Not really the point is it?
It is when you think about what they had. Not much. Life was about survival, not enjoying life. So, that is what they did. Today’s world we have options. Its a good thing to let children be children. 17 is a young adult. But, still think its a big mistake. A life time commitment shouldn’t be made so young. My father was well into his career and my mother was 23. Depression era, farm raised. He was much older than my mother because he finished college and had a successful career first. He wanted better for his adult liffe than the povert he got away from. He understood that and encouraged me to concentrate on school, not boys. He did the right thing.
Options are good. They should not be something to cause insecurities. Kids should wait and get there life in order first