This whole Gloucester "pregnancy pact" has grown into such a HUGE story that I felt like I had to comment on it. There's so much craziness surrounding this whole thing that I don't know what's true or not. Was there really a pact? Did the principal really know about a pact? Did these girls get pregnant by guys in their 20's? Did one of the guys get as many as FOUR of these girls pregnant? The last claim was from a guy who called into the morning show yesterday saying that he was the brother of one of the pregnant girls. I don't know for sure what's going on in Gloucester, but I have to say that every time I think about this situation, it makes me extremely sad.
The one thing that I DO believe that's been mentioned is that these girls were doing this for attention. Teachers allegedly giving baby showers, everyone excited watching bellies grow, and imagining how soon these girls will have a cute little baby to love and that will love them back. Let me say that I'm not bashing girls who are currently teenage mothers. They have it hard enough! I'm sure every single one of them would tell you that while they love their children, it is extremely hard and that if they had to do it over again, they would have waited. Unlike a lot of people, I won't say that your life is ruined, but I do think that it makes it much more difficult. Instead of taking your teenage and young adult years to become who YOU want to become, your focus now has to be on someone else, or at least it should be!
What I want to say here is that if you're thinking about doing it to get some attention, there are other ways. Color your hair bright pink, wear crazy clothes, change your appearance. The worst that can happen is that you'll have some really bad pictures later in life that you'll be totally embarrassed by. Or, there are so many positive things you could do. You may not get a whole lot of attention, but they are things that will help you to love YOURSELF more, so you don't feel like you have to rush to create someone to love you. Study hard and become an exceptional student. Volunteer with an organization to make a difference in the life of someone less fortunate than you. Join a sports team or organization in your school where you can make new friends. I will say it again, your teenage and young adult years are about YOU! You need to find out who YOU are before you can help shape the life of another person.
I could go on forever, but I'm just hoping that if you are reading this and happen to be a teenager, that you will PLEASE think twice about it. You have your whole life ahead of you to have children to love. Love YOURSELF now. Thanks for reading!
Pebbles
Looks like Brooke Hogan's still pissed about her mother dating her former classmate! In the new issue of US Weekly she talks about it and says that she's cut off her mother Linda. She says, "Honestly, I don't know what to say because I can't relate to her right now. I'm extremely shocked. I know if I was 48-years-old, I wouldn't date a 19-year-old. I just don't feel it's her. And through all this stuff, I really need my mom, and she's doing her own thing. I don't talk to her anymore. I see her at the jail visiting Nick and she asks me why. I say, ‘I don't condone what you're doing. I'm on my path, and you're on your path.' I told her, ‘I'd love to have you in my life, to see you and talk to you, but the kind of things you're surrounding yourself with, it doesn't make sense to me."
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I was listening to the radio this morning on my way to my internship at Comcast and initially came on the site to try to win tickets to UniverSoul Circus. But I just read your post about the "pregnancy pact" and felt like I needed to say something about it too. As an 18 year old, just finishing her first year in college, I feel that teen pregnancy is a major issue in our society today. We are the future of tomorrow and our future is bleak if we haven't even had the opportunity to make a difference in our generation before we start to bring in the next! I have so many dreams to be somebody "when I grow up." We are not even grown yet!! I don't understand how these girls who are filled with life, ideas, and aspirations are just (for lack of better words) "throwing it all away." I guess I don't want to make the blessing of a pregnancy seem so morose, but I just feel the need to emphasize the fact that teenagers are not mentally and emotionally ready to raise another human being. This is not a high-school lab experiment; you actually have a human developing from its earliest stages into a breathing, heart-beating, feeling, human being. It boggles my mind how teenagers can be so selfish! How can you bring a child into a world because you want attention? I feel like teen pregnancy rolls off the tongue now. This is a real issue and a real problem. TEENAGERS CANNOT PROVIDE FOR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING; be it financially, emotionally, or physically. It is not fair for a child to come into this world struggling. HOWEVER, I digress. I do not want to seem like I am blaming the teenagers, or teenage moms. **** happens. I am saddened by the story and my heart goes out to the girls who are pregnant. I do not want to point a finger and say "your mistake" because honestly, it can happen to me, my best friend, or any girl out there that puts herself at risk of getting pregnant. I just feel that we should look at what is happening in Gloucester and take action. Something needs to change- but ladies, BE the change!!! Take responsibilty for your body. Do it for yourself but more importantly do it for your future. The world has so much to offer US before we can begin offering the world to our children. "Love.LiveLife.Proceed.Progress" Thanks for reading
Vely<3Shavely Peralta, 18 Methuen,MA
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