Judge Judy Has a Wake-Up Call for Would-Be Parents

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Judge Judy has some tough advice for anyone thinking about having a baby: get your own life in order first! In this classic Judge Judy courtroom moment, she delivers a blunt lesson about financial independence and the enormous responsibility of raising a child.  Why bring a helpless infant into the world before you've figured out how to hold down a job, manage your schedule, and support yourself? Judge Judy argues that parenthood isn't something you figure out as you go along. When a child's well-being is at stake, good intentions aren't enough.  Watch this classic Judge Judy clip as Judy Sheindlin delivers a dose of practical advice about growing up before becoming a parent.

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00:00You and your fiancé are expecting a baby.

00:02Yes.

00:02That's a lot of responsibility.

00:04You're going to be able to take care of that yourself?

00:06Yes.

00:07You think so?

00:08Yes, yes, yes, Your Honor.

00:10The most important responsibility a person can have in a lifetime

00:14is taking care of a baby that can't take care of themselves.

00:18Right?

00:19Yes.

00:20And you think you can do that by yourself?

00:22Yes.

00:23Well, if you think you can do that by yourself, why can't you have a job?

00:26I'm thinking about getting one.

00:27Well, why didn't you think about getting a job before you thought about getting a baby?

00:31Here's my question to you.

00:33I mean, if you're not sure that you can do a job

00:35and you take on the responsibility of having a life that you have to take care of,

00:41when he's working, me, I'm just a silly person,

00:46it seemed to me you would test out the waters first and see if you could do something else.

00:51Do you understand what I mean?

00:52But you have to think about these things.

00:54You just can't be whatever.

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