Getting pregnant at an early age doesn't necessarily mean that you're stupid.

Or careless.

I don't picture myself with a child until I'm married. If marriage ever happens. I won't be stupid to carelessly have sex and be in risk of getting pregnant before. Especially if I am under the age of eighteen. I don't picture myself pregnant from rape either, because who want's to picture that?

i hate it when people talk about abortion, i don't care how old the person, they should take the responsibility for there actions. am i right guys? and in the end if u ABSOLUTELY, can't take care of the baby, there is adoption, don't just kill it.

~concerned~

lacey, how can it not be hard? don't you feel stressed and really tired at times?

hi my name is lacey and i am 17 years old and still in high school i have a 2 year old little girl. and most people think that it is really hard but its really not that hard

anyone can make a mistake (and don't get me wrong here, not ALL teen pregnancies are mistakes), but it takes a person with some real character to accept the consequences of their actions, and then live with it. It's terrific to see a young teen father being so open and honest and articulate about his life and the challenges he faces. No, it's not just terrific, it's superb.Teen pregnancy is jst a reality we all have to face up to. it's here, and we can't live in denial of it's existence. We have to realise that we need to help theindividuals who end up in this situation. it is so crucial for us to not ostracise thses people and make them feel any worse off than they already do. it's a huge responsibility, and we'd all know that if we just took a second to put ourselves in their shoes.

hey remember its what in the inside that counts not the outside so don't rush into anything too fast

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When every we go shopping, and i take my little brother or my baby sister.

People give me such dirty looks, thinking i'm the mother.

Meh, that happens to me too. Since I'm ten years older than my sister.

It's worse for me because she's autistic, so that makes people think that, if I am her mother, I must have done drugs or something. Which is wrong, as mom never did anything like that while having her. She just went through a lot.

When every we go shopping, and i take my little brother or my baby sister.

People give me such dirty looks, thinking i'm the mother.

I really have no clue what i would if i found out i was pregant.

The only lucky thing i have to help me though , is my parents who have told me if anything had ever happen to me i always at a romm at home no matter what.

I don't look down on teen mom's. cause i know it could be me someday. I mean you have to give them some creit that chose to take care of them. they did not take a easy out (abortion).

Mel

All of you i give props b/c you are all brave. I am 19 and just found out i was pregnant and i am very excited as well as my boyfriend. hopefully he will remain lol. But you are all so young and to hear that your level headed and know that ou can make it gives me drive to be even more than i can be persay. wow you with 3 coming or now here that is something else to take on. SO i am excited to have life in me, and ready to do everything in my power to give this child everything that he/she deserves until he/she has to take care of me and i will work my ass off to do so. Thank all of you for the drive. I wish the best to all of you.
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kia32205..... thats an awesome post and your completly right... i have a son too he is one and i love him more then the world..... hope you and your son have the best of holidayz

luv britt

HI. teens w/babies well i know what it feels like im 16 and have a baby his name is devlin and i love him more then the world sure it was hard at first and it still is.... my boyfriend lee loves devlin like his own and my family helps me out alot i understand how some ppl think that its hard and crazy teens actually go through this and trust me it is. i just wanted to say... me and devlin make it through alright... we have eachothers love and we make it through..

love=success

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BABY WHILE UNDER 20 = BAD MISTAKE

(your opinion)

not everyone WANTS to go to college and become a rocket scientist or a dr. or laywer.....there dream is having a family but suddenly that is looked down opon, it used to be the "norm"....but having a baby and not going to college does not automatically mean your life will suck......

people should not be judged because they choose a different path.

those are only some of the feelings you have, when you are pregnant or have a baby. there is also happiness, joyfulness, the thought of having someone to hold and cherish for the rest of your life...not just feeling lost and all that bad stuff. im not saying those arent feelings teen parents ahve, but those are few of the many. trust me, i should know. i was a mother of two until september 23 2005 when i lost my dear son hector.

If I weren't against sex before marriage, I would definately be a teenage parent.
I've wanted children since I was 12, and at 15, my longing is still there to the point that it almost causes me physical pain to know I'll have to wait another 3-4 years.

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Originally posted by hannahiphop:
I think that abortion or not is the choice of the parent. The baby inside is barely alive at all, just a blob of cells really, in my mind that is not considered murder. Also here is a list of the good things about abortion:
1) Yes, the person has made a mistake, and now there is a less painful way out
5) Teens should not have to take on the burden when life is usually already stressful, abortion could relieve the teen from many many troubling years, and a baby could prevent one from completing their education

A lot of people who have had abortions are still in pain. Some, not all, but some people end up regretting it and that causes them a lot of pain.

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Originally posted by dustinsangel:
Can you imagen be a teenage girl pregnant? The thought has crossed my mind more than once. The feeling of being lost and not knowing what to do. How am I going to take care of myself let alone another human being? What about food, clothes, diapers, health care? Im just not ready for this! You want to be able to know that you and your child will be safe. Clincs can help but you also need the support of friends and family. What are your opinions on all of this?

I'm neither lost nor not knowing what to do.

i'm not saying I plan on having a baby at sixteen, I'm just saying that it really wouldn't bother me. My mom had me when she was sixteen, and now she has the job of her dreams, it just took her a little longer to get it. I still want to have children when I'm young, because I want a lot of children, and I don't want them to be twelve years apart. I don't want to be having kids when I'm thirty-five, and I hope to graduate high-school and go on to colledge, and even with an infant child, I could still do that. My mom's job is running a daycare center, and she runs the best one in the area, and I'm not lying. I could send my kid there during the day, but I wouldn't. I'd just switch to Internet schooling, which is what I want to do anyway, Internet schooling gives you a better chance of getting into a university, and I don't mind putting my life on hold after high school. I've had this planned out since I was twelve, and to me, its a pretty realistic solution t o an extreamly realistic problem.

I'm not stupid,

Devyn.

Abortion should not be used as a way to fix you and partners problems. Abortion should not be used as a form of birth control. The baby inside of you is a living human, if you can care for it then give it up.

I think that abortion or not is the choice of the parent. The baby inside is barely alive at all, just a blob of cells really, in my mind that is not considered murder. Also here is a list of the good things about abortion:
1) Yes, the person has made a mistake, and now there is a less painful way out
2) What is the person who wants an abortion was raped? Should it be their burden to carry a baby of one whom they might not even know? Should they be forced to go through child birth when they didn't get themselves into it in the first place?
3)It is NOT murder, the cells were barely living at all
4) It is a proven fact that babies born from teen moms are more likely to flunk in school and drop out before high-school graduation
5) Teens should not have to take on the burden when life is usually already stressful, abortion could relieve the teen from many many troubling years, and a baby could prevent one from completing their education
6)Stem cells could be the answer, the cure to many diseases, malfuntions, and life-threatening conditions to the human body. I am a diabetic, and I personally would someday like to see a way to cure diabetes, to succeed in a pancreas transplant without my body rejected the transplant, and I see stem-cell research as an answer. And not only diabetes, stem cells could heal serious wounds, cure destroyed organs, and many other things.

Now do you not see the benefits of ABORTION?