‘I never got to be a teen’ Pregnant at 13, mom of six tells girls to stay in school

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October 1, 2026

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While most 13-year-olds are worrying about homework, friends and their first taste of freedom, Rochelle Pryce was preparing for motherhood.

Now 30, the exhausted mom of six says her childhood effectively ended when her innocence was stolen by a much older man who got her pregnant.

More than 17 years later, she says the trauma set her on a path marked by poverty, struggle and responsibilities no child should ever have to bear.

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