Like most who initially caught this piece of news from the UK, this white man was stunned when informed of 13 year-old Alfie Patten's claim to fame as Britain's youngest father. I guess what made the claim astounding was the fact that young Alfie didn't look a day older than 9-10. A scrawy, pasty pale, pre-pubescent 'pommy' pupil holding a baby puported to be his own...But now comes the truth...Little Alfie is a victim of an audacious scam. He's really not the father at all; although one presumes that he must have done 'something' with the baby's mother to believe that he was. Or perhaps Alfie still believes babies arrive via storks leaving a bundle of joy on your doorstep? Who knows! What is now known is that the baby's 15 year-old mother Chantelle Steadman was told by her mother to tell all that poor little Alfie was the dad. Thus their grubbiest of schemes was unveiled - make a buck off the fact that this was supposedly a child born of the youngest father in the UK. And they've suceeded in their money-making scam already, despite the truth being revealed now. Thousand's of dollars have already been paid to the Steadman's from media outlets covering this sensational, now fictional story.
My point is this - at what price will people sacrifice their integrity, self-respect and all sense of personal dignity just for untold $$$? This is an outrageous deception, made worse because a young boy was exploited and used in such a low fashion. Just for the money...but at what cost?
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