Child Marriage Around the World: USA — Katie

Married at 16 to a man nearly as old as her father, Katie Burns built a loving relationship that has lasted for eight years.

[RebeccaEvans]

She admits she won't let her daughter be a childbride or be with an older, exploitative adult man and admits it damaged her education, finances, and her entire future life--and admits she's trapped in it

[MrBubblygoodness]

This makes me feel so sad. She looks so young yet so old at the same time. She was still a kid and shouldn’t experience all the hardships of life at her age.

[azazel]

The US is such a peculiar place, they always scream about "think of the children" and do this kind of stuff to them.

[franny]

How is this guy not in jail? I don't blame the girl at all. Kids make stupid choices because they're children and that's why adults are supposed to protect them. Damn...

[lakehudson]

All of these people saying “she’s so amazing” are ignoring the problem that she shouldn’t even have to be in this situation in the first place if that creep of a man had left her alone.

[Autodidactz]

She has a beautiful spirit, but she doesn't know better. She can't live without him because she's never developed as an individual. Look at at that terrible life that knuckle dragger has given her. She looks old for her age. So sad.

[carloswater]

She's a very diligent woman, working for a living, being a good mother and looking forward for a good future. The only issue I have is that she got married at the age of 16 with a guy who's probably in his forties. I'm strongly against that.

[Great_WesternTVFan]

Many ignorants say that this happens only within South Asia and Middle East.

[ahcool]

Notice how the guy wouldn’t say anything. He knows this is wrong and tries to hide from it.

[aaliyahetc.]

I feel so bad for her but at least her kids look healthy.

[Dis_Dis]

"I got pregnant underage" that's rape. Full stop.

[kimb]

How sad she deserved better like her degree I hope she goes back to school one day

[sarahenglishclubspokenengl]

She can be a great mom because she said" i can do everything for her" zena.

[danielmolinar]

I’m just saying, if you’re too young to where you can’t choose to divorce or leave, then it should be illegal to be forced to marry at such a young age, especially to a much older man.

[harmonyboehnlein]

That man is no prize he doesn’t seem like he cares about her at all I think she will regret this down the road !! I am sad for her she doesn’t understand how stuck she is but I wish her luck and she seems to be a great mother! So I wish her the best for her and her daughter

[jesusexposed]

she saw him as a father not a one night stand

[sharonkaczorowski]

I had a high school student who ended up in this kind of situation…I Romberg her husband once saying “you don’t like me, do you?” I just looked at him. Sadly, that ended contact with the wife. It started when she was 16…

[AuntieKnowsKitchen]

Poverty is the best motivator for success. The law didn’t need her cooperation, he should have been ashamed of himself? Marrying that child victim, did not exclude him from prosecution.

[Murphystar]

That father will abuse his own child. You can see it in his eyes! 😢

[thomasnguyen]

That is 110% unacceptable. Marriage under 18 should be illegal. In Canada, 16 and 17-year-olds can marry with the consent of their parents. It’s not right.