• Sep. 19, 2008 - Pregnancy Old school thinking vs modern thinking.
Teenage pregnancy is a continous problem, So how should it be dealt with. In this modern time when I hear of a teen being pregnant I fear they are going to keep the child and be a single parent. There parents are going to help them and they are going to still get to go to school and have a normal teen life, so in other words they won't really have alot of earthly consequences except maybe there reputation. In old generations this "modern way of thinking" would seem unexceptable. Teenagers who found out that they where pregnant would have to get married very soon. In more conservative familys they would be sent away to aplaces for unwed mothers where after 9 months. They would have to give there babys up for adoption. Some of the reasons for this being that they didn't want the younger siblings to see this example,and to think it as ok. Keeping the baby wasn't really a choice because they where children themselfs. My point in this discussion is that what way is best ? Do think modern is better or is old school thinking better? What beneifts the child? What benifets the teen? Should they have consequences?
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• Sep. 22, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Well here's my opinion:
1. I think that no matter what the circumstances abortion is NOT the way to go.
2. There should not be any consequences for the pregnant teen. My reason for this is that it is likely the girl will need all the support she can get during pregnancy and I'm sure by the time she has the child she will not be begging to become pregnant again anytime soon.
3. Although the parents should forgive their daughter and not ground her for the rest of her life or something I think that they should limit the help they will give to their daughter if she decides to keep the child. In other words, they should not be overly responsible for the grand child. A child, unlike a pet, has a lot more responsibility that comes with it. A mom or dad might feed a pet if their child spends the night at a friends house or hold the pet and comfort it if it's upset but the childs pet should not become the parents responsibility. The same goes for a child.
4. So if the daughter is not willing to take over full resposibility for the child she should consider adoption. I am much more in favor of adoption than keeping the child because it will allow the girl to complete her education and allow her to mature before having to be responsible for a child herself.
5. I think that sending the daughter away was a good option in the 'old days' but in these modern times I think it would have to be a personal decision. I think it would be hard for a pregnant girl these days to pack her bags, leave her family, friends, school and life for nine months. If I were pregnant I know I would want the comfort of a loving family to support me. But that's my opinion. Some one else might want to go somewhere where they will not be teased, looked down upon by family members or be a bad influence for siblings.
6. About the baby's father marrying the mother... Unless the two are truly committed to eachother marriage probably isn't the best idea. In most cases the father probably does not want to be involved or face the consequences anyway. Pregnancy has got to be hard enough on a girl, let alone trying to keep up a marriage!
In other words I'm not really old school or modern. I'm sort of a mix, mostly because I think the pregnant teen's whole family should be involved in the decisions as to whether to keep the baby or to send their pregnant daughter away.
I do believe that is one of the longest comments I have ever posted! Anyway that's my opinion, be it right or wrong.
:::Jo:::