Teen Pregnancy Pact: Symptom of Larger Problem

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This stuff is freaking fun. Who care if kids get pregnant just let us be us

Juanita potter of KY 9:44AM January 19, 2011

Teenagers have sex to get closer to there significant other. Some its an oops and some get pregnant to get back at there significant others if they know a break up is coming. Or there flat out stupid and dont know how to use birthcontrol or condoms

Dave of VT 1:43PM March 15, 2010

When I heard about the pact in Gloucester I had about the same reaction as you. Recently pregnancy pacts have been back in the media spotlight. Have you heard of Lifetime's new movie "The Pregnancy Pact" or read Barbara Delinsky's new novel "Not My Daughter?" My hope is that all this publicity helps educate young girls about what NOT to do.

Lauren of CA 8:02PM January 13, 2010

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Dftgyjfn of AR 11:30PM July 14, 2009

I think kids are having sex because the parent don't care what their children are exposed to anymore. All of the media television songs they listen to and all the advertisements everywhere all are very sexual and teenagers think that stuff is glamorous. To have a sexual relationship would seem glamourous these days!

Chyler Mike of SD 1:15PM December 05, 2008

The history of teaching absence to prevent premarital sex has shown its a complete and utter failure. In the history of man kind it has never worked. They fail either by lying to children and keeping them in the dark about contraceptives (which makes them ignore the program). Or the idea of driving idology down their throats turns them off.
But the author isn’t arguing for absitence only programs in this article or in the one linked at the end. The author actually spoke in favor of selling discounted contraceptives at college health centers.
Fostering self-esteem however is a completely different matter, With 17 or more girls making a pact to get pregnant intentionally. No sex education or abstinence course will deter them. Your right about that. The mentality that motherhood may be the only future with love or happiness for them is the problem. Its similar to the prom baby deal.

of MN 2:18PM October 09, 2008

Personally, I think a LOT of the problem lies in the in the way that our media portrays the stars as mothers. The magzine "gossip" geared media make having a baby look so easy for stars like Britney Spears and others. They show Britney's all over town with her little boy on her hip carrying a starbucks coffee with the lastest pair of designer sunglasses, and Angelina Jolie running all over town with her clan in tow. What todays teenagers do not see is the fact that MOST stars have baby nurses to sit up all night when the newborn wakes up, and nannies(more than one mind you) for ALL daily activities, including diaper changes. They do not see that it really takes being up All night, all day and then some to make it through the first few months, and that you don't always look so fabulous when you step out the door, because you do not have the luxury of someone else caring for little billy, that in reality, you are the one getting thrown up on at the last minute when you walk out the door. I am a young mother and wife and live in uppermiddle class society and could have chosen to have full time nannies for all of my boys, but I DID NOT want someone else raising my child. Those are the best moments in life and should be cherished! These are the luxuries of the stars that give our teenage girls a false sense of what it is like to be a mom. The real experience is much much different.

Wife of a Millionaire of AL 10:19PM June 29, 2008

You're an expert marksman of journalism, BULLSEYE! You're right on target here.
I believe the answer here is abstinence education, not contraception! People need to quit condoning unethical/immoral behavior! The train of thought here should not be ethical subjectivism.

Gene Smith of OH 1:10PM June 26, 2008

Parents need to get involved in their children's lives more. Not snooping, but they need to talk with them frankly and openly about safe sex and contraception. Thats the only way to make a difference.

Haley of CA 7:44PM June 24, 2008

The fault lies with the parents and families of these CHILDREN. That is what they are, not young adults. Their families need to be more involved in the lives of their CHILDREN while they are still CHILDREN. Let them know that they are loved and needed and worth your time and effort. That is what parents should do for their children. 10 years down the road what are they going say to their children when they ask about why they had them? There are so many things that the parents of these young girls have failed to instill. I'ts a sad comentary on the American family, not just the ones in this high school or this state.
You have it right Ryan of OH. All of it!

Tiffany Grant of MO 6:01PM June 23, 2008