Pocahontas Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I was a teen mom and it is not easy to have to grow up fast and be responsible for someone else. This is just outrageous. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_.../pregnancy_pact Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Just look at the profiles for girls ages 15-18 on myspace. It's like having a baby is a cool thing to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Ah, yes, the preggo ring. A jolly good bit of fun, no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pocahontas Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 My daughter informed me at the beginning of the school year last year there were 29 girls pregnant in a highschool of about 500 students, so I guess it is everywhere. It is like an epidemic or something. With the way the world is now I just don't understand why they would do this to themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Maury Povich probably enjoyed reading this story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I always figured the logic goes something like, "Nobody loves me, so I will create someone who will automatically love me." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I always figured the logic goes something like, "Nobody loves me, so I will create someone who will automatically love me."Yeah, until they're teenagers. Then they say "wow mom/dad, you're really a bitch/dick". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Bomb Henry Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I also blame Juno and Britney Spears sister Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I'm glad I have no kids... that I know of Yeah but I know numerous girls who are pregnant and are keeping them. I blame Britney Spears' sister as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I'm sure all of the magazines at the grocery check out will show pics glamorizing Jamie Lynn and her baby too. That doesn't help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 The superintendent said they have been reluctant to identify the fathers, many of whom are older. But one of them "is a 24-year-old homeless guy," the principal was quoted as telling Time. A 24-year old homeless guy. I hope that's true. Because if it is, its freaking hilarious. the local hospital's refusal to support a proposal to distribute contraceptives to youngsters at the school without parental consent Yay Catholicism! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 What high school girl would sleep with a homeless man?! I'm only 21 but man, things have changed since I finished school, that's for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 What high school girl would sleep with a homeless man?! I know. What the f? I'm 24, and I do have a home. I'd gladly impregnate some high school girls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Yay Catholicism! The point isn't that they didn't have acess to birth control, the point is that they want to get pregnant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pocahontas Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 I just wonder if the hospital refused the idea of handing out contraceptives to the students without parents knowing because it could cause a lawsuit. The only place I know that gives out birth control without a parents consent is Family Planned Parenthood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 From the local paper: Gloucester officials question pregnancy 'pact' By Patrick AndersonStaff writer June 20, 2008 09:57 pm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 The point isn't that they didn't have acess to birth control, the point is that they want to get pregnant. I was making a statement about the hospital's refusal to supply teens with contraceptives, and how most of America needs to get past that kind of Puritan thinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I was making a statement about the hospital's refusal to supply teens with contraceptives, and how most of America needs to get past that kind of Puritan thinking.The hospital didn't just refuse to supply teens with contraceptives, they refused to supply teens with contraceptives without those teens' parents' permission. That's an important distinction, I think, and nothing in the article suggested that the hospital's position stemmed from Catholic values. A lot of Catholics do live in that area of the Northeast, however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I was aware of the distinction. I still see it as ass-backwards thinking. Kids are gonna screw, with or without their parent's permission. They should have some access to protection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 What high school girl would sleep with a homeless man?!I've met homeless guys in their twenties who managed to play it as a "cool" thing. They are grungy punkish guys who like to complain about capitalism and refuse to conform to this whole "personal hygiene" thing. Other activities include crashing on people's (suckers who work to pay rent) couches, drinking everyone else's booze, smoking everyone else's cigarettes and screwing teenage girls who are flattered that an older guy wants to bang them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I was aware of the distinction. I still see it as ass-backwards thinking. Kids are gonna screw, with or without their parent's permission. They should have some access to protection.CVS is headquartered in Cranston, Rhode Island, about an hour away by car. I bet they have some stores in Gloucester, too. Last time I checked, CVS has a rather large selection of condoms available for purchase, and as far as I know, sale of condoms is not age-restricted. They have access to as many condoms as they want/need. Kids are gonna ride bikes and rollerblade and skateboard and participate in all sorts of semi-hazardous activities, with or without their parents' permission. It is not anyone's responsibility to provide safety equipment to kids gratis or without the knowledge and consent of the parents. The schools provide health education (presumably with the support and/or participation of the health clinic), not free rubbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Kids are gonna ride bikes and rollerblade and skateboard and participate in all sorts of semi-hazardous activities, with or without their parents' permission. It is not anyone's responsibility to provide safety equipment to kids gratis or without the knowledge and consent of the parents. That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. Not that I don't get your point, but its ridiculous. If some teenager falls off their skateboard and bashes their head, they suffer.If some teenager has a child out of wedlock with absolutely no idea how to raise the child, the world suffers.So there is a difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I've met homeless guys in their twenties who managed to play it as a "cool" thing. They are grungy punkish guys who like to complain about capitalism and refuse to conform to this whole "personal hygiene" thing. Other activities include crashing on people's (suckers who work to pay rent) couches, drinking everyone else's booze, smoking everyone else's cigarettes and screwing teenage girls who are flattered that an older guy wants to bang them. My thoughts exactly. For some reason, I doubt the fella fit the description of what you would traditionally refer to as a homeless person. But since it makes a great story, the media will not make that distinction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Couch Surfer One who defeats homelessness by relying upon a series of friends' couches. A friend or acquaintance who frequently crashes at your house. Can be due to inability to pay his own rent, frequent and/or persistent intoxication, or reluctance to return to his own dwelling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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