There’s a reason females (regardless of what mammalian species) are able to reproduce when they can. I don’t advocate for having babies when your 13 or so, but God does not make mistakes. In another time a 13 year old would probably be a lot more worldly and capable of making adult type decisions than a 13 year old of today.
God has nothing to do with it. The normal age for onset of menstruation was 17 until the last quarter of the 19th Century. Then onset began earlier and earlier until today, where onset may occur as early as age 9.
The scientific community suspects that industrial pollutants are responsible for the earlier onset. It falls into the same category as the suspicion that estrogen-like chemicals in plastic containers are responsible for lower and lower sperm counts.
Two or three generations ago, people were considered capable of adult responsibility much young. Late teens. Now ... infancy until 30s. Gimme gimme, whine whine, meee meee, etc.
Both men and women 15- 16 years old, throughout history, have been capable adults in many ways. The prolonging of adolescence has destroyed countless lives.
Life’s all about fun fun fun, let’s be mindless and irresponsible hedonists, break every known rule of decency and morality; because it’s time to partay. Gratify every whim, desire and lust to the maximum no matter what the cost.
Thankfully, not every young person is drawn into this illusion, but a great many.
My great, great grandmother died in childbirth leaving the baby and two other small children. My great, great grandfather married a 13 year old shortly after. He was in his twenties. They were married for decades and had several children. She lived in their house for 89 years. She died at 102.
She was the oldest of a very large family and he needed a mother for his three small kids.
Different times