(So before I start with my first take this is NOT by any chance judging or hating on teen moms, this is just my personal view of what I believe and have observed as I have reached my early 20s and seen how much people's lives change by teen pregnancy.)
Teen pregnancy has been going on for a very long time as we know. Girls are curious about sex once they hit puberty or at least exploring their sexuality and one thing leads to another. Girls get pregnant most commonly between 15-19 as teens or some even as soon as 13 or 14 which is crazy because they just have begun their teenage years. As a teen I feel like those are the years you should be finding yourself as a young girl, hanging out with friends, finding your passions, and learning about the world and people around you. Right away girls wanna rush into sex and dating and i can't pinpoint my head around it because even when i was 14 i wasn't ready for sex at all. I was ready to explore and touch with the depth of my emotions but sex is such a powerful more serious act and I feel like its too early on. Let alone have a baby added to it. You're basically a kid having a kid, before you know it you hit 20, id know because just 7 years ago, I was a naive 14 year old feeling like my youth will be forever, I was wrong because life is short and fast and you should use your time wisely. My advice to teens is to make TIME for you! You're the most important person. Not sex, not boyfriends, not friends, etc. Yes people are important but you come first because if you keep your focus so much on unnecessary things you will lose yourself in the process which you should be finding yourself. When i see teen moms, I see their struggles and pain because they lost their youth forever. Its such a joy to be a mom in my opinion but YOU time is gone until your kid is much older. You're basically trying to think of how you will make ends meet, pay bills, and if the babys father will stay with you forever, and you soon realize when problems arise, love isn't like the movies honey. Coming from a girl who is still a virgin and doesn't have kids yet, I used to dream of finding my forever love in high school but that didn't happen and it broke my heart after I left but i feel like i made the right choice to not fall too easily and trust people who I know won't stick around especially if i were to get pregnant from one of those guys. Guys also in that range want to take your time away and waste it so they can benefit from pleasure. Im not saying all teenage guys are bad because young guys can be mature (some) but as you grow older, you will feel like you may have wasted months or even years on a guy who wanted no emotions or love, just pleasure for his dick. And the child is the one who suffers because they have to be in the middle of their parents arguing, on and off, or in new relationships. I don't understand! Self love is the concept everyone should be focusing on especially as teens. If you dont love yourself and make time for yourself, you will lose yourself and time is precious. YOU time to me means, making yourself happy with every moment you have being young, exploring your interests, self care, surrounding yourself with positive people, and looking out for your own health. Being a mom is a lifelong thing and I know for sure i wanna be a mom someday but even at my early 20s I know i wouldn't be able to make my child happy because i am still looking out for myself and figuring out who I am. YOU yourself and your time should be your
priority because you're only young once and you only live once
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I do not judge them I judge or closed minded views of nudity and sex all while promoting sex to sell everything. Europe is doing much better by not shaming nudity and sex educating young and fulling in great detail. Teaching sex protection and encouraging masturbation. Yep us Americans do just the opposite and get the exact opposite results yet we seem to wonder why!