Quote Originally Posted by aromulus View Post
[SIZE=4][SIZE=4]In mediterrenean countries something like that happening is considered a stigma and would bring untold shame on the family, but here is kind of normal.

Up until comparatively recent times - certainly as late as the 1970s - teenage pregnancies [indeed unmarried mothers in general] were stigmatised :eek: here in the UK too. As a youngster growing up in a small rural community during the latter part of the 'fifties/early 'sixties, I recall quite a number of adolescent girls being 'despatched' to some "auntie" or other (usually living by the seaside) for "health reasons" or a so-called rest-cure ...!!

My, my, it just goes to show how times have changed!