The Child Brides of USA

Underage marriage seems like something out of the past, but there are STILL US states that allow minors to be wed under certain circumstances. Check out today's unbelievable video to see which states need to seriously reconsider their marriage laws.

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[conorteneyck]

"Better brides because they are more malleable." In better words, they are kids and kids are easier to manipulate. People never cease to suprise me...

[aandb]

So you can get married underage but can't file a divorce or seek protection against domestic violence underage

[Kathewp]

I just want to say that, that mom was the true MVP of this story. If I was divorced and my child went to visit her father and he allowed all of those things to happen behind my back I would be LIVID.

[babe]

My mom got married as a 14 year old. Her husband was a senior, so 18 I believe. She had a really hard time breaking free from him. Thankfully she didn’t have any kids and could split from him cleanly. He was a horrible, awful person but my mom is the strongest person I know.

[bornia]

honestly as a minor myself, the fact that any parents would let their minor child get married is insane

[clarabell]

I remember a girl from my psychology class during college. She was heavily pregnant but still attending classes. One time, we had a game in class where we pick a piece of paper from the glass bowl and read the question and answer it in front of the class. She got the question of 'If you can turn back time, what event you want to change from your past? ' then she answered when she got married. She told us she's adopted and her adopted parents forced her to marry. She begged them not to but they never felt pity on her. That's when she realized her adopted parents never love her. In a shaky voice and teary eyes, she told us that if she could turn back time she will escape and do everything in her power not to be married. I feel so sorry for her. That is when I realized how she was always look sad and quiet. She just got married and got pregnant right away.

[killcharge]

I hate people who pressure their kids
To marry especially when they are under 18

[gracequach]

Religious significance or not, I'll never understand why this hasn't been outlawed yet.

[GLD]

I remember i was helping this 15yo pregnant girl with some paper work and I asked for the baby fathers DOB... This man was in his 40s.
Apparently, this young girl had just arrived from Mexico at 13/14yo. The father of her baby was her dad's boss and her parents had a written letter how they are aware and give the responsibility to the 40yo sicko.
It sickened me. Parents are supposed to protect you and these parents just gave her away. I'm sure to benefit themselves in some way.

[TheMattsem]

Moral of the story hear kids don't ever go in a van with strangers it never ends well

[WhatThePolitics]

This is somehow more disturbing than the serial killer videos

[girlofanimation]

Thank goodness that Heather had a responsible mother who fought for her and got her out of the mess that her father got her into.

[sirmorallyincorrect]

These videos are getting more and more odd... KEEP EM COMING!

[missdallas]

I had a child at 16 and the father was 19 my parents wanted me to get married and his parents did as well but I was going through with it for their sake and not my own luckily for me my dad had just gotten married to my wonderful step mom and she was the only one who bothered to ask me how I actually felt about it and when I told her I didn’t want to she told everyone I should wait until after I turned 18. We never got married he left before then

[MsTeo]

Every adult in Heather’s situation apart from her mother failed her.

[The_Chocolate_One]

When you knock up someone underage so you have to get married to them because you don’t wanna go to jail. Hmm I wonder how this situation could’ve been avoided?

[nameofthename]

thank you so much for covering this. like you said, lots of people think this only happens in third world countries, but it happens in the us quite a bit. hopefully some people learned something from this video.

[chichizekitty]

If 'your' argument is, that its easier to control a girl when shes a teen, 'you're' a predator and 'you' should not be allowed around other people. Thats my take..

[-ball]

Me: *reads title*
every sane cell in my body: “I’M CALLING THE POLICE!!!”

[cyberprime]

Child Marriage is something that should be made illegal, as it really adds unnecessary stress on an already stressful point in life.