What do you think about the 17 young girls who made a pact to get pregnant, none of them being over 16??

Question

What do you think about the 17 young girls who made a pact to get pregnant, none of them being over 16??

Answer 1

I just don't understand how something like this could have happened...you'd think one of them would have piped up and said it wasn't a good idea. And one of the fathers is a 24 homeless guy!

Is it lack of education in terms of how hard raising a baby is, or lack of prospects for teenagers in that town i.e. all they have to look forward to is being mothers, or they don't know what being pregnant will do to their bodies, etc etc.

this paragraph interested me:

Gloucester High School has historically been supportive of teen moms and according the Time story, "Strollers mingle seamlessly in school hallways among cheerleaders and junior ROTC." There's even a free, on-site daycare for the babies of students.

I guess being a teen mother is cool and makes you popular in that town.

Answer 2

this is one desperate group.

Answer 3

absolutely ridiculous, they dont know what they are getting into, if i could turn back time to 7 years ago, i wished i was not pregnant at 15. they should be left alone with the baby and with no help at all, then they'll start regretting life, and its not fair especially to the baby when they themselves are still not mature yet

Answer 4

smack the parents and then give each of the girls a baby to keep for the week. NO help from family friends or significant others

Answer 5

i think that its stupid to make yourself at that young of a age to get pregnant but im 17 years old and im only 3 months pregnant and i already know how to take care of a child and i am in school to get my masters i think not all girls who get pregnant young mess up there life cuz me being 17 and getting paid at a hospital 40 an hour plus my parents helping me with school is a pretty good deal for that tiny mishap

Answer 6

They are monumentally stupid children who think that babies are accessories and couldn't care less about the rest of their lives. They  are in for a huge reality check.

Answer 7

I think participating in that pact would be the biggest mistake of your life.  I had my daughter at the age of sixteen and I know that I missed out on a lot of teen events.  Not to mention I  hope you are prepared  to get a job to support your children and are smart enough to help your children with everyday questions they might have .... wheather it's with schoolwork, relationships or family issues.  If I had the chance to do it all over again I would have waited or possibly with the way the world is today...not have children at all.  Use your smarts and wait.

Answer 8

That's their choice. They want to get pregnant, that's their problem. If they're "not supposed to" get pregnant at that age, then why are they able to?