What do you think of teenagers having babies??

What do you think of teenagers having babies?? I know so many 15 and 16 years that have or getting ready to have babies.. I think babies shouldn't be having there own babies. They don't need to be sleeping with another at there age.. And they need to keep there legs closed... I blame it on what the world has become these days. But tell what you all think??What do you think of teenagers having babies??
I think any teen that tries to bring a child into this world is missing out on life and not doing justice to the child.


Children having children...it is unfair.


Teens haven't even begun to live life...they haven't even experienced the freedoms nor given themselves the opportunity to grow independently...and having a child will hinder every opportunity.


I had my first at 23 and even that was too soon to bring a child into this world.


I don't regret having the child...but I do feel that I could have given him a better life if I had given myself the opportunity to explore life and grown up personally first.


I gave him my best...however, I could have done better if I had waited.


Teens don't have a clue what life is about...they have no idea at their age on who they really are. Their children suffer from their choices.


Teens should be having a great time exploring life, not sex. Growing independent and wise should come first. Life is very difficult when you are trying to discover life and have to raise a child at the same time.


I had to give up my freedoms and what I wanted in life to work 3 jobs to make sure my child had life much better than I did. It was more than difficult without the father and without child support.


Teens should find better things in life to do than entertain themselves with unprotected sex. End results...whether it's giving birth to children or dying from the aids virus...it's not as glamerous a thing as they seem to think.


Live life to its fullest...with good clean fun...save the sex stuff for afterward when you can afford to have children and use more common sense and wisdom.What do you think of teenagers having babies??
It is so sad I just don鈥檛 know what teen鈥檚 problems are these days. Birth control is more readily available then it was in past generations. There are even places you can get free condoms etc. Yet on here I read about girls who got pregnant and admit that they used no protection. Its not even just teens anymore, we have pre-teens 11 and 12 year olds getting pregnant. Even sadder are those who purposely get pregnant at that young of an age, as if the baby will have the best life possible being raised by really a mere child. I do respect many teen mothers who have had their children, taken care of them and gone on to finish school , some even go on to college, they have my utmost respect.





I feel bad for some children, I do know there are some good teen parents, and I know there are older people who aren鈥檛 ready for it. I know a girl and her daughter nearly 2 would have been much better being placed for adoption. Both the parents are well not the sharpest knifes in the draw. At almost 2 she doesn鈥檛 even know some children rhymes/songs that most kids her age know because their parents teach them. Her parents rarely even read to her. When the baby was small she鈥檇 just leave her on the bed who cares if she rolled off the bed.





Normal to have a baby at 16? I don鈥檛 think so. Also in the USA you are an adult at 18 years of age, not younger unless you get emancipation. So no a 15 or 16 year old is not nearly an adult.
i know. im 15 and i don't plan on sleeping with any one for a long time. its really sad. then after getting knocked up they go get an abortion like its nothing and then go and have more sex.
I think it's a problem, but people play it up like it's the end of the world. Give the poor girls a break. In some cases it's not their faults at all. Some are raped, or forced by their boyfriends. You have to think about everything before you judge people. I knew a girl that at 14 had her 1st and only child. You know where that girl is now? Living in a big house with her daughter, and husband. She's a realtor making over $70,000 a year. She has a college degree. That woman is my mother. And I love her dearly, and everything she's become.
I think it is sad that so many young girls are giving up their own childhoods to be mother's before they are ready. Our responsibility as parents is to educate our girls so they can live up to their true potential and not perpetuate a cycle of teenage birth, poverty and not finishing school.
I don't care about the teenagers who are having the babies. I feel bad for the babies whose parents have not much clue what they are getting themselves into. My mother was 18 when she had me and I think, looking back she was very immature to be caring for my and my 2 younger brothers. That's all I'm gonna say about that.
I think it's a joke.
Actually, I am 15, and I have two older ones to take care of. There my Grandparents, and to ever think about having a child of all the things in the world a CHILD around here! My Mom had me when she was 15. That's how old I am. Then at 30, two months ago, she died. Because of irresponsibility. Figures. I think teens who are havving sex are nothing but selfish little brats that shouldn't even be ot he face of the earth in the first place. You want to have sex, wait till you can support the baby so it dosen't turn out to be a mess!
i think that they dont think about the possible repercussions when they open their legs.


it annoys me to no end when i see some teenager knocked up because they had unprotected sex, and it pisses me off to no end when some teenage kid says they PLANNED the baby.


it annoys me that a child and a mother are going to have to struggle for the next 18 years to go through high school, go through college, raise a kid well, and still somehow pay the bills when the problem couldve been solved with a condom or birth control.


and it pisses me off that some kid who isnt even out of high school thinks they can raise a HUMAN BEING when they probably couldnt even take care of a fish.


they think that a baby is cotton candy, fun, cute, and games.


they probably wont think the same thing when they have a nice little present in the babys diaper, when the kid stays up for 6 weeks straight crying, or when they look like death because theyre trying to raise a kid when they arent even out of puberty!


sometimes i wonder if all these teenage pregnancies are the reason the plan b pill is now easier to get...unfortunately none of them use it...
I absolutely positively agree. And it's pretty ironic...I had my daughter at 18 years old. Was I ready? Of course not, but I took on the responsibility. My daughter is now 6 years old. I don't regret anything because I love her but I can say that I had to give up a lot because of choices that I made. My life hasn't been easy, and only within the past couple of years has it become better.





I think one of the problems is that the world has a view of ';Ohhhh...you had sex and got pregnant? Here, you can just erase it with an abortion!'; Not to mention all of the girls who leave their babies in dumpsters and kill them with their own hands. It's sickening to me.


No, no one should be having sex at such a young age. If I knew then what I knew know, I would've waited. I don't regret having my daughter. I love her more than words can say. But I would like to let anyone know that this isn't the way to go with their life.
well actually i am fine wit it it is there choice and so what if they are pregnant it isn't you. and at the age of 15-16 they are pretty much adults and adults do whatever they want and i am havin a baby at 16 and i am 14 right now but i know it doens't seem right but it is normal








oh yea and that question bout my friend bein bi you copied that off of the first person that wrote except like a few words....how stupid was that and anywayz she told me to put that there and i am bi too so w/e
they either dont have the money or the guts to go buy a condom. i dont think its that hard, a little embarrising to go out and buy a box but id rather be embarrised for a little than be a teenage mom u know. some dont konw about the ';facts'; some dont think it could happen to them and some dont care. or he would never ejaculate in me he pulls out before he does. yeah righttttt. anywya i agree. there is no need for teenage moms. there is so much pressure on teens to have sex, its like if you have it your in this whole other group of ppl and ur still the virgin. theres pressure and i think thats whats causing some of it.
I strongly dislike it ,,I think it ruins their future in one word..
i think it is sick.all of my cousins have babies except the really young ones.


who would want to have babies at such a young age.not being able to enjoy life while ur young and can.


im 13.and no how would think of having a babie in 2 or 3 years.i have enough stress of school.let alone would have a baby to take care of.


i think its crazy.
It is very sad. They miss so much of their youth and opportunity. And the parents can do more then they do now to safeguard their children-male and female.
I think that once and a while it'll happen in the case of true accidents or being raped. You are right, babies shouldn't be having their own babies. They shouldn't be sleeping with others at their age and it's their parents job to control that. If they are trying to get pregnant at their age, I blame it on the parents because obviously they weren't a good influence because the only reason the teen is having a baby is to have someone that loves them unconditionally, I blame it on boys that push girls to have sex, and I blame it on the girls for not having the strength to say no and keep their legs closed.
but its not just the girls keeping their legs shut it is the guys fault too its BOTH yeah i have a soon to be 2 year old and i will be 18 in april i was raised in a great home with both my parents and YES I made a mistake i had sex cause i thought i was in love..but after a LONG road this past 1 1/2 i have found out i never loved him and he never loved me but at least i can say i am doing something starting my senior year of high school and i am going over to the jr high's in my area to talk to the guys and girls about teens having babies and having sex so early so yeah stuff does happen ok i am finishing school i plan on going to college yes its going to be hard but i can do it if someone is driven enough you can do anything and second yes i know i have not been able to do the same as other kids my age but i do not regret having a baby and keeping him because he is the best thing in my life
I agree with you 100%. Teens shouldn't be getting themselves into situations they can't handle. My advice is to wait until marraige.
i think 15 and 16 is too young personally.


Im 19 and ttc, i know at this moment may not be the best time but i feel like its what i need to do. I want to be a mom. At least im technically an adult, and going to school. But yes i agree they are babies, haha if they are gunna have sex being safe would be the best thing to be!.
im a teen n i think we should wait til we r married becauser it only takes 1 time to catch stuff and to get pregnant. im glad im that type of person. n usually if u were pregnant or caught something you will regret it. welll i think its imature.
It's their lives, and having a kid doesn't mean they can't go to school or get good jobs when they're older, it's just harder. It was most likely a mistake and they have to deal with the consequences. I don't dislike them or anything. If they take care of their kid properly and deal with the consequences then thats good for them. I really don't think they should be having sex that young, but it's obviously too late for them. Everyone makes mistakes, some completely change your life, but sometimes mistakes can lead to something good. I don't have a kid or anything, I'm only 13. I really don't know any teens who have kids. I think it happens more in America, I live in Canada and I've never even seen some one that young with a kid before. As long as they take responsibility I think they can be good parents, just like anyone else.
It's their own fault and none of your business what they do.
you are right but is ABSOLUTELY no different now than it was fifty years ago. the only differene is there is a away to tell the world and it's publicized.


And why is it always the girls fault? it takes a penis to be able to get a kid. just because the male doesnt carry the kid doesnt mean he didnt help make it





I give tons of kudos to the ones who keep there kids and end up completly sucsessful. meaning through high school college and have a livable life or more





I give negative kudos to the one that are in the checkout line at a grocery store for forty minutes cashing out seventeen times with there WIC checks because they didn't make it. Actually I saw someone do that today but it was only seven checks.





If you don't want the kid you could atleast use a condom correctly and one that isn't expired.





NO ONE is EVER ready but you can atleast try to be as ready as possible.
It's CRAZY!
It's not just about keeping their legs shut. It's about educating them to what having sex means. Pregnancy, the fear of STD's, what parenthood really means.





Personally, if a teen has a good support system, and isn't taking advantage of the welfare system, I don't have a problem with it. Face it, our species was having babies at 15 and 16 for a long time before we decided that 18 should be the minimum age. But in those types of cultures, those 15 and 16 year olds have a great support system.





We can't just tell our kids to keep their legs closed, but we can teach them the importance of abstinence, along with how the heck birth control really works. In that instance, teen pregnancy drops significantly. Abstinence education just makes kids prone to experimenting in ways that just won't get them pregnant, but will get them STD's. And the same with birth control education without abstinence education.





We need to start believing that our kids are smart and capable of smart choices. Or else, they will continue to do what the 14 year old did and prove she can be a good mom, by making a choice, that is probably not right for her now.





And for people that are mad at me about the welfare comment. I have no issue with people on welfare. I have issue with people that teach their kids to take from welfare and never attempt to get a job.
i think its the same way as its always been. back in the older days, females were 15, 16, 17 getting married and having babies. its just something society has tried to change but hasnt managed yet. as far as the whole pregnancy part, if they want the child and can take care of them...it aint up to you to stop them
amen to that
It's disgusting. I place most of the blame on the media, mainly Hollywood.





I'm only in junior high, and a lot of the kids I know are experimenting. I beat up a guy for even suggesting I wanted to do something sexual. There's a kid at my school-13!!!-who's pregnant already, and my friend knows a girl who got pregnant at 11!!!





Also, I blame the stores for selling revealing clothing for girls. I mean, seriously, a teenage girl shouldn't be wearing a bikini (tankinis I consider ok though). I personally plan on being a virgin until my wedding night.
let me get this straight not all kids that young are dirty skum bags and want sex, i am 14 and i have never had a boyfried and i don't plan on having sex till marriage,so don't think it is all of us you can be cool with out doing anything stupid like that or drugs or drinking i wish people wouldnt be so stupid i agree15 16 to early
Well, I dont think it is SO bad as long as you have it SERIOUSLY figured out...I mean like daycare, money, college, high school, the childs school...it will take a GOOD job to cover that...and you probably wont get to go to highchool/college if you are working a job like that and if you CAN figure it out, half your job money is gonna have to go to daycare...ANY and ALL teenagers should see The Persuit of Happyness because it shows you that if ADULTS even have problems then what is gonna happen to THEM? They should really take some sort of course and if there isnt one, people should create one.





So...WORD!
i am honestly sick of reading everybodys negative answers about teenage pregnancy.


i think if the baby has a good home nobody should worry about it.


its not like the 30 yr old moms are doing so much better because there older!


they may have a more stable career and money, but it doesnt make them any better of moms.


i think people should honestly keep their opinions to themselves.


because nobody cares what u think.


us teenage moms are trying to do the best we possibly can.


and everybody who answered negatively is not helping.








im 16 due sept 5 and in the top 5 in my class.


hmm i must be horrible...yeh right.


im excited and yes i will be giving things up but those things can never compare to my son.