BABY-FACED BOY, ALFIE PATTEN IS FATHER AT 13
By LUCY HAGAN
Published: 13 Feb 2009
BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”
Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
He told how he and Chantelle, 15, decided against an abortion after discovering she was pregnant.
The shy lad, whose voice has not yet broken, said: “I thought it would be good to have a baby.
“I didn’t think about how we would afford it. I don’t really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10.”
Alfie, who is just 4ft tall, added: “When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react.
“I didn’t know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it.”
Alfie’s story, broken exclusively by The Sun today has sparked a huge political storm with Tory leader David Cameron saying: “When I saw these pictures this morning, I just thought how worrying that in Britain today children are having children.
“I hope that somehow these children grow up into responsible parents but the truth is parenthood is just not something they should be thinking about right now.”
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First thing that popped in my tiny little brain while reading this article was….. “WHAT THE…..” plus *jaw dropped*…
And then followed by my biggest curiousity, “are they even sexually active?”
Well.. I know that when a girl has had the menstruation thingy, she then becomes sexually active. And talking about boys, they are always sexually active.
But I meant, HOW ON EARTH did those ‘ little troopers ‘ meet the ovum??
Were they strong enough to be on the risky quest?
A baby (Maisie Roxanne–> what a beautiful name) was finally being bornt, so I guess that explains it…
OK, enough with the biological side..
Let’s move on to the social aspect..
I AM really worried about this kind of situation, but by the decision they took, I can probably say that they are really really mature…
Alfie and Chantelle was (and had to be) freaked out, so freaked out, but then they didn’t want to do the abortion! Salute!!
Well.. Well…. One thing I’d like to add:
Life is like playing a deck of card. It’s not about having the great cards, but the matter is how well you play the bad cards…
So, have a one-hell-of-a life, folks!^^
February 22, 2008
*I suck at writing*
