We recently employed a maid in her late 20's/early 30's for household work. After few weeks of work she asked me for some baby clothes for her GRANDSON. Yep, you heard it right. I was surprised/shocked is more appropriate. She gave me to understand that she got married at 12 & delivered a gal at 13 & got her 13 year old daughter married last year who in turn was blessed with a baby boy this year. At 13 when kids ought to be imparted sex education these kids(gals/women) have got married and delivered offsprings.Who's gonna educate the under-privileged?
Something to ponder seriously!
Anush!! Am surprised to know this. Yea, we know such things happen but not to someone we know.
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Education is the only solution!!
Really a very serious issue... Sex education ,itself is in its nascent stage in India...with people attaching a great deal of taboo around the S word! Marriage and Childbirth has almost become such natural condequencesof life for these people...irrespective of the age /maturaity of the girl!
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