GROUP+DISCUSSION

​​​We need to start a discussion, so looks like that`s what I will do!

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS ON THIS TOPIC ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY ?

Kayla - I feel as though there is no reason for a teenager to get pregnent with the many options of birth control methods.

Kayla - I also think that teenagers should be advised to keep the child and not to have an abortion especially at young ages such as 14 because they may see they as an easy way out and next time not be so dilligent on using birth control methods

ABBI- I agree with you Kayla, there are so many birth control methods out there that are very effective and easy for a girl to get. People also are not using condoms like they should be (maybe it feels better? haha who knows right!) When I see teenagers that are pregnant at 14 or 15 I look at my past and how I would react if I became pregnant at 14 or 15. I think we NON PREGNANT TEENS have it pretty good. Except for that fact that we are still kind of taking things for granted. Look at these 14 year old girls who don't get to go to college or university and don't get to party like we do.... Thank god for birth control:)  Denise- well heeey guys! i definitely agree with both of you, i don't believe children at ages under around 19 should be getting pregnant. they are still kids and cant even take care of themselves, yet alone a baby. Using methods that reduce chances of getting pregnant like you guys said birth control and condoms are a good idea, and are easy to get, unless someone is really poor.

Kayla - hahah abbbii! actually not using a condom may be less pleasurable (not that i know) but i would rather have less pleasurable sex then have a kid that i cant support.. personally being in school and paying for stuff makes you realize a bit of the real world and i absolutely could not imagine having a child to support. Also teenage years are supposed to be the best years of your life, all kids should get to experience this to its fullest and a child should be out of the question. The sad reality is, its not parenting or education that will make up the minds of these teens deciding to or to not have safe sex. It will be a concious decision that they will make on their own without any other outside information.

Zatrina - I also agree with all of you girls! Many girls think of getting pregent is the scariest thing ever!...BUT because of the media and the shows like Teen mom n 16 n pregent and movies like Juno...it makes pregnacy and havin babies look like its a freakin walk in the park. I work with this chick who is in grade 11, n she says she has dreams every night of having a baby..n when she wakes up to reality she is so upset cus it is not true...i was veryyyyy surprised when she told me about her dreams! Using condoms is a very smart thing that prevents thing like STIs and getting pregent. Even though yes Abbi n Kayla..they are not the most pleasurable things...saftey comes first :)

Denise - haha lol you girls are funny, but at the same time seriouss. I agree with you Zatrina about the movie Juno. i personally HATED that movie, and it shows that getting pregnant isnt a big deal at all, that if ur not happy with you and you don't want to keep the child then there is no problem just giving it away... i don't agree with that train of thought at all. Getting pregnant and having a baby should be something that you get and are ready for. its a huge responsibility and just "giving it away" shouldn't be an decision so simple. the only reason someone should be able to give it away is it they definitely cant give it the life it deserves.

Abbi- I do agree that if you do get pregnant and can take care of the child and are truly happy with being pregnant and having a child then there isnt really a problem. I just think that people don;t take the time to realize what kind of role they need to take on in order to take care of a child and give it what it needs to live. Some people need to have a child before they realize how hard it is to take care of them.

Denise - Also about that friend of yours you work with, How can someone that young wish to have a baby. i donttt understanddd!! people definitely need to be more educated on this topic.

Abbi- I know so many people who wish to have kids as well. I don't understand why someone can wish upon that, especially because most 14 or 15 year old can't support a child. A 17 or 18 year old for that matter can't really support a child. Who knows though, some people have also not be taught the advantages and disadvantages about having a kid as well. I think it is good that schools are starting sex eds class to talk to the kids about the good and bad things about sex. The teachers are not just telling the kids don't have sex. They are explaining that you can have sex, but there are ways to prevent getting pregnant.

Zatrina- With everything said...i think that no one is ready to have a child until they are finished their eduation, and both the mother and father have a steady, well paying job.

ABBI- I AGREEEE :)

kayla - it seems like a sin to bring a child into the world where the parents dont even have their lives figured out, how is it even humane to bring a child into the picture too. A child is such an expense as well. Another point is bringing a child into the world without a steady father isnt a good idea either, im not saying that the parents need to be together but both need to be committed to the betterment to the child, and at 19 even i personally am not thinking about anything but school and what im going to do this weekend. I worry about how im going to get to the lcbo to get my alch for th weekend, not how im going to get formula for my child. Zatrina- couldnt agree more with u kayla! Teenagers do not need to worry about that, nor are they the slight bit ready or committed to stuff like that right now. All they wanna do it party..and along with partying people drink n do drugs, which then comes along with make bad decision making (sometimes)..and therefore end up with what is called an unplanned prenancy. Which would suck veryy badly n it would change your live forever!

Abbi- I also agree with both of you. Teens are too worried about drinking and partying. I don't feel that it is right to bring a child into the world without stable parents that have jobs. You also see a lot of times, people having children and having a break up with the father. The child not only misses out on having parents that are together but most of the time the father abandons the mother and the child never gets to see or talk to their father. I have seen so many people who have never met or even talked to their parents because their father left their teen mom when she got pregnant. I think a lot of guys are afraid of being a father and less concerned about dealing with the child that they made.

Brianne - agree with what you guys are saying and there are a lot of guys out there that do end up getting a girl pregnant and dont want anything to do with the child or the mother anymroe. also another thing that goes on is that when teenagers have kids at a young age and they are both committing they decide to get married because they think it best for the kid and they rush into everything and then it all ends up falling apart Denise - i do too, i dont think peopel should have a child if they can not suppost it. it is good and healthy for a child to have both father and mother role models in there lives. i also know many people that dont have either a mother or father and it deffinatly affects them in a bad way.

Brianne - you are right denise it is unfair to have a child for them to have a hard life because the parent messed and some people that have kids bring them to life then they make them feel like there a big mistake and make the kid fell bad when it was actually the parents fault not the child's.

Denise - Exactly brianne! it a horrible world sometimes. Another thing that bothers me is when teens think that it is "cool" to be pregnant, and to be involved in sexual activity. They dont necessarily think about what can happen, they just think of right then and there and how "popular" they are. But most times reputation is important.

Brianne- that is very true. the way i see this hole situation it that there are a lot of people out there that have in there mind that it could never happen to them and those are the people that do end up getting pragnent because there not taking percoshions and taking the risk. and the shocking thing about it is that they are always so shocked when it does happen to them!

Kayla - I agree guyss, as fun as sexual activity may bee, in the grand sceme of things its probably not worth it. even when you are on birth control and using condoms there is no 100 percent safe act of sexual intercourse besides ABSTINENCE! as lame as some people think that is, in reality no one should be having sexx unless they are ready for a kid (cause thats what sex was made for!) but who are we kidding.. lets just have more teens use contrceptives! Brianne- That is a very good point kayla i agree.