Barbara Degarmo, New York Daily News, November 3, 2009
An 11-year-old girl became one of the world’s youngest mothers—after she went into labor at her wedding.
Kordeza Zhelyazkova, from Sliven, Bulgaria, was still wearing her wedding dress and tiara when she was rushed to the hospital, where she gave birth to a 5-pound, 8-ounce girl.
“I’m not going to play with toys anymore—I have a new toy now,” Kordeza told reporters as she showed off little Violeta.
Kordeza—who got pregnant two weeks after her 11th birthday—told the News of the World: “It feels strange . . . now I must grow up. I am not going back to school.”
The baby’s 19-year-old dad, Jeliazko, met Kordeza when he rescued her from bullies in the playground.
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But within a week, Kordeza was pregnant—and Jeliazko was facing six years in jail for having sex with a minor. The age of consent in Bulgaria is 14.
“I thought she was 15,” he said. “She didn’t tell me she was 11. I was really scared.”
“I didn’t want to say in case he wouldn’t fancy me,” Kordeza confessed.
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“It’s normal for our girls to have babies young,” said Kordeza’s grandmother Dida, 55. “It’s our tradition. But I didn’t want it for my Kordeza—I felt she was too young.”
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Violeta’s grandmothers will be her guardians, and Kordeza and her daughter will receive about $115 a month in state benefits.
Original article
(Posted on November 4, 2009)
Comments
Hmm, I know some races mature physically faster than others, but how is this possible?
And multiculturalism…if we are to accept all cultures into our own country, does this mean we must also accept marriage by 11 year olds?
As I was reading this, I thought to my self “these people have got to be Roma”. Then, sure enough, “The family planned a three-day Roma wedding so Kordeza and Jeliazko could be married before the baby arrived.” I’m clairvoyant! If only I did this well with lottery numbers…
Just remember - now that Bulgaria and Romania are members of the European Union, large numbers of these kinds of people are settling in the UK. Expect even more enrichment as they wind up living alongside the current mix of Commonwealth diversitoids.
There is so much about this article that is absolutely obscene (among other things)!
1) ‘“I’m not going to play with toys anymore - I have a new toy now,” Kordeza told reporters as she showed off little Violeta.’
Oh yeah, this kid is going to make a great mother!
2) ‘Kordeza - who got pregnant two weeks after her 11th birthday - told the News of the World: “It feels strange…now I must grow up. I am not going back to school.”’
Welcome to the wonderful twin worlds of public assistance and the criminal justice system, kid.
3) “The baby’s 19-year-old dad, Jeliazko, met Kordeza when he rescued her from bullies in the playground.”
I’d comment on that, but then I’d be in violation of AmRen’s commenting guidelines.
4) ‘“I thought she was 15,” he said. “She didn’t tell me she was 11. I was really scared.”’
Of course you did, Jeliazko. The fact you first met her in a playground (where she was being picked on by pre-pubescent bullies) didn’t tip you off to anything.
5) ‘“I didn’t want to say in case he wouldn’t fancy me,” Kordeza confessed.’
No comment.
6) ‘“It’s normal for our girls to have babies young,” said Kordeza’s grandmother Dida, 55. “It’s our tradition. But I didn’t want it for my Kordeza—I felt she was too young.”’
http://psychology.uwo.ca/faculty/rushtonpdfs/2008%20PAID%20(Cvorovic).pdf
7) “Violeta’s grandmothers will be her guardians, and Kordeza and her daughter will receive about $115 a month in state benefits.”
GoAway wrote at 8:35 PM on November 4:
‘As I was reading this, I thought to my self “these people have got to be Roma”. Then, sure enough,’
No offense, but correctly predicting these people were Gypsies makes you about as “clairvoyant” as someone predicting the Sun will rise tomorrow. ;-)
I hope Jobbik gets into power and kicks some Roma butt before Hungary ends up like Bulgaria, Rumania and the Czech Republic.
State benefits…? I thought these are a proud, independent ethnic people endowed with many talents. Children are a very important part of their life, as our own children are important to us, but there are limits…
http://tinyurl.com/yjpb56h
I should hope that these people become Islamic so that their female youngsters will be swaddled head-to-toe in veils.
And the nineteen year-old hero who saved her? Perhaps the chances that he would impregnate her would be lessened a bit if she were so swaddled.
By the way, What religion ARE the Gypsies?
Of course they are Roma. bulgarians are mostly quite advanced. One of the few good legacies of communism was a large educated population in that region with very little religious affiliation. If their non-roma demographics were not so miserable they would be a huge asset to europe in the future.
Dida is aged 55 and is the Grandmother of Kordeza. However, this latest birth makes her a great-grandmother. Simple maths show this family is producing children at a median age of 13 years 9 months.
[8] DRUID
In Bulgaria the Roma are either/both Muslim / Bulgarian Orthodox.
In Selo Pobeda, outside Dobrich, the Muslim section of the only village cemetery - the village having a population of 1,000 - is said to be Roma.
However, in Bulgaria the Roma treat religion with a rather light touch - their superstitions and ritual curses are far more important, but they enjoy being blessed by Imams and Priests [the joke being that other family members are industriously engaged in picking his pockets and draining the gas from his car while he’s busy performing religious rites.]
I have read all the comments that were written so far and have only one thing to say. The 11 year old mother soo did not look 11 years old, she looks to be about 16. The reason I know is beacuse I did some digging and found a new article with a picture of her at her wedding next to her soon to be husband, who by the way looks older then 19. Here is the address, take a look for your self. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109380
