What do you guys think about teen pregnancy?

[OrokuSaki]

.....I find it funny when people in the modern age go "What??? Teenage pregnancy? That's Horrible!" Like it's the worst thing to ever happen to anyone ever, but once upon a time life was so short that teenage girls were ENCOURAGED to marry, have children, and start lives. (Admittedly this was before medicine allowed people to live to 60 and that whole "womens rights" thing) But the fact that people consider teenagers having sex to be a horrible abomination against mankind just shows how stagnant we've become as a species.

You don't see a mother dog pull her pup off a girl in the middle of their mating so why the hell do we? It's just nonsense, life is meaningless so "Ruining" it by having a kid is just as pointless as ruining it going to college, getting a job, getting married, and having a family. So I say go for it little teenagers! It's your life, toil it away however you want.

 

[BlueMage]

One of the girls I went to school with was pregnant most of the last year there. Her child was born shortly after graduation.

She's with the father (of her other two children as well) and seems happy, well-adjusted, as do her children.

She's the exception. Not the rule. Kids, if you must fuck, at least pull out and spray on her face like good porn will teach you to.


Also, I would like to point out: A girl at age 15-16 is at the point in her life where she is perfectly primed to have a child, biologically speaking. Every hormone in her body is screaming "GO FUCK AND GET PREGNANT NOW!!!" so this is not some proof of moral decay or anything like that - these girls are simply giving into what their biology is screaming at them to do. Don't like period pain? Get pregnant. It may not be as ... politically-correct as some would like, but period pain is nature's way of punishing a woman for not reproducing.

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

Three rules:

1.) Wear a condom.
2.) Wear a condom.
3.) WEAR A FUCKING CONDOM!!!

Girls, if he says no, tell him to fuck off.
Guys, if she says she's on the pill, put one on anyways.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Not ignoring anything most of what I've learned is that most of the difficulties of teen parenthood have nothing to do with age but from societal pressures caused by people who think they're unfit parents.

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But what about the psychological problems associated with having a child at such a young age? What about school and higher education? What about your social circle? What about emotional and financial support? You're a teenager for fucks sake. You're essentially a child. Teenagers have enough bullshit to deal with and you think they're apt enough to take care of a child barely a year or two after finishing puberty? Have you ever even spoken to a teenager? It's like you're completely out of touch with the world. If adults can barely handle the stress of raising a child how do you think teens will do? You've got these two kids, barely out of their childhood and you want to encourage them to handle this massive burden during such a stressful and dangerous time in their lives?

 

[lumenadducere]

Anyone who's gone past their teenage years doesn't think teen pregnancy is cool. Talk to those girls again in five years when they've had their entire lives ruined by having kids so early (assuming their parents don't just take over raising them), and they'll be singing a different tune.

And people, learn to use condoms properly, seriously. And use multiple forms of birth control as well, don't just rely on one.

 

[ediblemitten]

Oooh, there was a girl in high school (she was eighteen) that was pregnant! It was lovely, really. In her case, she went through the year like nothing was wrong, she got good grades and when the baby was born all the class brain-stormed to find a name for the kid.

This is to say, I don't see what the problem is.

No, I'm not saying "let our poor, innocent teenagers have children" and no, it's not the choice I would have done. I'm saying that if they chose to keep the baby and are happy with it, why should it bother you?

I mean, you are fifteen and pregnant. Whatever. It's not age that makes a good parent- and besides, it's not like it means that "omg you can forget every kind of dream you had forever", it just means that it's, well, a little bit more difficult to reach. Not impossible: difficult.

Or maybe they'll be happy just with the kid. Dude, it's not like everyone cares about being a big shot and having lots of money and going to university and whatever.

And c'mon, now, what do you prefer: a happy pregnant teenager, or an angsty annoyance that keeps repeating "bu-uh, not me, why did this happen to me?" every day, on loop, 'til the end of time?

It has less to do with age or good parenting and more to do with the fact that a child is an extra mouth to feed, and the parent who must care for that child (if we're talking about teen pregnancy), likely comes from a lower income household. As well, because this teenager hasn't yet finished high school, her ability to find gainful employment with a solid income to support her child is stunted at that moment (being a high school graduate looks good on a resume). One must also remember that if said teen comes from a lower tax-bracket, her parent(s) likely would have a tough time feeding the baby (along with the rest of the family), causing likely financial strain. If both parents work, it means that the mother must take care of the child, impacting her schooling and her ability to find gainful employment. If a parent of the mother decides to take on some responsibility for the child, the problems becomes one of lost income. The hours spent feeding, changing, and taking care of a newborn infant are all hours said parent would have likely been working, thus creating even larger issues as that lost income would have been very useful in taking care of the infant.

See what I mean?

 

[xmbts]

Not ignoring anything most of what I've learned is that most of the difficulties of teen parenthood have nothing to do with age but from societal pressures caused by people who think they're unfit parents.

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But what about the psychological problems associated with having a child at such a young age? What about school and higher education? What about your social circle? What about emotional and financial support? You're a teenager for fucks sake. You're essentially a child. Teenagers have enough bullshit to deal with and you think they're apt enough to take care of a child barely a year or two after finishing puberty? Have you ever even spoken to a teenager? It's like you're completely out of touch with the world. If adults can barely handle the stress of raising a child how do you think teens will do? You've got these two kids, barely out of their childhood and you want to encourage them to handle this massive burden during such a stressful and dangerous time in their lives?

Many teens are more competent then you give them credit for, and I'm not encouraging it but if they decide to keep it for whatever reason the least anyone can do is not treat them like crap for it.

 

[zehydra]

A child shouldn't be raising a child. Every teenager I know who has gotten pregnant has given up all hopes of going to uni or making something of their lives, which isn't to say everyone would do that, but the ones that do would likely dump the child on their mothers.
There's no real way to say this without sounding like a twat but that's how I feel about it

within the context of this society. You're right, but only within the context of a society which demands 16+ years of education to get a decent living.

 

[AlloAllo]

It has less to do with age or good parenting and more to do with the fact that a child is an extra mouth to feed, and the parent who must care for that child (if we're talking about teen pregnancy), likely comes from a lower income household. As well, because this teenager hasn't yet finished high school, her ability to find gainful employment with a solid income to support her child is stunted at that moment (being a high school graduate looks good on a resume). One must also remember that if said teen comes from a lower tax-bracket, her parent(s) likely would have a tough time feeding the baby (along with the rest of the family), causing likely financial strain. If both parents work, it means that the mother must take care of the child, impacting her schooling and her ability to find gainful employment. If a parent of the mother decides to take on some responsibility for the child, the problems becomes one of lost income. The hours spent feeding, changing, and taking care of a newborn infant are all hours said parent would have likely been working, thus creating even larger issues as that lost income would have been very useful in taking care of the infant.

See what I mean?

....Are you maybe trying to say... that getting pregnant may cause problems? Thou surely jest!

As I already said, they'll have more problems than others. Problems happens. People deal with them. Life can't always be easy, can it now.

 

[Brodie Jenkins]

within the context of this society. You're right, but only within the context of a society which demands 16+ years of education to get a decent living.

Don't get me wrong, I know you can get through life without an education, but, say someone wanted to become a doctor, it would be a hell of a lot more difficult if they had a child and most teenagers would just give up and go with 9-5 (at least from my experience with people who have been put in this situation don't think I've done any kind of elaborate study)

 

[Death God]

It is sad but it is going to happen more and more often. In my class alone, every girl but maybe 3 has had sex and out of those, 5 girls have been pregnant and one is still trying. I personally won't date any girl who in my class because of that.

 

[SanguineScale]

Oral sex is fun.

 

[Wintermoot]

I think it,s a sing of uneducated teen,s or teens that didn't pay attention during biology class.

 

[Snoody]

It's the girl's fault. Guys are always going to try to take advantage of girls, and that doesn't make it right. BUT! The reason it's the girl's fault is because they're being "Adventurous" another term for "Sluts". So yea, it's their own fault, and they deserve full punishment for their underage adultery.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Whenever I hear "teen pregnancy", the first thing that I think is "Karma's a *****, ain't it?"

Interpret that as you will.

 

[Tselis]

I think they when they when they're out of high school and no one thinks it's cute or sweet, and the kid is still there, they will realize what they did. It's the old ounce of prevention/pound of pain thing. If society at large had taken time to spend an ounce of prevention, meaning a comprehensive and meaningful federally mandated sexual education program, then we wouldn't have to deal with the pound of pain that is the 'welfare state' that alot of these girls/babies are a part of.

 

[Pegghead]

I'll be 16 in little over a week, and call me old-fashioned but I honestly feel sad for the guys I know who have this, just...shallow outlook of booze, partying and "sex" that they seem to always be vying for. Not thinking about the bigger picture and doing things for cheap kicks is all I'm saying in that respect.

With that in mind, when it comes to teen pregnancy then I have no sympathy if it's a baby born out of this shallow, no-thought-for-consequence lifestyle that I see time and time again. However, if it's young mothers who know they can support a child and make the conscious decision to have one (though they're not exactly common) then I see no problem, I'd rather have a happy, well-raised person with a mother 15 years older than they are than someone with issues born out of un-caring parents who gave birth when they were full-grown adults.

 

[tobi the good boy]

It's the girl's fault. Guys are always going to try to take advantage of girls, and that doesn't make it right. BUT! The reason it's the girl's fault is because they're being "Adventurous" another term for "Sluts". So yea, it's their own fault, and they deserve full punishment for their underage adultery.

You realise the legal age for sex is sixTEEN, and adultery is when you cheat on someone not when you root. And lets not get into the HUGE double standard you're pulling right here. Just because a woman likes sex doesn't mean they should be labelled in such derogatory manner. If a man has a lot of sex you hear people call them a 'player' or 'stud' but if a woman does it she's the scourge of the earth?

My thoughts on it are simple. It's their choice. If they have a stable means of keeping the child the I have no issues. My friend Nick was born when his mother was 15 and they are very well off, she was perfectly able to support the child with the help of her parents. Its only when there is a lack of support that this break down occurs, and that lack of support usually comes from the terrible attitude you seem to have towards these people.

 

[Ohhi]

I don't like it but that doesn't mean they can't have sex it's there body they can decide what to do with it, I guess that is my opinion because I just don't care either way wether teenage girls get pregnant it's not my problem to worry about what happened to some retarded teenage couple that couldn't figure out how to use a condom.