???? Pregnant at 18 - that wasn't a horror scenario for Maggie, it was her dream! Even as a teenager, her desire to have children was so strong that at some point she consciously stopped using contraception. Even though she was often embarrassed about her pregnancy in public, she is now living the life of her dreams as a 20-year-old mother to one-and-a-half-year-old Lia. And she's not alone in this: Hashtags like #teenmum and #youngmum are going through the roof on Instagram and other sites. In this report, I ask myself: Why do Maggie and the others celebrate being extremely young mothers so much? And what's behind this Insta bubble in which thousands of young mothers proudly present their life as mothers? ???? Music: Clueso - Dancing Dwayne Johnson - You're Welcome (film song from Moana) Jordan Suaste - Body KYTES, RAC - Alright Cro - Bye Bye Tones and I - Dance Monkey ???? I have to be honest: Before I came across this #YoungMum Insta-Bubble, I hadn't really realized that there are so many young mothers who have consciously chosen this life. Because in documentaries and TV shows we mostly see overwhelmed teenage mothers whose pregnancy was the result of an "accident". ????‍???? In the mummy community, however, everyday life as a young mother is celebrated: baby food, pink nurseries and pregnant baby bellies - not at all my reality in my early/mid 20s! So it was all the more exciting for me to meet Maggie, for whom this is exactly her dream life. Because I want to understand what Maggie loves so much about being a mom. By the way, Maggie is only 20 and she and her husband are financially independent of her parents, she says. ???? Although Maggie consciously decided to have a baby, she constantly has to justify herself. "She has no idea" or "You're naive" are among the standard accusations. Does the Insta bubble help to deal with such accusations? ????If you want to take a look at Maggie's social media accounts, click here: Instagram: / maggieee_yt YouTube: / @maggie-nl6ed ????Team: Saadet Czapski, Marco Raab, Sabine Filser, Julia Hombach, Andreas Josef, Benjamin Imort ???? You can also find us here: Twitter: / reporter Facebook: / reporter.offiziell Instagram: / reporter.offiziell Snapchat: / 3246991136 #reporter belongs to #funk: YouTube: / funkofficial funk web app: http://go.funk.net Facebook: / funk ☝️ Opinion and subjectivity are often everything. But we value research, transparency, impartiality and relevance. We are brave, non-ideological and open to results. Others form opinions. We do journalism. There is a new episode for you every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ???????? My name is Saadet, I am 23 years old and my friends call me the "Fast Reporter". For reporter, I regularly report on a wide variety of topics and debates - unbiased and on an equal footing with the protagonists. When I'm not working as a freelance journalist for ARD and ZDF, you can find me either on the hockey field or traveling around the globe. You can find me on Instagram here: / saadetmarleen ???? reporter is produced by the WDR's current affairs program for funk. funk is a joint offering by the Association of German Broadcasting Corporations (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://go.funk.net/impressum