OH MY !!!! What a beautiful baby !! And isn't it wonderful that the mother, whoever she is, lives nearby OH MY !! OH MY !! OH MY !!
So many PC comments - I am actually fairly liberal when it comes to social issues, but the reality is that the casual way people have children these days and the breakdown of a structured family are huge contributors to our great country's current state of decay.
I am with you in general. I'm on the liberal side too, but am deeply in favor of people being old enough to parent before they actually parent. Structured family has multiple potential constructs (imo) but the idea that the family be led by stable, mature adults is pretty important to provide the best likelihood of healthy child development. That said, economic stress is also a risk factor that Tatum's family shouldn't have to endure. There are many exceptions, but generally speaking 19 is too young to be a parent in today's world. It's an opinion, but there is a great deal of data that support better outcomes when parents are older and family systems are stable. Though these are certainly not the only important variables. I am a big fan of birth control.
Re: "PC" comments, I sure wish that term was never coined. I think people's opinions should be argued on their merit and not lumped and marginalized as a "type" of comment. No offense -- I get what you mean, I just really see the term as a way to disparage and dismiss. The rest of your post makes the argument though.