Teen Pregnancy

                Teen pregnancy is a rising issue all over the country with young girls. To be completely honest, I don’t know how I feel about this topic. I have to start out with saying I disagree with the government taking away Plan Parenthood. This is where girls went for help, advice, etc. about their sex lives. For many teenage girls, it is a struggle to talk about those issues with their parents. The information and knowledge that they aren’t receiving is making them not care as much as they should. Getting pregnant at a young age is something girls think is okay due to the television show on MTV, Teen Mom. There have been many seasons of this show, in which they all started out on the show 16 and Pregnant. I myself have watched episodes of this show before and it documents their lives and shows the difficulties and struggles of raising a child as a teenager.

            Most girls don’t think raising a child is hard, but little do they know it changes everything about their lives. Waking up in the middle of the night to feed them, financially taking care of them, and not to mention you don’t have much of a social life because your baby becomes your life. It also takes a toll on your body. The stress of having a baby when you’re so young can also conflict with school and a job. Finding the time to work around a busy schedule can cause a lot of stress to any young girl.

            I know from an onlooker that it can be tough having a baby when you’re just 18. My oldest sister had a baby, Isaac her senior year of high school. I was an aunt at the age of eight. My mom watched Isaac a lot while Heather went to school and then sometimes went to work. Heather probably wouldn’t have been able to raise him without my parents help. That’s another thing girls don’t understand, you need help. To be a teenager with a child, you need someone else there to help you. A part of me thinks that our society is somewhat to blame for the rising numbers of teen pregnancy, girls get it in their heads that it’s okay to be pregnant. They just need to be happy with their lives while they’re still young. We all have to make choices as we grow up, I think this issue just needs to be avoided until you’re old enough to support a baby.