Word across the pond reveals news of a 13-year-old who became a father after his girlfriend gave birth last Monday.
According to British tabloid The Sun, Alfie Patten and Chantelle Steadman (a cougar-like 15-year-old), conceived a baby girl after engaging in one night of unprotected sex.
Looks like the young Brits were sleeping during sex ed.
Patten may be 13, but a quick Google search reveals the portrait of a child a good decade away from his first shave.
The latest on the situation has other young men coming out of the woodwork to claim that they, not Patten, are the true father of the baby.
While the Editorial Board can't help but be impressed by the young man's presumed sexual prowess, we do harbor some concern for the baby's well-being.
Not only does the couple lack jobs, the Steadman family's current financial situation includes living off the country's equivalent of welfare - hardly the ideal situation considering the many needs of a newborn.
It's great that Patten seems to have embraced the responsibility that comes along with being a new dad, but how does he expect to provide diapers, formula and clothes for his baby girl?
Let's be honest, a newly minted teenager has no business rearing a child. His skill-set is much better suited for, oh say, eating junk food and watching television.
But seriously, will he even graduate from high school before his daughter's first day of kindergarten?
At least they can always share toys.
