"Wow"! My life has changed so much in the last two years even more then i could have possibly imagined and now with my little boy walking, mumbling, and imitating my every move i stop and wonder am I raising him right? Am I a good role model for my son? Being that I am a teen mom and I struggle day and night to keep him happy and have the needed necessities to support him! I don't want him to think that's what a teenagers life should be like because in reality it is not!!! He should see that I missed out on a lot even though I am now happier with him I still will not be able to experience a lot of the things I always grew up fantasising about. And that's not something I would want my son to go through I want him to at least trust me if anything on that! Which is why i strongly discourage any adolescent on having children because they do not just affect themselves but they can also affect the future of their kids, and it is not a cycle that should continue. Children need to grow up and experience life, fun, and fulfillment and just keep ones youth as long as possible! To add there have been many studies that do link adolescents that have a mother or sister who were teen mothers have been more likely to also become teen mothers. Here you can read it for yourself : East, P. L, & Reyes, B. T, & Horn, E. J. (2007). Association Between Adolescent Pregnancy and a Family History of Teenage Births. Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health, 39(2), 108-115. doi: 10.1363/3910807. Its very informative and something i think parents should read and especially mothers who themselves were teen parents.