Why are there so many young barely teens on here intentionally ttc?

[diva_lorri]

Hi to all -

It really concerns me the amount of young barely teens on here intentionally trying to get pregnant? An accident (although i hate this expression) or unexpected gift of a child is one thing you embrace and live with but an intentional act to be a child raising a child is another thing? It shows alot about ones maturity and mentality.

Are these posts for real or just bored 13 year olds? sorry to offend anyone but seriously ???

[martikadragoon]

hear hear!

[JoyRenee]

I think diva_lorri's point was there are young girls ACTIVELY TTC. It's one thing to fall pregnant unexpectedly/accidently. But to be 15 and TRYING to conceve a child is ludicrous. I don't think we can be so blasé and say, "To each their own" when a child does not have the mental capacity to REASON what a baby would be not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. It's one thing to become pregnant out of carelessness and quite another to intentionally bring life into the world when you can barely afford a car payment and still live with your parents.

[snowhite17]

Chitten - My course is correspondence. The study time is 18 months, then I move on to advanced.
I didn't get knocked up at 16 "because I wanted to".

[GreenEyedMama]

Well i never really got a chance to be a kid.I raised my own brothers and sisters while my mom worked three jobs.I got pregnant when i was 16.I remember how scared i was.Abortion was never an option for me i would never destroy a gift from god.I took parenting classes,I married the dad who is my Husband now and the love of my life.I just turned 21 and am haveing my third child.I never pictured my life like this,but im not ashamed nor do i feel the need to apoligize to certain people.I love my little family and i know I am a great mother....I just dont undrstand all these teens thinking its cool to get pregnant like its the newest fashion or thinking its gonna make the man there with stay..

[loismwallace]

Yeah! We live in the states and a lot of the kids I've run across, think they are invinsible and that nothing can touch them. They need to know they aren't. I think it is a great thing you are doing as a teacher to educate them. A LOT of people don't realize that you (as teachers) spend more time with our kids than we do in most cases.

Truth is my sex education came from school ONLY! My parents just didn't talk about it! Unfortunately, I think a lot of my childrens freinds, parents are the same way. I vowed NOT to let my children be in the dark. They know I would like them to respect themselves and WAIT!!! But they also know that if they felt it was time we should talk and decide together what actions to take to protect them and their potential partner.

Again, CUDOS to you for  teaching young people this...

[StressHead]

I'm in the UK and the school I'm at they don't even know how to spell abstinence let alone what it means. I taught them about HPV and the vaccine for their coursework. We're only meant to do th sciencey stuff in year 7 (way too young) and it's not on the spec for the older ones but I teach it any way and get it in anywhere I can. They should be informed and I don't feel uncomfortable talking about it to them at all. I think thr more information they get from me the less inaccurate information they get form their mates!

Don't get me wrong, I know what it's like to be a teenager. I was 15 when I lost my virginity. I was in a relationship that lasted 6 years and we went to the family planning together and I got on the pill (with my Mum's consent, she was mad at first and my dad hit the roof but she was glad I had approached her) and we got stocks of free condoms just incase the pill didn't work because we both wanted careers. I'm not very sensitive to accidents because I read my instructions and new how to use my pill and I knew that if I vomitted or had the runs then I wasn't protected...I don't get whats so hard to understand....but kids these days don't read anything for themselves, if it's not sppon fed they just go with what they think!!