I've seen the sad side of raising kids right after school. Trust me from my own experiences and my sister-in-law's experiences, it is WAY better to wait. My sister-in-law got married at 16 cause her family didn't believe in out of marriage births. It was very hard for her and she ended up dropping out of school. 3 girls who were in my grad class were also teen parents, they're still struggling or have had their kids removed cause they can't finance things.