Maiden, Mother, Crone...The Moronic Cycle

Yesterday I assisted a patron at the Reference Desk. This is not unusual. I work in a library, I help people all darn day. This patron stuck out because she was well.... an idiot. I know, I know, I shouldn't be so unkind but she there is no other way I can possibly describe her. First off she looked all of 15 and she was very pregnant. What was even more scary is that this isn't her first child. Pregnant teens are nowadays not sooo unusual. She asked for my help but was not articulate. It was like pulling blood from stone. She wanted a book but didn't know it's name or who wrote it but she'd seen it before so she know's it exists. Of couse it was a book on pregnancy. She also wanted a book on a "high risk pregnancies" but needed her mom to jog her memory regarding her specific high risk condition. What took me aback was the fact that this teen's mom was also pregnant. It was obvious that the mom had given birth to her teenage daughter in her teens...Good Lord what a vicious cycle. At the rate this family is reproducing the mother is going to be a great grandmother before she's turns 45!