HOW many of you are DISTURBED by all of the pregnant TEENS on here????

Question

After becoming a new member of Yahoo Answers, I have been astounded by the number of pregnant teens, and young kids that are sexually active.

Are parents out there not involved in their children's lives?

What has happened to our society??? Morals, and standards????

Answer 1

It is disturbing but its life. Most teens are sexually active these days. Instead of preaching abstinence (it's not going to happen) we need to preach about safe s*x & birth control. Kids are going to have s*x regardless of what they are told. I'm personally a 21 year old mother & I am a great mother. I don't think that people should be having children in High school. I graduated, got married, started my career, & then got pregnant. I think we should have way more s*x ed in schools. Instead of punishing children, where they become scared to talk about s*x, we should educate them. s*x is a very adult thing but every day kids are starting younger & younger….It is scary!!!!

Answer 2

Morals and standards???? HA!!!! there are no more. NO, parents are not involved, because we live in a society where both mother and father have to work.  Or they come from a broken home and the parent that IS raising the child(ren) is so worried about their s*x and love life that they don't concern them selves with their child(ren). It's sad really!!!!!! I know sooo many people that have had a baby then 4 weeks later went back to work!!! I don't know about you, but I wanna raise my children (and I do....2 boys and 1 girl), not someone else. Let's not forget all the s*x on TV. This doesn't help our teens build a good image on the nature of s*x. It's not portrayed as something special between two people, but rather a "pass time" of some sort. All the music videos...that's all they are about. (Justin Timberlake, Brittney Spears, Madonna, etc...) It's a real shame, but is there any thing we can do about it?? I don't think so, this country or world is just too far gone!!!!

Answer 3

No, I am not, & what makes you so sure they are telling the truth, or are even pregnate teens ?

Being a teen and being pregnant does not carry the same social stigma it did in the past, so, I seriously doubt it would cause a lot of them to get on here and ask strangers for advice on how to care for their babies, but rather turn to family & friends for support.

Answer 4

People can make all the excuses they want, but it boils down to one thing:  Keep your legs closed and your pants on until you become an adult.

I had s*x for the first time when I was 21 years old.  No chance of teen pregnancy there.  If I can do it, you can do it.

Answer 5

Younger people have far more Internet access than older ones, so are more likely to be better represented. I think it's great.  Too many young teens are bullied to give up their children for adoption and are too naive to know that there are options.  Those who do keep their children lack parenting skills which they can get help with even on the internet BY ASKING QUESTIONS!  I see nothing wrong with it at all.

Sounds to me like you are flailing about on some pedestal.  Surely, you have read a newspaper in the last 20-30 years, right?  The number of pregnant teens should not be a surprise to you.

There would be far fewer pregnant teens if fathers and mothers of SONS taught them to treat women respectfully. Clearly that doesn't happen. If they started charging the parents of sons child support based on their income and not that of their sons, I would be willing to bet far more zippers would remain zipped.

Answer 6

yeah and it wont get any better i think parents need to be in there lives more and pay attention to there kids..this 12 and 13 olds think there boyfriends love them and stuff and boy are they wrong...

Answer 7

I am 15 years old me and my partner did use pertection except one time and that one time just happen to be the time I got pregnant. My daughter will be a year old on a few days I am a great mother. And yes my parents are in my life they just cant be with me every second of the day and yes it is my fault I got pregnant but I love my daughter more than anything in the whole world and if any one has a problem with that then thats thier problem and when their kid turns out to be pregnant at a young age Ill be laughing in their face to let them know how all the other parents felt when there kids got pregnant so young so all you people who dont like teenage pregnancy can mind their own buisness and force there kids to bew locked up in a celler so they have no chances to get pregnant

Answer 8

Its something I was aware of way before coming on here. Its sad but with the lack of overall morals in our society today it'll become the norm eventually and we'll just ecome numb to it like everything else. Look at what they're exposed to everyday and think back to when you were a child..things are way different now

Answer 9

It is disturbing but at the same time they come here for support, advice, and guidance so I will not degrade them for their actions. When my kids are old enough I will definitely teach them about the emotional and physical risks and consequences of s*x and encourage them to wait until marriage (or at least adulthood).

Answer 10

Yes, it's extremely disturbing.  And it gets worse.  You'll also see a lot of "I'm 14 years old and I really, really want to have a baby, so my boyfriend and I are trying to get pregnant.  What's the best position to use and how should I tell my Mom..."

Answer 11

Well here is an odd situation. I am 22 years old. I have a son who is 6 years old and a daughter that is 8 months old. I have been married to my husband for 1.5 years and together for 8. I met him when I was 15. I come from a Baptist family. My mom has always and will always be my best friend. I couldn't be any more closer to her. I didn't ask for my first pregnancy, but it happen and my son and I grew up together. I went to nursing school, worked full time, and raised my son with my husband. (Of course my parents were an extreme help!) My son since has been diagnosed with Autism. That in itself has been a tough road to drive down...but after changing  a few of our tires from all the potholes we are doing tremendous! As I said in the beginning we brought his little sister into this world 8 months ago...Everything has been great!... Well, after telling my life story, I guess the whole object of all of this was not all teenagers are fortunate enough to have a loving family (parents etc.)..but for the very few that do and become pregnant at such a young age, the family deals with it and overcome all of the nasty remarks and such....It's too bad that teenagers are becoming pregnant at such young ages.. It seems like 6 years ago I was one of the few.. Now it's almost every where you turn..As for a comment someone else left that teenagers WANT to get pregnant..That is just horrible, but maybe it's their way (Awkard but their way) to reach out for help..so rather than anymore make horrible remarks or knock them down..maybe they need to hear positive things and advice...something that they maybe can't get at home..