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When Gaby revealed her pregnancy, she was subjected to some harsh and nasty rumors. Of course, the rumors hurt Gaby but that was exactly what she was talking about; The stigma of being a mexican, teen mom was real harsh.

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stig·ma

/'stiɡmə/

noun

A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

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Gaby came up with the project to experience first hand some of the struggles pregnant teens go through and it doubled as a low-key social experiment that revealed the true burden rumors and stereotypes put on teens.

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“Throughout life, we are put into boxes to categorize how people see and know us. This is how stereotypes originate, because people would rather read the labels on the box instead of taking a look and seeing what's inside”
― Gaby Rodriguez

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Not conforming to stereotypes is an overarching theme in the book further strengthened by Gaby's own story because Gaby was NOT a teen mom, nor a drinker, nor a partier, despite growing up in an environment that made her really like to. It is you who decides what path to take.

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“Overall, I think that stereotyping is a useless thing that limits people and dooms them to repeat others' mistakes. We are all individuals with our own morals and abilities, and we should have the freedom to make our own paths without people prejudging us based on who our families are, the color of our skin”
― Gaby Rodriguez

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“Why do people give into stereotypes others have about them? Why would you ever let someone else's negative thoughts dictate how you're going to live your life?”
― Gaby Rodriguez, The Pregnancy Project