Some over urged her to terminate the pregnancy, but Megan decided to stick it out despite the naysayers.
Now 21-years-old and a mum-of-two, Megan and her family enjoy sunny holidays together and are happier than ever.
"Seven years later and we have proved everyone wrong my boy," she caption the viral clip.
In another clip, the mum shared some of the reasons she loved becoming a mum at such a young age.
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Not only is getting to be "the fun mum" a huge bonus, but experiencing life with her son makes it all worth it.
Megan said she would've ever change the experience, despite what haters still have to say about it.
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After sharing her journey on social media loads of people praised Megan for stepping up and being such a good mum.
One said: "He wouldn’t ask for a better mummy! Such an amazing mum!"
A second agreed: "And he’s such a little cutie.";
"Can’t have been easy being that young, but that little boy looks as if he’s absolutely loving life," a third wrote.
And another wrote: "Parenting isn’t easy, well done for you proving it’s a matter of maternal instincts and not age!
"I was 17 when I fell pregnant with my 1st and I got all the looks and comments too."
Replying to one commented, Megan said: "it for sure wasn’t easy, but I managed to get away social workers before even giving birth and now living our life like a normal family."
What's the average age to have kids?
According to the the average age for woman to have their first child is 29.
"The average age at which women in England and Wales have their first babies has been steadily increasing since the 1970s.
"In 1970 the average age that women had their first baby was 23. In 2020, it was 29."
"People starting families later in life could be contributing to the falling fertility rate (the average number of children per woman).
"The total fertility rate was 2.4 children per woman in 1970. This has reduced to 1.5 children in 2022."
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