Remember that 12 year old dad in Britain?

[ttt]

He's not the father: 


blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2009/03/26/dna-test-confirms-13-year-old-alfie-not-the-dad/

The British boy alleged to have become a dad at age 12 is not the baby’s father, a British newspaper reports.


Alfie Patten was believed to be Britain’s youngest father after his 15-year-old girlfriend, Chantelle Steadman, gave birth to baby girl Maisie. But then many other boys claimed they also slept with the mother, who had previously said that Alfie was the only boy she had slept with. As a result, Alfie took a DNA test, which indicated that he’s not the father.

The Mirror reports:

The result will be a blow to Alfie who was “devastated” by the boys’ claims and “adored” Maisie.
He was convinced he was the dad after a single night of unprotected sex with Chantelle.
Before he took the test, he said: “I didn’t know about DNA tests before but mum explained it’s when they do a swab in your mouth and it tells if you’re the dad. So if I have it, they can all shut up.”
His mum Nicole, 43, added at the time: “It had not even crossed Alfie’s mind whether Chantelle had not been faithful to him. He’s absolutely devastated that these lads say they slept with her.”
What do you think should be the next step in this story that just keeps getting sadder and sadder? Should they give DNA tests to all the boys or just sign Alfie up for the position because he has made it clear that he wants to be the dad? We can only hope that baby Maisie gets the love and care she deserves.

[iammalcolmx]

I don't even know what to say

[summer]

Oct 25, 2014 8:45:19 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

I don't even know what to say

What do you say to a story like this?

[iammalcolmx]

Oct 25, 2014 8:51:48 GMT -5 summer said:

Oct 25, 2014 8:45:19 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

I don't even know what to say

What do you say to a story like this?

I quit life??

[Velar Fricative]

I initially wanted to post a Maury gif but the whole thing is too sad. He looks like this baby's older brother, not the father!

[emisi]

Does a 12 year old boy really understand what he's signing up for to be a father? I feel bad for the whole group involved in this story, especially the baby.

[krystee]

The fact that his mother is allowing him to do media on this speaks to the quality of parenting he has received.

[foundmylazybum]

Oct 25, 2014 8:32:51 GMT -5 ttt said:

"or just sign Alfie up for the position because he has made it clear that he wants to be the dad?" We can only hope that baby Maisie gets the love and care she deserves.

This has to be British dry wit right?   NO he should not sign up for the position b/c at 12 he wants to.

[meshaliuknits]

This is a depressing situation all around.

Sent from my EVO

[ttt]

Oct 25, 2014 9:23:10 GMT -5 krystee said:

The fact that his mother is allowing him to do media on this speaks to the quality of parenting he has received.

I think there are a lot of things that speak to the quality of parenting of both of these kids. 

[IIOY]

If my 12yo son sticks his dick in someone, I will hurt him.

[josieposy]

Heaven forbid this story be told without slut shaming the 15 year old mother.

[irishbride2]

Oct 25, 2014 9:58:34 GMT -5 IIOY said:

If my 12yo son sticks his dick in someone, I will hurt him.

I see it as being much more likely that a 15 year old took advantage of a 12 year old child .

I don't know the details obviously but 12 year olds are still
Lote kids IMO.

[heyjude]

I thought this was a very old story?

[heyjude]

It is! The article is from 2009.

[ttt]

Oct 25, 2014 10:15:10 GMT -5 heyjude said:

It is! The article is from 2009.

Sorry! It just popped up in my feed and I thought it was recent. 

[miniroller]

Everyone will be pleased to see he's still a virgin... @ least according to his mum.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dad-at-13-boy-alfie-patten-1700999

[heyjude]

Oct 25, 2014 10:22:20 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

Oct 25, 2014 9:59:15 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Heaven forbid this story be told without slut shaming the 15 year old mother.

you know what? i was thinking that if a 15 yo is uncertain who the father of her kid is b/c there are too many options, she needs jesus

[irishbride2]

Oct 25, 2014 10:22:20 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

Oct 25, 2014 9:59:15 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Heaven forbid this story be told without slut shaming the 15 year old mother.

you know what? i was thinking that if a 15 yo is uncertain who the father of her kid is b/c there are too many options, she needs jesus

And I think in florida it would be a sex crime based on their ages. I could be wrong but I don't want to google
Sex crimes on my work iPad. I know this case isn't in florida but my issue isn't with the fact that she slept with a lot of people...but the age.

[ttt]

I think it's clear that this girl has issues that go back long long before she started having sex with anyone. Whether she had slept only with this boy or not, there's a obvious parenting fail here.

[heyjude]

Oct 25, 2014 10:34:24 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

Oct 25, 2014 10:24:11 GMT -5 heyjude said:

are you side-eyeing my side eye?

I'm not sure. I haven't had coffee yet and that emoticon was all I could muster.

[readyin07]

What the ever loving fuck? Is this true? I am ...I don't even know what I am.

[Deleted]

It's been 5 years. I want to google and find out how this all ended up... But at the same time I don't.

[Deleted]

I'm clutching my pearls so hard right now. I just can't with this.

[ttt]

The real biological father is 14. So....not better.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1184293/The-regrets-boy-revealed-REAL-father-Alfie-Patten-case.html

[irishbride2]

Oct 25, 2014 14:54:28 GMT -5 ttt said:

The real biological father is 14. So....not better.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1184293/The-regrets-boy-revealed-REAL-father-Alfie-Patten-case.html

At least they are similar ages, developmentally. The difference between 12 and 14 is huge. 


Still sad. I feel for all three young lives involved. 

[irishbride2]

Ok so I'm reading more into this...
The 15 year old girl and the 12 year old had been dating 2 years when she got pregnant. So 10 and 13?!?!?

[decemberwedding07]

If the mom were twelve and the dad were 15, I think people would be crying for the boy to go to jail. Seriously, what high school student is trolling sixth grade classrooms for sexual partners?!

[ttt]

Oct 25, 2014 14:59:57 GMT -5 irishbride2 said:

Ok so I'm reading more into this...
The 15 year old girl and the 12 year old had been dating 2 years when she got pregnant. So 10 and 13?!?!?

Apparently there were actually eight potential candidates for father of this baby, and the parents allowed her to have boys sleep over in her room. 

I cannot understand why this girl and her baby weren't removed from her parents custody a long time ago, because clearly these people are not doing their job as parents. 

[elleblue]

This is beside the point but in that other article, I'm cracking up at the image they used for "the man believed to be Alfie's father". 



Oh Daily Mail.