Wayback Wilkos: You're Stealing My Daughter's Childhood

Thalia was 12-years-old when she started dating 17-year-old, Gerry. Since she's been with him, she has been skipping school & doing drugs. Can Steve help set her straight? Watch now... #SteveWilkos #WilkosNation

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[randompanic]

I feel like he doesn't have a good father figure in life and seeing him listen to Steve makes me glad Steve can be a good father figure to anyone who needs it

[ddbangtannim]

I give props to the young man for doing the right thing and letting her go for her to do better. I know it hurts her and I can tell that the boy really did care for her or else her wouldn't be this emotional since it NEVER happens in these situations. At the end of the day, this was for the greater good!

[coolcollected]

I’d love to see an update for this young lady, I’d like to hope she has matured and seen sense🤞

[AshleyMarieMommy]

I know he was bad for what he did but I’m so proud of him! Made me tear up!

[dyeilin]

One day when she gets older, she will realize that her mom was right all along. She doesn’t realize it yet bc kids are kids and they do stupid stuff and they think they know everything. Been there, done that. Used to drink, smoke, play hooky, smoke weed. I’m just glad I wasn’t this bad. Went back to school, got my crap together. Now I’m married with three kids, have a good job, my own house.

[rewelldrums]

He loved her and you could tell he did. But he made the right decision, she needs to grow up and do what she needs to do.

[The_Reverse]

I had an old friend of mine who was in a similar situation. At this time, I'd say she had to be maybe 11. She got with a dude that was 18 or 19. If you seen him, he looked very young. He looked maybe 13 but he was 19. By the time she was 14, she quit school, was doing drugs, smoking and had 3 kids with him. I lost touch with her because she moved due to the fact her family got tired of watching her kids for her while she got high and etc. The guy left her soon after. Not long after, a friend of mine told me she took her own life.

[patinoa]

It's sad how common this is. I went to several different high schools and I've always met these girls who have an older boyfriend. They think it's cool and don't see the bigger picture.

[meliabrady-smith]

He is so supportive and patient with her. I love his passion and how he takes the time to always hear both sides of the story. I got pregnant at don't make this mistake and do something with your life. I support everyone on here Bless all of you and know you have the strength within to accomplish anything if you try hard enough ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[mckenzylouisep]

I’m actually so so proud of this young man. I’m so happy he realized they were right.

[fitness]

It's very sad how common it is to see these young girls being with these older guys I seen it in high school my girlfriend also went through this when she was younger. These guys manipulate and mess these girls up mentally and take their innocent and everything they have and once those girls realize it it's too late because the damage is done it's a endless cycle that will never stop.

[Dani.J.]

That's not a full grown man ..I know he's legally an adult and I don't condone him being with a 14 year old, but his mind is still growing, he's still learning .. he doesn't seem like a bad guy at all ..both of them just need to grow up and get their priorities straight. I hope they did

[christinathompson]

I was in the same situation. I was in high school dating a 22 year old and I thought he was my everything but after a while he completely changed it took me almost getting sexually assaulted by him to finally get away and call the cops but that didn’t stop him from taking advantage of another girl at the same school. To find out from a friend that he raped her, kidnapped her and beat her to the point that no one recognized her and almost killed her and now he is doing multiple life sentences and will never see the light of day. I hope he does stay way and she does go back to school and eventually become a DEA agent

[SilverGhxst]

Wow I'm honestly shocked. I didn't expect him to take that huge step and leave her. Usually they double down and stay with the kid even when they shouldn't. I hope this little girl goes back to school. Finishes or even just gets her GED. Because they are right your life won't be good if you don't even have your high-school diploma.

My mom dropped out in gr 9 or 10 I can't remember but I do know it was because she got pregnant. (This is the importance of using protection people!!) All kids were unplanned especially myself lol. Any who my mom dropped out, she could only get pathetic jobs, she worked hard, had multiple jobs with alot of hours just to get by. Trust me when I say you don't want to do that! You don't want to have to work at tim Hortons or McDonald's for the rest of your life. That's not somewhere you can make a living off of. You will be scraping by from paycheck to paycheck and it won't be a fun life. At least stick with high-school and get the diploma. Or even just get the GED which still works.

It took my mom until all her kids where grown to finally get her GED and she did. I am beyond proud of my mom for getting her GED finally and just after she got it she got her dream job, she's always always wanted to be a psw but without the GED she couldn't. She's been working very hard during covid as a PSW and she's very happy and proud of herself, but I believe if she had the chance to go back she would have done things differently. I believe she would have stayed and finished high-school than got pregnant if she knew what she knows now lol. So please for the love of everything keep your legs closed till after you graduate high-school or at least use freaking protection please please use protection. You don't know where said dong has been and that dong could have an sti. Remember condoms are not just to protect against I understand places in the world have bad sex education but i believe this is just common sense that everyone should have. Don't have sex unless your ready both mentally and financially stable with a partner that your in a long term committed loving relationship with. Your not just fucking your life up your messing your child's life up by getting pregnant at 14. You cannt be a good mother at 14. I know I'll get hate for that but whatever you can't be a good mother at 14 bc at that age you can't even take care of yourselves fully. Children need to stop having sex and having babies. And that's that's you are a CHILD! You can think being a teen means shit it doesn't your still a fucking Child when your in your teens. You don't magically become not a child at 14. You are still underage and your brain hasn't fully developed yet. And honestly I'm just sick of seeing this selfish little girls thinking they can the on this responsibility than when the baby comes they whine about how hard it is and how they can't go out with friends anymore and shit..once you become a parent that's it. Your life is gone and your life now revolves around that baby you created. So think before you spread your legs. Really think. Is this small amount of pleasure worth 18 years of hardship when your still a child yourself? The answer should always ALWAYS be no you are not ready. No 14 year old is ready

[rapter]

To be honest with you. I knew my girlfriend since I was 4 and she was 2. We were always close. Sadly she moved but she came back when we were both in 7th grade, 2 years later we were dating, I am 16 and she is almost 15, She was was born in 2007 and I 2005. She sadly past in a car accident at the age of 14. I will never forget her.

[onlyme]

I don't think he really knew the consequences of the situation, I think he really listened to Steve and had an epiphany and really meant what he said. I wish him well too young man.

[camillewiley]

This mom is the kind of parent kids need!!!

[danadyd]

Gerry, at 19, showed more maturity than 85% of the guests on the Steve Wilkos shows.

[captiankeekee]

That 19 year old kid showed more maturity walking away than countless people I've seen come on this show and for the young lady Steve is right you're not to far from 18 focus on school becoming the dea you want who knows what could happen

[charlizemoon]

I think he's a good kid he needed someone in his life a positive role model to give him good advice.