and the "father?"I think my parents considered doing that. Particularly in my teenage years.
Rough start for the kid, but just might have an astonishing outcome. Give this girl some credit. Some of these very young mothers have been known to kill the baby soon after birth.
I’m glad the baby is okay.
“Excuse me. Did you order La Nina?”
I commend the girl for turning the baby over to somebody who can turn it over to the authorities.
Sometimes that’s the best one can do in their situation.
Yep...easy to be a Mom, tough to be a parent, so make it someone else’s responsibility.
The scary thing here is trying to identify whether this girl is being abused, trafficked, or otherwise in danger. If she’s doing whatever she wants and trying to live consequence-free, that’s a moral failing. If she’s being forced into something, that’s a criminal matter and she needs to be rescued.
Ping!.................
She gets credit for trying to get her child to a safe place. She didn’t abort or dump her daughter in the garbage. I hope both the mother and daughter can grow up to lead happy lives.
Strange. Just yesterday I saw a bumper sticker on a county vehicle that said “Don’t abandon your baby”. I thought to myself, “self, who would abandon their baby?”
Now from time to time you hear the story of a baby found in a dumpster or whatnot. But I didn’t think it was some kind of epidemic worthy of a bumper sticker slogan. I guess I could be mistaken.
Was she wearing a mask?
Glad they found the mom so she could get some help. She did the right and courageous thing and later in life she will realize it more and more and I hope she pats herself on the back when she does. High pressure decisions for a 14 year old are HARD !!!
Right now my heart aches with the despair. the confusion and the fear the mother must have felt. The only thing good in the whole story is the Mother’s actions to get the child help even if from strangers despite the terror she was feeling. I can not imagine a 14 year old going through this totally alone. There is no place in HELL hot enough for the father as far as I am concerned.
A Catholic Church near me had a 150 year tradition of taking in newborns, who could be left in a “baby box” inside the vestibule. At one point in the early 20th century, they had an orphanage with 1000 children in it
Just scrolled through the replies so far.
Why is everyone assuming that the 14 YO had consensual sex?
I hope to God someone is investigating to make sure she hasn’t been/isn’t being abused.
and the "father?"Thank God the child is not in a trash bin. Now if she is adopted, she has a chance for a very good life. Thank you mother for doing the right thing.
I don’t know how to comment upon this article (not enough info) other than to say, “Praise God the baby lived and is being cared for and that poor little mother was found and receiving care as well.”. B t every story has a happy ending. It is clear this one did not begin well, but I hope it ends well for everyone involved.
Pretty convenient that the pre school teacher had oxygen and an infant sized mask with her in the diner.
On another note, its awful to think of a teen girl delivering a baby on her own. I read the books by Jaycee Dugard and Amanda Berry delivering alone. Bless them.