Teen pregnancy

Posted by: kosimik

17th Nov 2010 05:58pm

Teen pregnancies are not new in the world. So why do you think there is still such a taboo about it? It's been happening for years, yet girls are still looked down upon by some people in society.

I have been there, so I certainly don't judge :) Just because you are older, doesn't make you a better person to raise a family.

Shay-Dee

29th Nov 2010 06:02pm

Well, I think the biggest issue is just that they don't get a chance to socialise, and "play" like their peers do. They have to grow up before thier time so to speak. It's an isuue because it's "babies" having babies.

But I know a few people who have done it, and they usually work twice as hard at being a good parent, just to prove people wrong. And they end up being better parents than those that judge ....

SOOOOOO we shouldn't be judging them.

Then their are the ones who people constantly look down on because they think they are too young to be having children, when they just look young for their age. When I was 24 with two tots, I was still being mistaken for 16 or 17 :(, even someone who knew misjudged me from a distance once, and realised when I got closer who it was ...

We whould not judge anyone, especially those we don;t know, as we don't know the stories behind their lives :)

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