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Three different lives: The realities of being a parent before your 20s

Three different lives: The realities of being a parent before your 20s http://ift.tt/1OiQpQ1 hattiegladwellmetro

Exactly 4.4% of girls under the age of 20 fall pregnant each year in England and Wales.

It’s a small number – and it has fallen from 6.8% in 1990 – but it’s still pretty scary.

The age where your mind is still racing, wondering what career path you want to take, how you’re going to get there, whether university is the right option, studying for your A Levels and so on.

The list is pretty much endless.

But what about the young people who aren’t wanting to do these things or aren’t able to? What about young people who have had to mature faster than others?

What about the young people who are now parents?

With all the responsibility that overwhelms you once you reach adulthood, how is it possible to carry out the responsibility for another?

We spoke to three new young parents who tell Metro.co.uk what life is like since starting their new found journeys of parenthood.

Kathryn Hancox,… Read the full story http://ift.tt/1KTyOXm November 02, 2015 at 04:35PM

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Half of us think we could fall in love with Siri

Half of us think we could fall in love with Siri http://ift.tt/20nf6yF frankykentish

Siri knows you better than anyone else.

She (or possibly he?) has seen your secret photos, knows your most embarrassing playlists and has answered your weirdest questions.

Plus she organises your life and is queen of the sassy comeback.

It’s a beautiful relationship based on total trust, so perhaps it’s not all that strange that nearly half of us could imagine falling in love with her.

After all, we live in an age where we make robots to have sex with. Creating an emotional connection with artificial intelligence seems pretty normal in comparison.

According to Fusion, 40 per cent of the 12,000 surveyed by digital assistant app Assistant.ai, said they could imagine falling in love with their virtual assistant.

Another quarter said that ‘maybe’ they could.

But, it’s more than just a lack of a physical body that’s creating barriers to a beautiful romance – Siri’s personal views… Read the full story http://ift.tt/1MsLhCp November 02, 2015 at 12:31PM