The youngest grandmother in the world: meeting her grandson at the age of 23!

An unusual case that has generated a heated controversy. What is your opinion?

Have you ever wondered who is the youngest grandmother in the world? Maybe not, but after seeing the news you will surely have been curious.

The youngest grandmother on record is called Rifca Stanescua Romanian gypsy woman who officially became the youngest grandmother on record in 2009, after her daughter Maria gave birth at the young age of... 11.

Will the youngest grandmother also become the youngest great-grandmother?

The amazing thing about this family doesn't end there. Because in addition to having been mothers at the young age of 12 and 11 respectively, Rifca and her daughter Maria have declared that the newborn is already engaged to an 8-year-old girl, so it seems that the habit of fathering children at a young age could continue with the newborn Ion.

The extraordinary news was published at the time by newspapers such as The Sun y Daily Mail. The story of this peculiar family has been a source of commentary and controversy, as the mother and daughter's mother and daughter's youth has sparked a great deal of controversy.. Grandmother Rifca was born in 1985 and, when she was only eleven years old, she went to live with her 13-year-old boyfriend, named Ionel, who, despite being only a pre-adolescent, was already selling costume jewelry in street markets. After a short time of living together, Rifca became pregnant. The couple, according to the grandmother, had fled to live abroad because her parents wanted Rifca to marry another young man. In fact, Rifca had been engaged since she was two years old, a customary pact among Romanian Gypsy families.

Half-hearted joy at the good news

Her statements to the English newspaper The Sun has revealed that the grandmother has mixed feelings. Rifca acknowledges feeling joy and excitement about her daughter's recent motherhood, although "I also feel a bit sad because I wished my daughter had had a different childhood and adolescence to the one I had". Rifca's wish was for her daughter to continue studying, but it seems that this is going to be complicated.

Gypsy culture, customs and practices

Virginity is one of the imperatives that any Gypsy woman must fulfill before marriage.. Marriage pacts between families are broken if there is evidence that a bride has not maintained her chastity. This is one of the factors that explains the surprising precocity of many gypsy couples.

More cases of shocking precocity

As implausible as it may seem, the case of Rifca and Maria is not unique, especially compared to other mothers who gave birth at an even younger age. A Peruvian girl named Lina Medina was the youngest mother on record, at the age of five years and seven months.Is that medically possible? It's a rarity, but the news is absolutely true.

In a science fiction exercise, if Lina Medina's descendants had followed in her footsteps and emulated her precociousness in having children (which fortunately did not happen), Lina, who is now 80 years old, would be living with some fourteen generations of her descendants. Seeing is believing.

What is your opinion of these cases?

We want to ask you: What do you think about these cases of precocity? You can comment your thoughts and reflections on the Rifca Stanescu and Lina Medina cases in the comments section.