Do you support teenage pregnancy?

Question

I mean do you think it is okay for a teenager to have a child why or why not?

Answer 1

Of course it's not o.k. The brain isn't fully developed until your mid 20's. Why would it be o.k. to make the most important decision in your life when you're still considered an adolescent?

Answer 2

Well, once a teen is pregnant what can you really do? Tell a teen not to have it? I don' think so! Now, don't get me wrong, in no way would I agree with teenagers having babies, but if it happens, because it does happen everyday, all the time.....the best thing to do is to support the choice that teen makes. Time will teach that young teenager that is was a bad decision. I know, I became pregnant at an early age....I have been through many hardships but eventually I learned. I have also had the opportunity to speak at schools to young girls about the realities you have to face, like having your family turn on you, the possibility of the dad not always being there....I am now married and my husband has been more of a father to my son that his real father...a blessing if anything....but again a reality I was not willing to face at a young age. When we are young, we think we know everything. We don't want anyone to tell us what to do...but as we get older, we realize that we need people to tell us what to do and what not to do because nobody has all the answers.

Answer 3

hell no its not okay, why you ask well for one they are still children them selves. Children raising other children just ain't cool. A lot of adults cant handle that job what makes you think little teenagers could. I'm telling you having kids and raising kids ain't no joke. Its nothing to be playing with. If you don't have no stable life and home not to mention a stable marriage than you might as well hang up that idea because its not going to work. The odds of a teenage father sticking around to help you is slim to none. Don't risk ruining your child's life that way. Just wait until your a little older and more stable. Its only fair to the child. You do want what is best for your child right? I mean that is that plan right?, and if not well it should be. Don't be selfish just wait for the right man to come along and with that time and marriage. You will be ready to be a mom and a good one at that!

Answer 4

I do NOT support becoming a teen mom. Although it happens now days. I was a teen mom although I was married. Don't get me wrong I would NEVER take anything for my daughter although if I can do it all over again I would have NEVER I would have used a little more protection. When you are a teen mom alot of people think the father is going to be around forever although in some cases like mine my husband left me when I turned 18. So then I was a single teen mom. That made things a little more difficult. Although we made it through it and 12 almost 13 years later still doing well! I took care of my little girl from the time she was born and till now working 2 jobs to make sure I DONE THE RIGHT thing alot of teens now days I see there parents are doing the work. There are ALOT of things we need to think about before a child.

Answer 5

I don't support teen pregnancy because I don't think most teens are ready to be parents (though some are really good mothers). My sister was a teen mom. She had her first at 15, got married, had two more by the time she was 18. She did great though she missed out on all the normal teen stuff. She now has four daughters 20,17,15 and 1 year old, plus a 17 year old step-daughter. Even though I don't support teen pregnancy if any of my neices ever got pregnant I would be there for them because I don't believe in abortions.

Answer 6

Having a baby is a huge decision, mentally, physically, and emotionally, and financially. Not that you are ever totally "ready" no matter how much you plan, but you are even less ready when you're young. When I was an adolescent I thought I knew what I wanted out of life, but by the time I was older I couldn't believe how much my plans and hopes and dreams had changed. It took awhile to learn to stand on my own two feet, be in charge of my own life, and build something good for myself, and I think if I had a baby during all of that I would have had a much harder time achieving my goals. That said, pregnancy is very much a personal choice, too. I don't know if anyone has a right to condone it or support it, unless you're directly involved. Every situation and outcome is different.

Answer 7

I dont support teenage pregnancy on a whole because I think being a mom that early would be very tough. I would however support my family or friends if they were teens and got pregnant. Things happen sometimes and I know how much they would need the support

Answer 8

I don't think its ok for a teenager to purposely have a baby...I understand that everyone makes mistakes though and sometimes being young and naive teenagers make bad decisions...I think that there is a lack of sex education and that abstinence is not pushed hard enough in this country..I don't believe in abortion...I think that's the easy way out...if a teenager feels old enough to have sex, then they should have to be responsible for any pregnancy that may result from that decision. I think that if they choose to keep the child rather then give it up for adoption, they should have to get a job and support the child...welfare is great..BUT it should be better...I don't mind helping people who help themselves...meaning- if you are out there working your butt off to support yourself and this kid..then I don't mind helping you out some...but if your sitting on your butt moochin off of everyone else, I have issues with that...

Answer 9

No I dont' support teenage pregnancy. I was a teen mother and while I'm doing fine now that wasn't always the case. When you're a teenager you don't have any life experiences, you're still learning and growing and figuring out who you are. On top of that, most teenageers don't have steady jobs with stable incomes, they don't have insurance, they don't have any resources. They need to wait! They need to live life before they try to create one. You can't adequately guide a child through life when you didn't have a chance to experience it yourself.

Answer 10

hi i was a teenage mum. i was 17 wen i had my first child. i wouldnt be who i am today if i didnt have my lil girl. i went to school through my whole pregnancy. and i was back at school 1 week after havin my girl. she went to school with me. teen pregnancy is ok depeneds on how young though. it is wrong the way teengers are judged coz htey have a baby. i think it is a lot harder to keep the baby then it is to go into a clinic and say i want a abortion. it is wrong they way teens r judged. i say congrats to teens for keeping it coz they r living up to their choice of having sex. my boyfriend workd and is still around. and still works. and i didnt have sex because i thort it was cool or **** like that. me and my bf thort we were ready. he wasnt the same age he was a couple of yrs older and passed yr 12 and had a apprentaship. is is now a 4th yr apprentice. and having a baby hasnt screwed up our life. it has made it better

Answer 11

not all teens make a bad parent. i had a baby at 17, i was married, finished school, my husband has a steady job, we DO NOT live off of welfare, and we paid for EVERYTHING on our own. we did not have our parents help us out because we got ourselves in this. we love our daughter VERY much and i think we are GREAT parents. there are some "adults" that don't take care of their children; always drinking and smoking and doing drugs right in front of them and there are many children who get abused by these so called parents. my daughter is the happiest little girl that you will ever meet. she is not going without and she always has a smile on her face. my mother was 24 when she had me and she was so drunk and high all the time that she just gave us away to my grandparents who raised me. i am offended at people who say that teens don't make good parents because some make better parents than 20-30 year olds. I'm not saying that ALL teens make good parents but I'm saying not all teens are as stupid and uncaring as other people think.