I don't think most parents do that. And fewer teenagers get pregnant these days.
But that is messed up as hell when it does happen.
Some do. In some cultures they do worse for having sex before marriage.
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It is not an accident to get pregnant. To get pregnant, clothes have to come off and intercourse has to happen. That is deliberate. You have sex, you risk pregnancy. It is not an accident.
That being said, I do not agree with parents throwing their kids out when they are pregnant. My mother had me when she was 15. The first 9 years of my life she could not be there for me very often, but she joined the military and changed both our lives when I was 10. Life was rough for both of us.
My grandparents tried to be there for my mom, but she was extremely rebellious and would not listen to anything they told her until I was almost killed as a kid. I was a white boy in Memphis. Anyone who knows that dynamic knows what I faced. That woke mom up to change our lives.
Many times the teens that make bad decisions and end up pregnant were warned but refused to listen. They have to live with the consequences of their choices. Some get lucky and have supportive parents, others do not.
Getting pregnant is not an accident. I believe most people, including kids, know how pregnancy happens. But I don't agree with parents throwing out their kids just because of pregnancy. Parents should provide the support to prepare their kids and grandkids ready to live on their own. With that said, I do believe their are additional circumstances that contribute to kids being thrown out, whether it is drug usage, refusal to contribute to paying bills, not working. In some cases, parents have to exercise "tough love" by forcing their kids to live on their own. That would not be "hatred". I've known kids that got that boot from their parents and it was just the motivation they needed to become a responsible, productive adult.
Those are parents that likely loved the idea of having your own child and the beautiful things that came with it but fail to understand unconditional love. It's about not just about being happy if your child does everything you tell them to and the good times. It's about being their for them during bad times too.
Well it's messed up alright.
We just need better parenting and sex education before marriage and pregnancy.
Some parents aren't very loving, it's a tough world.
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