I Got Pregnant At 13, Trolls Say They Wish I Died During Childbirth, But I’m A Great Mom
A WOMAN who gave birth at the age of 13 has hit back at trolls who claim she is not a good mother.
Maddie Lambert, 20, is mother to Everly, 6, and Ryder, nine months.
The Texan revealed that before she became pregnant at such a young age, she always looked down on teenage mothers due to ‘a lack of understanding’.
When she first found out she was pregnant, Maddie said she faced a barrage of hate, from people telling her she was ruining her life, and was even sent the addresses of abortion clinics.
One troll even cruelly told her they wished she had died during childbirth, while classmates continually mocked her on the playground.
Instead of letting the hate get to her, Maddie made the conscious decision to “take it” and “shift it.”
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“I said, ‘This makes my life,’” she said Love does not judge.
“The hate made me want to do better, it made me want to show them that I’m going to be the best mom ever.”
When Everly’s father, Isaac, first found out Maddie was pregnant, he was fifteen and thought it was all a joke.
Isaac was not present at all for ten months after learning about the pregnancy, demanding a paternity test before agreeing to be involved in his daughter’s life.
Maddie was furious with Isaac, and when the test results came back, she refused to let Everly meet her father for a long time.
However, the couple has now patched things up and is successfully co-parenting their daughter.
“People assume I’m a bad mother because I’m a teenager, but I have the same parenting ability as anyone in this world,” she said.
“A good mother is one who drops everything for her child, and I dropped my entire childhood.
“I’ll do anything for that little girl, she’s my whole world.”
Maddie is now happily married to her husband Randy Crowley, and the couple share baby Ryder.
This is why I love being a young mother so much
Tracy Kiss, who became pregnant at the age of 19, has revealed what she believes are the benefits of being a young mother.
The personal trainer and blogger from Buckinghamshire believes women who give birth in their teens are BETTER mothers than women in their 30s.
She claims that young mothers get back into shape faster, have more energy and interact more easily with their children, which means they are better behaved and happier.
Tracy told Fabulous: “Women who become mothers for the first time in their teens make better parents than women in their 30s or 40s.
“I believe that if I had been about ten years older before becoming a mother, I would not have the relationship I have with my children today.
“First of all, because I was older, I would have had less energy and therefore less patience.
“I wouldn’t be as excited to talk to people after months of sleepless nights as I was when I was a teenager.
“My body returned to its pre-pregnancy size through post-birth fitness, which in turn gave me the confidence to date and find love again. I have never been happier than I am now, at age 30 , with two children.
“If I had been alone with a newborn at 40, I would be more tired, less happy with my body, less energetic and much more stressed from the shock of living my life for myself rather than putting others first.” place. Sometimes age increases.” and the innocence of ignorance is a good thing.
“As a teenage mother, I just kept going, found my feet and became responsible and capable because I didn’t know any different at the time.”
And in a recent Q&A on YouTube, she opened up about the possibility of having more children.
She said: “Do I want more children? Yes, people think I’m crazy, but I think we definitely want at least two more children.
“I know I made this crazy transition; people say, “Oh, Maddie’s the smart teen mom, she’s not going to have a bunch of kids right away.”
“But honestly, I want a big family.
“I want to fill my house with love.
“Even though I am young, I am at an age where I can support my children financially, support my children emotionally and give them a good life.
“I think these three qualifications make me more qualified to be a parent than someone who is 30 years old.”