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 Jun 22 2008, 11:01 PM
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8...1815845,00.htmlMy take is that the girls only entered the pact because it would cement their friendships for life as they all would be "raising babies together." I guess since all marriages seem to end in divorce, relying on your friends might be a better option. Or, as the girl said, maybe people just want to feel loved.....
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Jun 22 2008, 11:17 PM
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It is sad that the world is so messed up that marriage is a scary thing when it should be an amazing thing... So maybe it is smart that these ladies stick together just in case something goes wrong... better safe then sorry...
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Jun 23 2008, 03:19 AM
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Wow, people are really retarded. Sorry for blatantly speaking my mind, but I think that it's just irresponsible and stupid for these girls to get pregnant at such a young age on purpose. They shouldn't even be having sex at that age for that matter. I don't think that people realize what a life change it is when you have a baby.
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Jun 23 2008, 10:06 AM
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At that young of an age, girls should net even think about having a kid anytime soon. Half of the time the girls dont realize what they are getting themself in to. Like the whole prego process and the aftermath like how much time is spent on watching them, or how much it cost to keep the baby healthy and strong.
pssh, women.
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Jun 23 2008, 01:43 PM
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what sad is that one of my great friends recently had her baby, and she just turned 19. She's never gonna have her 20's to herself, when she should be out enjoying her life with friends, but now she's stuck at a minimum wage job with a kid and a fiance that I dont trust.
gaaah.... the hell is wrong with teens these days?
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Jun 23 2008, 01:56 PM
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The thing is is that people don't think before they act and then they think when it's too late. These girls aren't realzing everything they need to. They should be thinking about what lies ahead in the future if they have a kid. Instead, they are thinking about how they can stick together because they don't want to be alone.
People will always be there and there are other pacts that you can have to stick together without having to have a kid. Having a kid at a very young age is irresponsible. It limits you from doing so many things in life and is something that should be held off until you really are ready with a career and a good environment to have a kid in.
So just because you don't want to be alone later in life and you're scared of marriage, that doesn't mean you need to have a kid.
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Jun 23 2008, 03:52 PM
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I've noticed that the ,"they don't know what they're getting into." argument has been thrown around here. But who ever really truly knows what they're getting into until they've experienced it once. Age doesnt stop a woman of 40 from having a child at her age. Also, sure it could limit them from doing other things in life, But they've consciously made the decision to become pregnant. There are no quotes from any of the girls that made the pact in the article. It seems most of you have resigned yourselves to feel that all underage pregnant girls made the choice irresponsibly. We should all understand age can have little bearing on maturity. etc. Yeah that's all I have to say.
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Jun 23 2008, 04:01 PM
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umm... guys.... this "pact" they talk about in the news... yeah, it's made up, no one has offered any evidence of it and any evidence that is cited is to the non existence of the pact. but on the topic of teen pregnancy... this is what happens when you refuse to give kids the education and resources required to make responsible decisions. in a hyper sexualized society, kids will want to have sex. to act like they wont is foolish. and showing the spear's kids on the news all the time isn't helping much... yes she is sixteen and kept her kid, but she also has more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes, she can pay to support that kid... /end rant.... // here is the fact check from MSNBC.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25319565/
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Jun 23 2008, 05:36 PM
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"Sue Todd, whose organization runs the high school's onsite daycare center, told the magazine on June 13 that its social worker had heard of the girls' plan to get pregnant as early as last fall."
And the principal of the school was under the impression that there was one...which is probably a little more on point than the mayor who probably has never been inside of the school. It's funny how his memory has become "foggy" about how he came to think there was a pact... The whole "no evidence" thing might be a town just trying to save face...who knows.
Of course there are no quotes from students...which you would think that if there was a pact they were all giddy about they'd want it on national news....so who knows
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