British Boy Becomes Father at 13

Alfie Patton is pictured with his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman and their newly born daughter. 13-year-old Alfie became Britain's one of the youngest fathers after his girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl on Monday, the Sun reported. [Photo: Xinhuanet/]

A 13-year-old British boy has fathered a child with his 15-year-old girlfriend, according to British newspaper The Sun.

Baby-faced Alfie Patton, became a dad when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to a baby girl Maisie Roxanne Monday.

Alfie was just 12 when he impregnated Chantelle, then 14, the Sun said.

The boy, who looks more like he's 8, not 13, vowed to be a good father.

"I didn't think about how we would afford it. I don't really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me 10 pounds (21 U. S. dollars)," the innocent-eyed teenager from Eastbourne, south England, told the newspaper.

 "When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble ... I didn't know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it."

Chantelle and the baby are living with Penny, Chantelle's jobless dad Steve, 43, and her five brothers in a rented council house in Eastbourne. The family live on benefits.

Alfie, who lives on an estate across town with mum Nicola, 43, spends most of his time at the Steadmans' house.

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英男孩13岁做父亲 声称将做一名称职的爸爸

中国网2月13日报道 据英国《每日邮报》报道,英国一13岁男孩去年和邻居15岁的女朋友发生性关系并使女孩怀孕, 女孩于4天前产下一名7磅多重的女婴。男孩稚嫩的脸上充满了自豪感,并声称要做一名称职的父亲。

男孩名叫阿尔菲(Alfie Patten),他的女友名叫钱特利(Chantelle Steadman),他们在本周一成为了真正的父母。男孩表示,他现在没有钱,有时还会偶尔从他父母那拿零花钱,但他决心做一个好父亲。

阿尔菲与他43岁的母亲尼古拉生活在英国的伊斯特本。其女友钱特利怀孕时他才12岁。钱特利称,她那天晚上没服避孕药,此后就怀孕了。12个星期后,她开始出现呕吐,且越来越严重,到医院检查得知自己怀孕了,她害怕得哭起来,手足无措。医生建议她告诉父母,但他们两个都认为即使告诉父母也不能得到任何帮助。钱特利说:“如果让父母知道我怀孕的事,他们非杀了我不可。别人知道我怀孕的事会怎么看我们。”阿尔菲却说生个孩子也不错。他们把怀孕的秘密又保守了6个星期,直到钱特利的母亲发现女儿的体重增加太快以及隆起的腹部。

前保守党领袖伊恩-邓肯-史密斯(Iain Duncan Smith )说:“社会简直乱套了,英国都要毁在年轻人身上了。”但也有人说:“在现在这个社会,很难说清这一行为是对还是错。”

在今天YouTube张贴的视频剪辑上,阿尔菲看起来还不到8岁,他的女儿睡在摇篮里,钱特利正盯着阿尔菲看。相对于他的年龄来说,阿尔菲还只是个男孩,他显得太过年轻,声音还很幼稚,正在以不成熟的口吻接受着采访。

记者问阿尔菲:“你在经济上将会怎么做?”阿尔菲回答:“什么是经济?”记者不得不变换语言:“对于金钱,你将会怎样做?”阿尔菲回答:“我不知道。”

在接受《太阳报》采访时,阿尔菲承诺要做一名好父亲,但他也承认,他真的无法负担孩子的生活费用。他说: “当我妈妈知道这件事时,我想我惹下麻烦了。”

钱特利和女儿目前跟她的失业的父母住在英国伊斯特本市的一处公寓里,同住的还有她的五个兄弟。

阿尔菲与他43岁母亲住在附近的一处社区,但他在女友家呆的时间更多,甚至把校服放在了那里,以方便直接从那里去上学。阿尔菲的父亲丹尼斯今年45岁,在一家拖车公司工作,他有9个孩子。他承认阿尔菲并没有看到事情的严重性,并称阿尔菲想成为孩子们中第一个做父亲的人。(古道)

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