Have you heard of teenagers TRYING to get pregnant? Why do the do it? What do you think?

Question

Have you heard of teenagers TRYING to get pregnant? Why do the do it? What do you think?

Answer 1

Yes.  They do it to rebel against their parents, life, and current emotions.  They do it because it sounds elderly and something daring.  In the end, they know they're wrong and that they're screwd.

Answer 2

Yea I've seen them on the Maury Show. They have some psychological problems. First of all, they have no idea what they are getting themselves into. It could be because they don't have enough love in their life and want someone to love and someone to love them. They think a baby will fill a void they have from something else missing. I actually feel bad for them. I don't think they are considering the fact that they are going to have to support the child (with their money, etc.) or that their freedom is going to be taken away, they are just thinking about the love that a child would bring. They also could want to appear more adult-like and responsible. Maybe this is a result of people (like their parents) thinking of them as immature or not thinking highly of them. I think they should be given a child to take care of for a weekend and see if they change their minds. Have you ever seen the show "Baby Borrowers"? I'm 15, btw, and I'd love to get pregnant someday but not now!

Answer 3

I think it is because they don't get attention. I mean look at the movie stars everyone freaks out when they have babies. I also think that they want some place to belong.

Answer 4

i think its stupid

I'm 15 and i think a baby would muck up my whole entire life.

I lnow some people get pregnant accidently and manage to cope but i bet they wouldnt have been willing to get themsellves in that situation or wish that upon any one else

a baby is for life not for high school

Answer 5

They want to take care of a kid.. They obviously NEVER babysitted a child.

I can't stand girls like that... they always try to make parenting look easy.

Answer 6

yaw it was all over the news here some gurls werte haveing a contest who could get pregnant they were s******g hobos and stuff its horrible. but yaw i think they are many words i cannot say on here unless i want my acount to be deleated.

Answer 7

Yes, because they're idiots. They think it will be like having a kitten. They, like most of the illiterate young people today, do not take into consideration their future and how having a kid when you're young wrecks your entire life. And of course, most of them end up living on welfare. No big shock.

Answer 8

they do it becasue they think no one loves them, like their parents don't spend time with them or aren't around a lot. and they feel that a baby will love them no matter what. the thing is they don't teach you in school how much it takes to actually take care of a baby and how much you have to give up and sacrifice for that baby.

Answer 9

yes and i just thonk yhey want to grow up too fast they probably dont get love from thier parents and think that if they have a baby it will always love them...idk i never went throught that phase and hopefully my children wont either lol

Answer 10

I have heard about this alot. and i think they are either trying to hold on to someone, or they are trying to find some one to love them NO matter what.. I think this is a HUGE mistake.. Babies are very time consuming, you need to put yourself last, and you need to provide the best for them that you can.. teenagers can't provide for themselves let alone someone else.

Answer 11

ya i this chick at my school wanted to get pregers at 14, and its like why? your life has barly started and you want to live your childhood and not be stuck with a child not that they arnt great at 14

Answer 12

Many people blame the media (i.e. Jamie Lynne Spears and the movie Juno) but I think that is wrong to do. It is like when they blame rap music for murder.

Answer 13

Have we heard of it?  My God, that's 90% of the questions on YA!  Teenage girls that are either pregnant or wanting to get pregnant!

Frankly I think it's a total breakdown of family values in this country, caused by our socialist pushing government.

Answer 14

i think its wrong but they do it cuz they believe that when they have a family evertything will  be perrfect and the man and the baby  will love them

Answer 15

I think that teens believe that if they have a child with their boyfriend then that will keep taht guy to themself forever, however, its never the case. the guy just wants to leave after hes gotten everything

Answer 16

I've heard of it, and it's absolutely ridiculous, and the girls who are trying have no idea what they are getting themselves into!!

Answer 17

I think there is more than one reason. For many its because they desire to feel loved and to have someone to give love too. Some also want to feel needed or feel like they have a purpose if they feel like nothing else in their life is going right for them. They may not see college in their future and may want some kind of a role. Still others might be convinced by their boyfriends to get pregnant.

Answer 18

i agree weth the first answer, babies are a bundle of unconditional love ♥ i thenk familys are driftign so far apart latly, parents dont talk to their kids, they dotn spend time with their kids, they dont play with their kids, kids dont learn abotu s*x. i think for soem teens, the idea of a baby is a vague warm fuzzy idea, and their experiance with children and babies and lack of knowledge abotu s*x, coupeld with low self esteem, peer pressure and parents who ignore them, is all part of the problem ♥

Answer 19

They probably feel as though nobody understands them, or nobody loves them, and if they have a baby, they feel as though the baby will love them unconditionally. They might want to feel in control of some aspect of their lives.

I am 19 years old and I have a 2 year old daughter. I didn't WANT to get pregnant. I was on birth control, but another medication I started taking interfered so the birth control had no effect on me. I'm not saying I regret having my daughter because she makes me more happy than anything else in the world...But I really wouldn't RECOMMEND it to anyone.

Babies/children are hard to take care of and raise as it is. If you're young it's a little harder because most of the time they're not stable in their lives and they still have a lot of growing up to do...

They don't realize how hard it actually is...Until they are in the room with a screaming baby...Then reality hits them...

Answer 20

I think they do it because they want to feel loved. They want to feel that there's someone there for them. A baby is a miracle, but it's a HUGE responsibility. They won't be feelin' the love when the baby wakes up screaming every day @ 3 AM because it wants water, or milk...

Answer 21

yeah i heard of those girls on the news. they're crazy!!!! i can't believe someone would do that but obviously they do......

its a shame to see what this nation is coming to..........

Shadow

Answer 22

Because some think that if they get pregnant with their boyfriend they'll end up being together, which usually doesn't work out that way. Their relationship would be better without a baby because they still need time to build the relationship they have together...not add a baby.

Some do it because they have horrible home lives. If they are treated cruely, and feel unloved they think that if they have a baby, someone will love them.

Or some just think they are so inlove with their boyfriend that they think they can handle it.

Hope I helped!

Answer 23

Yes.  

It's nature calling.  Once we have puberty, we are ready to get pregnant or having sexual intercourse.  It's just prohibited in modern society (You still can find in some countries are allowing it).  Hundred years ago, people married and got pregnant around 12.

Answer 24

because they can and i think people should be able to do what they want. dont worry about other people just worry about yourself if you wanna get pregnant go ahead if you dont thats ok too. just because they are young doesnt mean that they arent able to make their own decisions, teens know what they are getting themselves into we hear it enough whether if its from our teachers or parents.i know this doesnt really have anything to do with the question but teens are put under so much pressure these days whether if its to get into college or keep their grades high. the US is so g*y with all the ******* retarded laws i wish i grew up in the seventies so i can smoke weed and not get arrested like i prob would now. in those days teens werent under alot of pressure and they were able to drink at a younger age and they were able to have more fun it sucks because teens these days wont remember having a fun childhood but having a stressful one.

Answer 25

I think it's such a bad idea for a teen to get pregnant, even to have s*x.  So much is peer pressure motivated at that age.  So even having s*x, is a 'i want to be like everyone else', sort of thing.

As for actually trying to have a baby, I think they should babysit every weekend.  Volunteer their time at hospitals with sick babies.  They'd change their minds quickly.

Answer 26

my friend is trying to get pregnant to rebel against her parents and to prove to them that she is responsible enough to take care of it

Answer 27

Nowadays, a baby on the hip or a pregnant belly are considered "grown up" and s**y. Girls are just trying to get pregnant so that A) they appear more "grown up" to the world B) the whole love and marriage and a baby carriage appeals to them (although most of us know it doesn't always end up this way) and C) they want to prove that they can actually DO something "responsible". Also, the whole fact that their child will depend on them makes them feel like they are constantly being loved and admired.

So...for all those teenagers out here who are hopefully reading this...

1. Having a kid does NOT mean you are grown up. It merely means you are a child living in an adult way.

2. IT IS NOT s**y and does not turn (most) guys on (younger boys of course. 14-17)

3. You WILL be forced to give up your childhood to raise your child

4. Want responsibility? Buy a fish. Or even a mouse.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, 93% of BOYS ages 14-19 will NOT stay with their teenage mother girlfriends. And only 42% will have very LITTLE contact with their children

Answer 28

I was one of thoses teens I have my daughter at 15, and I'll tell you I dont know what they are thinking!! My daughter is now 7 and I am 24 and I have made it thru high school and thru college and 1 long relationship and I'll tell ya this is the hardest thing you will ever be faced with, it is a blessing to have her but on the other hand i lost out on a lot ( clubs,boyfriends, eating a hot meal...so on)  young girls who want babies are girls that 99% of the time are lacking in one part or a few parts in life and think that this baby is going to fulfil the gap, no normal 15 year old that plays a sport and has things going wants a baby!!! These babys need good parents, no more child need to came into this world and not be cared for the right way- you really have to deacate your self in other to have a bay

Answer 29

I'm tellin' ya,

With Jamie Lynn Spears recently giving birth to her child and saying that it is the BEST feeling in the world to be a mother...

Wouldn't this give teens the wrong impression?

Answer 30

They dont relize how hard it is to raise a child.

They think that having a baby is amazing all the time and they get attention for having a baby and that they will always have someone to love them.

They dont realize the amount of money babies cost or how a baby takes away your freedom.

Answer 31

im a teenager myself an wouldn't dream of planning to get pregnant anytime soon but i've talked about what i think is a good age to have children with my mates an some say that 18 is a good age which i think is wrong