Why?
Why do adolescences (teens) want a child? Or children?
Why are more adolescences have children than adults today?
Why can't you keep your hormones under control? Is it something in the water?
Why can't you use condoms? Or birth control? Obama is president, take advantage of that.
Everyday I see a new status or picture of a young girl, not even graduated high school or college educated, pregnant with no father. I'm sorry but do you know what it takes to be a mother? I don't even know and Im older than half of the girls pregnant.
I am blessed to say I have not had the chance to make a baby. Why? Because if I had a child do you think I would be writing this blog right now? No. My life would be surrounded by my child. My life would be my child. Now, why would a 15 year old girl that hasn't even experienced life want to have a child? Please tell me the answer to that.
Do they think they are in love? Do they think they are ready? Because they certainly aren't neither.
For one thing relationships are not promise like everything else, so, if someone thinks at a young age they will be with a person for the rest of their life, their lying to themselves. Four of my friends, not older than 19, recently had babies. I can not stress the amount of disappointment I felt when I heard about these stories. All but one is still with the father of the baby. That is sad. 1 out of every 4 children have a father? Come on, we are better than that. WAIT to have a baby, do not rush because you think the guy will stay or you think your in love. WAIT until you have the money to support your child/children and have a father that is promising. Don't be so selfish.
More women need to take charge and know what is right from wrong. I am sick of hearing about someone else being pregnant when they haven't even started a job or kept one for more than 6 months. It is ridiculous. Grow up before you throw up.
LIFE!!! It is something else, isn't it!?
I think that the problem with teenage pregnancy stems from a variety of other problems. One is the lack of knowledge in sex education and safe sex. Some young girls though, actually want to have child. I think that this can be from loneliness- girls who don't feel as close to their family so they create a being who will always be there and love them.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with DynamicCalypso on the lack of sex education teens get today. In my high school there were like three different health classes that talked about babies and families and all the different types. Not one of those classes was specifically focussing on sex ed. Teens really need to be informed and use protection.
ReplyDeleteI think what you're showing with this post is a certain maturity that these girls lack. Many don't realize just how much work it is to have a child. They think, "I want someone who will love me unconditionally forever and ever." They don't realize that they will be up at all hours of the night being screamed at and pooped on and puked on and not knowing how to fix it. They don't realize that everywhere you go you'll have to carry diapers and milk and toys and a change of clothes. They don't have any idea that it's expensive and your baby will grow out of everything in months, if not weeks. It is a constant seige of worry and different shades of fear for the next 20 years of their lives. The fact that you know this means that you've allowed yourself to get to the age where you realize these things. Had they not gotten pregnant at that age, in a few years I'm sure they would have realized it too. I have to agree with DynamicCalypso in that there is a huge lack of sex education and safe sex. I've literally spoken to people my age who didn't know that you can't wear a condom twice, or that the "pull out method" doesn't work. It boggles my mind, I am 25... this kind of education can't wait until you're in college or university, by then it's waaaay too late for a lot of young girls.
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