You might wonder why I am writing this topic out of the blue. Well, my student client asks me to write about critique reaction paper about certain topics that have globalization issues and I find the “Early Marriage (Child Bride)” topic easier to write. I don't know if I did right but the student said that his professor already accepted it.
Early Marriage (Child Bride)
Early Marriage or child marriage is a union between two people who are younger than 18 years of age. This type of marriage is rampant in poorer rural areas who are low or middle-income countries. Some parents see it as a cultural rite that can protect their daughter from sexual assault and offer care to the male guardian. Some parents think that their daughter is a burden or economic liability, so they wish to marry them off at an early age, sometimes this setup already occurred during the infancy of the daughter.
Parents just think about sending their daughter off without thinking about the consequences of the situation that may come along when their daughter marries early.
There are fallouts when a young girl or boy marry at an early age,
Early marriage can threaten reproductive health
When a young girl marries early she cannot finish her studies that made them illiterate and naive. She cannot socialize and by that, she will be lacking sexual contraceptive awareness, which leads to unprotected sex. It will make them got pregnant at an early age, early pregnancy is risky for a mother and child's health since young girls' reproductive organs are not yet mature for safe child delivery. Also, unprotected sex can cause some sexually transmitted diseases.
Becoming a parent at an early age
Being a parent is not an easy job it requires a lot of patience and not just that it will give a lifetime of responsibilities. If a young girl or boys marry at an early age they will likely not enjoy their youthful stage because they will be going to face lifetime responsibility raising their kids. Sometimes some younger parents are still irresponsible because they are still immature and still like to play as other kids do, it ends up that their child will be mistreated.
Early Marriage can cause failure marriage
Marrying at an early age is not good since both partners are still immature, they are at the stage of being impulsive who cannot decide or make actions accordingly because they are still kids. Immaturity can kill the relationship because there are a lot of negative traits that can suppress the situation or if partners are into arguments. These will likely fail marriage because once they become mature, some will give up on their marriage if they are not happy anymore. The impulsive decision is rampant to immature people.
Conclusion
Marrying early mostly gives misery to those who marry early, without enjoying their youth. They were tied to have responsibilities at an early age. They cannot explore and socialize well because they are already being tied up with the marriage, we all know that a married person has only limited time to mingle with their peers because of their duties as a married one. Especially, if they were tied into the wrong person, for instance, if a girl marries a sadist guy, she will be a battered wife and that will bring her misery for all her life. Child marriage or early marriage should not be tolerated, although some countries have enforced laws about it, it wasn't that strong to prohibit it. A minor should enjoy her youth, discover themselves, and should spread their wings to fly high and not being tied early for a lifetime responsibility. Marriage should come from “free will” and not being forced. Parents should be educated or be aware not to marry off their kids at an early age to prevent casual damage in the future. Early marriage also disregards education as they marry early and do not continue their studies, which is a very important aspect to escalate one's life status because when a person has finished their studies they can improve their situation compared to those illiterate ones. The law should be strictly implemented to prevent child marriage as it ruins the future of the child. Parents should protect their children and not send them to hell.
Disclaimer: All statements above are just based on my views and opinions towards the issue, and I do not mean to strike anyone.
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