According to grandma, the 11-year old girl had a 12-year old boyfriend. Having said this, a paternity test is indicated.
A while back, I knew a family at church that lived in ramshackle conditions. The father worked as a janitor at the local hospital and the mother was a full-time, stay-at-home mom. The whole family slept on a couple mattresses on the floor in the “living room.” They were poor but there was a lot of love there. I don’t think anybody begrudges such families receiving food stamps or qualifying for Medicaid.
On the other hand, what about families where nobody works, and where moneys intended for the benefit of the children are diverted to drugs and alcohol? I should hope social services would intervene before an incident such as an 11-year old giving birth, but if not before, than soon after.
My bet is on the 12 year old being the father. If he was staying there a lot being babysat, as the grandmother says, then preteens nowadays experiment. Of course, the next question is why was a 12 year old needing babysitting?
“According to grandma, the 11-year old girl had a 12-year old boyfriend.”
Ah. That would explain a lot.