SubscribeOur family has a history of early marriages. My parents married when they’re in their 20s. An aunt married when she’s just 19. And some uncles even married in their early 20s as well. So it’s no surprise that a cousin is now planning to settle down while still in college. His mom has a lot to say about it but I guess there’s no stopping him. He got his girlfriend pregnant and will pop the baby out by August. He’s a proud papa, telling everyone who would listen about it.
There’s nothing wrong with that. Except this cousin of mine is really close with my brother, them both of the same age. I don’t want my brother to get ideas that it’s okay to have a family at 17! And a father at that! They still have no work to speak of, not even out of university. I don’t want them thinking it’s okay to depend on their parents or older siblings to raise their family.
And 17? It’s just too young!
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