She spoke specifically about her relationship with the 37-year-old married man that began when she was 17:
He was really supportive through my pregnancy, and when my mom kicked me out, was somewhat financially supportive of me… until his wife found out [laughs]. He just felt like, don’t know, like somewhat of a father figure, you know? Not like my dad, but support that I wasn’t getting anywhere else.
For Kristina and Marci, the decision to date an older man was one over which they felt little control. Thus, they distanced themselves from blame. Kristina placed the blame on her abusive father, suggesting that his violent treatment drove her to seek an older boyfriend (who also turned out to be violent) as a replacement. Likewise, Marci blamed her father, but she said that his neglect and disinterest were what forced her to seek support elsewhere. This excuse resembles two of Scott and Lyman’s (1968) accounts. First, it is similar to the “self-fulfillment” excuse, in that the teen mothers were looking for a relationship they needed to make their lives complete. It also resembles the “scapegoating” excuse, for the young women blame this need for an older man on their own abusive neglectful fathers.
She spoke specifically about her relationship with the 37-year-old married man that began when she was 17:
He was really supportive through my pregnancy, and when my mom kicked me out, was somewhat financially supportive of me… until his wife found out [laughs]. He just felt like, don’t know, like somewhat of a father figure, you know? Not like my dad, but support that I wasn’t getting anywhere else.
For Kristina and Marci, the decision to date an older man was one over which they felt little control. Thus, they distanced themselves from blame. Kristina placed the blame on her abusive father, suggesting that his violent treatment drove her to seek an older boyfriend (who also turned out to be violent) as a replacement. Likewise, Marci blamed her father, but she said that his neglect and disinterest were what forced her to seek support elsewhere. This excuse resembles two of Scott and Lyman’s (1968) accounts. First, it is similar to the “self-fulfillment” excuse, in that the teen mothers were looking for a relationship they needed to make their lives complete. It also resembles the “scapegoating” excuse, for the young women blame this need for an older man on their own abusive neglectful fathers.
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