The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Okay, I’m sitting in my bed watching the secret life of the American teenager trying to figure out what to write about in this blog, and just like that the subject of teen pregnancy pops into my head like lightening. In my mind I wonder what is it like to be a pregnant teen. Let me say this: This entry means that in no way shape, form, or fashion that I want a baby. I am just curious in an intellectual sense how does it feel to wake up and being the age of 15 or 16 and know that s life, a living being is inside of me. I know I probably have not told my parents yet. But what kind of feelings would I feel? Would I feel shame, regret? Would my body make my soul feel dirty and disgusting? Or perhaps I would feel a sense of happiness and maybe even a little adoration for the life that would be inside of me. In today’s reality having a baby at such young ages is like a fashion trend, everybody either wants one or has one! Also, it seems that having a baby gives a person “so-called rank” in school. Back in the old days having a baby at a young age brought forth shame and people knew that that route was something that no one who was not ready should travel. Yet now some parents are even encouraging their children to have children. Some parents think that they should “go ahead and get it out of the way”. But back in the day, a teenager couldn’t get their parents to even form the word child. Guess the world has gone crazy since then. I said that to say this, teens, having a baby isn’t cool. It isn’t cute or attractive. A baby brings only trouble to some who are not ready for the responsibility, so if you are not ready do not try to make yourself ready. Give yourself a chance to grow up!!!!!