Hi Keisha,

you’re baby girl is so cute!! I love her name and how did you get to naming her..??..
You are a great mother and you will do well..
Congratulations on giving birth and I hope that baby is well!!

Dizz, I had my first child at 20 too, and when you see your baby… wow, I can´t explain with words what I felt… Didn´t you?

I had my first child at 20, and I was scared, but now I´m very happy.
Congratulations to them!!

Some of you are talking like having babies in your teen years is strictly a NZ thing and nothing to do with the US!

Look around you.

WOW!A Baby girl.I wish the two of them luck.
Keisha Castle hughes is my all time favorite acctress. she is my idol. but I don’t plan on getting pregnant at 16. whats done is done and we should all make the best out of it. so congrats on the arrivel of Felicity – amore!

It is NOT in Keisha’s culture to have babies young. it was many years ago but it isn’t now. it is no more common or accepted than teen pregnancy in any other group in New Zealand.

That said congratulations to Keisha and Bradley on their little girl.

*Sigh* Here we go.

In her culture, girls get married and have babies young. Therefore the “teen pregnancy” stigma does NOT WORK in this situation. It would be the same as shaking a finger to the women in the 50s who got married and had babies right out of high school. That was the reality of their culture, therefore it was not frowned upon. Same situation here.

I just wanted to say Congratulations to Keisha and Bradley, and as far as her being a bad role model for young girls, I’m a young girl, I’m 14 and Keisha is my role model, however I am not so dumb to think that I should have a baby now that my idol did, I simply want to be an actress and she has always inspired me to do so. Congratulations again, what a beautiful name, my grandmother said it means faith and love, good luck!

No, we are not glamorizing teen pregnancy,
but celebrating the birth of a new life.
Congratulations to them. I love the name!

I also loved Keisha in the Nativity Story.

I see what you’re saying coffeygirlb, and agree that teenage pregancy shouldn’t be glamourized, but the fact is there is a baby here now who shouldn’t be shunned, punished, or any less celebrated just because her parents are teens. She’s a blessing and should be treated as such. The act that got her here might be an issue, but she herself is NOT. No reason people can’t celebrate her life, her presence and the joy she’ll bring. What’s done is done, Keisha doesn’t need to be shunned or crucified and the baby doesn’t either.