For Teens who want to get pregnant?

[Courtney P]

Okay, so I've noticed an abundance of teens who want to get pregnant. I think it's very important that we try to let today's youth know why they should just be young and enjoy it. Please share your experiences so maybe we can help adjust their thoughts into living life and making good choices for themselves My mom was 16 when she had me (my dad was 19) they got pregnant when she was 15 and then got married. She had my sister at 17 and my brother at 19. My mom had to go to a secondary school to graduate, and my dad had to join the Navy to pay for us. We always got just what we needed growing up. We had food, cheap clothes, and government housing over our heads. My mom couldn't go to college like she wanted to until I was 9 years old and old enough to help watch my brother and sister. We lived like that until I left, and my sister left and finally my brother. Now that there are no kids in the house, my parents can finally do what they want to...at 39 and 42. What a life, huh

[cherie o]

not a good idea, what they have to realize is its not a doll you can toss to the side when your bored, its for the rest of your life, there are no breaks, no naps, no life. and its no longer about you its about the life that you brought into the world and you have to remember they didnt ask to be brought here. you become completely responsible for another human being, and its not an easy job. just think when all your friends are going to parties and hanging out, you wont be, youll be at home with a baby. while motherhood is great and i love it, it is alot of work, and make sure you have lived your life and are ready to take on such a huge responsibility and make sure that the daddy will be there, theres to many children these days with an absentee parent. its not fair to the children.

[I_Love_Him]

That is what a life.But unfortunatly if teens,well im a teen, butthats what is going to happen. I mean, getting pregnant when you are stillin highschool, to me, is a bad idea.I think you need to finish school and at leasttry college. You want to have a good life for yourkids right? well Then you need to wait, until youare absolutely postive you want it, and that you are able to support them.Until then, use birth control and condoms!

[misses_tolbert]

It's none of your business who is getting pregnant. My grandma had my mom when she was 15, and she made it out OK with 3 kids by the time she was 20. She doesn't regret it a bit. Don't try to advise others, because it only makes it worse. Not every case is the same as yours so don't make it out like it's horrible. Your mom and dad are still living aren't they?? That's all that matters

[Brandy]

Your parents are lucky, most teenage couples don't stay together. Most teen girls that get pregnant are stuck to raise the baby on their own. I'm happy it worked out for your family but the truth is it's a one in a million chance that a teen moms life goes the way your moms did. Your father is a good man who did what was right and your lucky to have a father like him.

[rachel_ohanlon]

It is so sad when I come on here and not only is a teen pregnant, but they did it on purpose! It wouldn't be so bad if they were out of school and had a job but a lot of them just say, "Well, I want a baby, I think it would be fun. My mom can pay for it. Money? My parents will eventually get over it and pay for the child. I don't need to worry. Housing? I'll just stay with my parents. Don't worry I'll finish school because my mom will watch my baby all day. Or she could pay for day care. If they get sick? My mom knows what to do, I'm not worried, I just want to play with it." What really disturbs me is that teens are not scared of STDs at all! Their biggest worries when they have unprotected sex are pregnancy. It's always "Am I pregnant?!" instead of, "Could I have an STD from not protecting myself?" Some teens can be very responsible parents but when they are 14 or 15 and trying to get pregnant in their freshman year of high school I just have NO sympathy for them.

[Keysfergy]

I am 13 years old with triplets girls plz listern, it is hard, my life how I planned is ruin, the pappy left and went back to Africa to star in the movie hotel Rawanda (new version), and he didnt even send some of that cash over here for me and his kids, now these suckers is cry all day long for milk that I cant afford, now I would have a life until they turn 18 now what a life, wat am trying to say is my baby daddy left and forgot about be and his kids

[<<<Speedy>>>]

Us teens only think about now instead of the future, so you teens having sex because it feels good now but don't realize what they are doing.

[Linzee18]

keysfergy is a liar, first of all.check out her q&a's.second, your right. when these teens give in to their hormones, they dont think about what could happen in the future.quite a few teens just want is right here, right now, and we'll decide when we come to that bridge.its true, some teens do give their kids a good life, but they most likely couldve given their kids a much better one if they had waited or used protection.but most dont realize how much work a baby is.it is a living human being, and at least an 18 year contract, if not a 22+ one.the amount of sacrifices they will have to make are phenomenal, and generally, the people who wont even consider adoption dont think about that and how much the better the kids life would be if they did.that just my 2 cents.