(Update-28.3.2008: I have been wondering why all of a sudden this particular post got more hits, and I find that poor Alfie took a DNA test that proved Alfie is not the father at all!- SFGate quotes Mirror. But I could not find the story there, it had been removed- probably because Justice Florence Baron has issued an order restraining journalists from reporting the story. I found that at The Canberra Times.)
The Sun reports that Alfie, 13 and Chantelle, 15 are parents: a baby girl, Maisie Roxanne, was born to them. It happened.
How?
Maisie was conceived after Chantelle and Alfie — just 12 at the time — had a single night of unprotected sex.
Is Alfie a good boy?
Denis, his father, says: “He could have shrugged his shoulders and sat at home on his Playstation. But he has been at the hospital every day.”
Okay, what are Alfie's plans for his child?
- "Asked what he will do financially, Alfie - whose voice has not yet broken - replies: 'What's "financially"?'"
- “I didn’t think about how we would afford it. I don’t really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10.”
What kind of a family is theirs?
Chantelle, her mother and her jobless dad Steve, 43, and her five brothers live in a rented council house in Eastbourne. They are on benefits.
Alfie's older sister Jade, now 19, also had a baby at the age of 13- Daily Mail
Dennis, Alfie's father, has himself fathered nine kids and is off to a fresh start:he ran off with a 19 year-old teenager two years ago, when Alfie was 11, and is still living with her.
What next?
Penny, Chantelle's mother will claim a total of £568.75 a week, or £29,575 a year in benefits.
But what about Dad?
Denis says: “When I spoke to him he started crying. He said it was the first time he’d had sex, that he didn’t know what he was doing and of the complications that could come.
“I will talk to him again and it will be the birds and the bees talk. Some may say it’s too late but he needs to understand so there is not another baby.”
Yes, that is good thinking.
Rumours?
Daily Mail reports that neighbourhood rumours are that Alfie is not Maisie's father at all.
"Sean Thomas, who lives opposite the Stedmans, claimed Chantelle had already had several boyfriends, who were allowed to stay over in her bedroom.
"He said: 'She's been with quite a few lads. They are allowed to sleep over at her house, her parents don't mind. She is treated like an adult and can do what she wants.'
"Another neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said: 'The Stedmans let the kids run wild on the street until all hours, they have no control over them.'
"A 17-year-old called Jake said: 'She knows lots of boys and never has the same boyfriend for long. Alfie lives with her and seems to think he's the dad but we all think he should have a DNA test.' "
Will Maisie see a brighter world?
- Alfie says, "I know I'm young, but I plan to be a good dad. I think we'll be good parents. I'll have to work extra hard at school."
- Chantelle says, "'When I was pregnant the police and social workers came to interview us and they decided that we would make good parents to Maisie. We will prove to everyone that we can be, and give her a great future."
But, oh yes, don't pick on them. There are about 40,000 underage conceptions in England (under 18, in case you are confused), and this is just one such case.
For the record:
Sean Stewart is Britain's youngest known father. He was 12 at the time his soul mate Emma gave birth to their son. They split up six months later.
In case you are wondering what the grown-up people in Great Britain are doing, well you just have a look here
Life is good.
I've been in conversation over this at a cricket forum. recalls to me of the kids who wanted to elope.
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the children and the baby mostly.
Its the result of the perverted culture.
ReplyDeleteChildren here will also follow suit given their exposure to all censored not to perfect filth available in Films, TVs and other media. Teens now here are induced in various names lime valentine's day, dating and so on.
Time we take corrective action.
This story is so crazy !
ReplyDeleteirresponsible parents.
ReplyDeleteSee if you keep cotton and fire near by near, it will catch fire only... And then you blame the government... That boy used to sleep there, he kept a spare uniform to go to school from there... What next? He will take a crib to school!
ReplyDeleteIs it really perversion? Ok, and does this perversion has anything to do with sex?
ReplyDeletePerversion, in all its totality, happened before the sexual act. It includes confusion between religion and body, religion and mind, angels and demons, literacy and education, etcetra.
I agree with Nasaki but I feel that our understanding of "filth" and perversion in the media would differ.
In the area where I live in Britain, every night we were able to hear young lads screaming (in their early teens, sometimes even younger) and playing around, telling names. From their gibberish and unwarranted behavior in public I can say some of them sure were drunk. And it was one of the supposedly decent councils, with very few dark spots.
ReplyDeleteAll over UK, two things you will find widespread are Curry shops serving some form of Indian/ South Asian food, and bars. In the high streets everywhere, there will be at least 3-5 bars (they do check if the visitor is a grown-up; our high street had 7 or 8). Initially it was quite shocking for me to see so many bars juxtaposed (like our STD booths and bakeries), but they only do night-outs on Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Other days, the crowd diminishes at around 10. Though this is not representative of the wider public of Britain, we sensed that there are kids who are utterly unchecked;
There are also many desis who have become Coconuts (brown skinned with white's culture). We guys were wondering what would it be like to bring up a desi in a foreign country like this whose culture our youngsters are in a blind rush to embrace, without even understanding their own in the first place.
This story looks like an enactment of K. Balachander's movie! UK, you have to act fast, before you have hundreds of thousands, who are kids as well as dads.
Freedom is quite a challenge to manage, especially with children. I think first you have to brainwash children to behave responsibly and once you are sure, then only you must let them loose! The West will learn its lessons, they are quick learners, sure they will.
ReplyDeleteKarthikey is true.
ReplyDeleteIam reminded about the film kadhal. It aroused widespread opposition among the parents. It depicted a 13/14 year old school student falling in love with a mechanic.
But the film was a hit among students. A coin has two sides.