The youngest grandmother in the world, at... 23 years!

Have you ever wondered who is the youngest grandmother in the world? Maybe not, but seeing the news will surely have piqued your curiosity.

The youngest grandmother on record is named Rifca Stanescu, a Romanian gypsy who officially became the youngest grandmother in 2009, after her daughter Maria gave birth to her at the young age of… 11 years.

The youngest grandmother, will she also become the most precocious great-grandmother?

The amazing thing about this family doesn't end here. Because in addition to having been mothers at the young age of 12 and 11 years respectively, Rifca and her daughter María de ella have declared that the newborn has already would be committed to an 8-year-old girl, so it seems that the habit of fathering children at a young age could be maintained with the newborn Ion.

The extraordinary news was published at the time by newspapers such as the sun and Daily Mail. The history of this peculiar family has been the subject of comments and controversy, since the youth of mother and daughter has aroused great controversy

. Grandma Rifca was born in 1985 and, at only eleven years old, she went to live with her 13-year-old boyfriend, named Ionel, who despite being just a pre-adolescent was already dedicated to selling jewelry in markets peddlers In a short time of living together, Rifca became pregnant. The couple, according to the grandmother, would have fled to live outside of her because her parents wanted Rifca to marry another young man. In fact, she Rifca would have been engaged since she was two years old, in a customary pact among Romanian gypsy families.

Half joy at the good news

Her statements to the English newspaper the sun They have hinted that the grandmother has mixed feelings. Rifca acknowledges feeling joy and emotion for the recent motherhood of her daughter, although "I also feel a little sad because I wished that my daughter had a different childhood and adolescence than the one I had I". Rifca's wish was for her daughter to continue studying, but it seems that this is going to be complicated.

Gypsy culture, its uses and customs

Virginity is one of the imperatives that any gypsy woman must meet before getting married. Marriage covenants 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

Although it seems unlikely, the case of Rifca and María 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 7 months.. Is that medically possible? It is a rarity, but the news is completely true.

Making a science-fiction exercise, it can be said that if the descendants of Lina Medina had followed in her footsteps and emulated her precociousness to have children (which luckily did not happen), Lina, who is now 80 years old, would live with about fourteen generations of descendants his. Seeing is believing.

What opinion do you deserve 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 case of Rifca Stanescu and Lina Medina in the comments section.