How do yall feel.............?

Question

How do yall fell about teenagers getting pregnant????

Answer 1

I feel sad for the teenagers. Babies are beautiful, but they're a lot of work and need so much. Teenagers are still too self-absorbed to understand the intense demands of a child, and it's sad when they have to find out the hard way.

I feel sorry for teens who essentially have to end their fun and be forced into the intense and enormous responsibility that is parenthood.

Answer 2

First of all, a teen has so many ways to get birth control. It is available no matter where they go. BUT-- educating the teen before it's too late it the main factor.

It definitely has to do with the parents. They need to keep their children informed about sex. Teenagers will not tell their parents if they are sexually active. It is important that parents put their children on bith control, even if they have a slight intuition that their teen is being sexually active. I'd say start when the kid starts dating. With the girls, put them on birth control. With boys, give them condoms. Not only should they realize how stupid it is to have a child at 15 or sometimes even younger, it is also important that they know about STD's as well. I believe parents need to be open and educate their kids, as well as put them on birth control. My mother put me on birth control when I was 15, even though I was not sexually active. I sit back and I am so happy it didn't happen to me, and that I learned at such an early age.

ALSO-- I just found in my Human Sexuality class that a child who was born in 1997 costs around $450,000 until they turn 18. This does not include college. Just imagine how much they cost now? How can a 15 year old possibly have that kind of money and responsibilty?

Answer 3

I feel concerned because they really don't realize what the consequences are until it actually happens.

Sometimes I feel like they need to learn that lesson and that they shouldn't have been messing around in the first place.

A lot of teens think they know everything, that they're invincible and nothing wrong could happen to them. They try to act like adults -- it's a confusing time, but when faced with an adult situation, they don't know how to cope and deal with it. Most of my friends had their kids at early ages (right after high school). I know of one person who got pregnant at 14. All of them struggled. They are all doing well now and either have good jobs or still working their way to get a good job, but they had a really hard time doing it. Most of them are single moms. They will all tell you the same, they don't think it's a good idea to have a child at such a young age (mind you, most of us are over 30 now).

I say go and have your fun, but don't be reckless. When you're a teen, you're in such a hurry to grow up, but once you're grown, you wish you could be young again. Enjoy being young and carefree for as long as you can!!!

Answer 4

Well, if you're 18 or 19 and you're financially stable, living in your own home, and got a man by your side, I don't see the issue.

But if you're younger than that, you definately shouldn't. A baby is a huge responsibility, and they will take up all your time. Plus, a woman usually doesn't become fully physically developed until they're either 18 or 21, can't quite remember.

Teenage pregnancies have higer risks of pre-term births, miscarriages, and abortions.

Plus the fact that you aren't even an adult until you turn 18, having a baby when you're still a kid yourself, not right.

Answer 5

I don't think you can put an age on when its right and wrong. It all depends on the person, maturity level/realization of responsibility/financial situation things like that. Also, being a mom is never easy no matter what age you are when you become a mom. Its a new scary thing, it just all depends on how you can and will handle the situation. I am 19 and 24 weeks pregnant. I would say that I am more mature then most at my age and I have a wonderful stable job, my boyfriend and I have our own house and can handle the extra load. It just depends on where you fall in life, what goals you have, and how you can get the things done that you need to. I accept the fact I won't be able to party like crazy like most people my age do, but that's OK. I love my boyfriend and I love my responsibilities. It's on a person to person basis. I don't think you can put an age on that.

Answer 6

I think they have no idea what they are getting themselves into, and what they are giving up. I thinkthey are being selfish by not providing a new life with the best chance it has for a good life. I think they have not lived or experienced enough to know what it means to be a good parent. I think they still have much of their own growing up to do and their own values to form. The whole thing just makes me sad.

Answer 7

I think its sad, and in some cases wasteful.

However, a dear friend of mine had her first baby at 19. She was (and still is) married, happy, and healthy. That is the kind of teenage pregnancy I support.

Answer 8

not to judge anyone's situation, but it takes a lot of maturity and patience to raise a child, and teenagers aren't too mature or patient. now if they made a mistake but they will have a strong support system around them and the child, then that;s a plus.

Put it this way, I had my first child at 30, I was trying to delay it as long as possible. lol

Answer 9

I think it is tough for them, but I also know alot of mommys that were teens when they had their first and can't imagine their own lives without there kids. It just depends. But as for kids that are 13 years old? I think it is too young.

Answer 10

I feel sorry for them. Being a teen and a young woman is the best time of your life. It is something that you will never get back. Very sad.