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Sex without a condom amongst youngsters 

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Sex without a condom amongst youngsters 

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In my opinion teenage pregnancy it is something done on purpose, you can't eat raw meat for free.. It comes with a bargage of new bones

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I’m so against teenage pregnancy, don’t mean to judge but I don’t understand the mentality of a young person having unprotected sex. Not to mention contraception. The difficulty that we put our parents into is so unnecessary.

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The world and views has changed drastically over and teenage pregnancy is a norm today and its no longer looked down upon in some communities. On the end of the day teenage pregnancy is nothing wrong with it as im a product of teenage pregnancy myself its only how they deal with it and the support that they get because if they have a supporting family and good back support the pregnancy will be the exact same as the one of an older couple

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In my opinion teenage pregnancy is not a good thing. It affects you mentally as you have to instantly transform from a child to being an adult while you are child. It affects ones self-esteem and can ruin your future. Now when have a child you have no longer have and dreams for your but for you and your child.

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Honestly for me I really feel like the society should not judge teenagers for being pregnant . I mean some people grow old and catch some Cronin diseases that cause them to not being able to give birth not get pregnant. Hence judging the teenage pregnancy is not on but should be supported because in nowadays there get to be diseases like COVID-19 no knew was coming and we never know what more is coming so I feel if someone wants a child should not be judged for getting pregnant no matter the age.

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I think in nowadays a teenager who gets pregnant really likes to because we have more than enough clinics to help us abstain . We get the opportunity to choose our own contraceptives yet teenagers still get pregnant. Yes I am in no position to judge anyone but this is something that can be prevented.

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I think sex education needs to start at an earlier age, as those who drop out of school early may not have had the chance to access it. We shouldn't just accept the reality and normalize teenage pregnancy but still educate children the ways to prevent certain situations from taking place as parents and as the wider community, as the saying goes "prevention is better than cure..." After that the ball is in the teenagers court to take the advice or not... parents should also be good examples because if your mother or father is clubbing every weekend bringing different people home to spend the night you might not see a problem in that lifestyle so some type of guidance and role model should be there... Sexual education should also be made more easily available both within and outside schools. It is also important to remove the taboo surrounding sex and the shame associated with teenage pregnancy, which would allow for more open discussions, facilitate the implementation of better policies, and improve the lives of those struggling.

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Having at an early age is something that is not proud to be done. There are lots of challenges that female face,like the expensive of food’s baby and it distracts some females from school.

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In afrikaans there is a saying: "Stille waters, diepe grond, onder draai die duiwel rond", meaning that quiet people often have hidden and mysterious depths. Gesê van 'n skynbaar ingetoë mens wat geheimlik allerhande stoutighede aanvang. The reason why I've written this down is because in today's society people look down or judge pregant teenagers because they had sex at an young age and are now pregnant, there are teenagers who are more mature in having sex and knows all the skills who don't get pregnant, yet they are set free of judgement, there are evens those who are the sex kings/queens. The fact of the matter is teenagers who are pregnant's results shows but here are those who are more mature in sex at their age and have been doing it for ages!

In addition to the "saying" every child wants to experience, yes sex is actually taboo, a child can't wapk to a grown up and asks how does it feel to have sex, thay person I'll be shocked and make a fuss of it instead of telling the child everything...

In today's society teenagers makes pregnancies a norm and everything you say or evens your opinion given can be seen as criticism.

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In these modern days teenage pregnancy tends to be very common and known to our society. Many people are quick to judge teenagers who fall pregnant but does not know in which circumstances the teenager fell pregnant. Their are so many possibilities to what could've let the teenager fall pregnant. In today's world sexual activities are known to children from a young age. Teenagers tend to do it just to fit in. Alot of us wonder what leads to these teenagers falling pregnant and lots assume that they just felt like engaging in sexual activities without realising the cons of it but that's not the case.

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So, in my opinion i wouldn't feel sorry for the teenage parents because firstly, you are old enough to know what sex is and the possible outcomes. you should understand that it is not going to be easy to accommodate this baby at such a young age. although, i would always take my cap off to those parents that make it through because it certainly is a challenge. secondly, raising a child is not cheap, you need to be financially stable because that child is going to need baby food, clothes, milk and mostly time. and trust me , once you start with exams, you never have time. having a child and raising it is not a phase one can simply grow out of, you need to understand the responsibility behind it before you decide to do anything drastic. and i do believe that schools should try and implement a class that shows learners this responsibility of a child.

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In 2018 ,a new baby was introduced into my family. My mother gave birth to a baby boy. I was so excited about baby sitting the baby and i just went everywhere with the child. I started getting the "teenage mom look" ,you know wen ppl look at you judging you and start talking and gossiping about you. They ddnt even know the full story and I already got the eyes. Since 2018 I've been a teen mom. Sometimes I got home really upset with my baby in my arms (not really mine🤣) because of all the bashing and judgement I received. But even through those comments and judgements I still had pride in my son that my mom gave birth to. I just felt like I should be the mother in his life because wen he turned 3 months my mom had to go back to work and right there is wen I just became a mom. It all went on up until I felt so comfortable with him that not even a comment or a stare would make me feel out of my shoes. Right now he's a 4 year old who just annoys the bananas out of me but ,I'm still his teen mom. Don't care who gave birth to him ,he has two mom's🤣🤣🤣🤣. But in all I really feel teenage pregnancy is a problem yes ,but what can we do wen the baby is here. Instead of making the mother feel bad ,let's offer to babysit the child for her coz me personally I love babies so much the mother would find herself childless for majority of the day🤣🤣🤣🤣. They go through alot already with raising their babies so y do we have to make it worse.

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So my view on Teenage pregnancy is firstly "why"
Why are you engaging in Sexual intercourse in the first place.
Why are you putting yourself through this knowing the very high chances of becoming pregnant. you use condoms and birth control or he does not "pull out" all these are things that both parties have to think about especially the female because she is the one that if things go wrong, she will be the one carrying the child. She will be the one stuck with the choice that she made.

I know that it can be accidental, due to 🤬, but for my response i am going to not mention the 🤬 victims instead, willful intercourse.

So this topic is a painful one because it has happened to my friend and a few aquaintances. What I dont like is the fact that people have normalised it. My one friend has been in a relationship for 2 years, She is 17, and a older lady asked her "when are you planning to get pregnant". Like wow, is it so normalised that even the older generation that should  know better are encouraging it.

To show the normalising of teen prganancies ,Some teens even have social media accounts for their kids and yes after that child has been born, nothing else in the world matters but the child so you want to embrace and show off your child.

I do not blame the educational system, i do not say that it is lack of sex education, No because your parents aswell have to have "the talk" with you. I also understand that not all parents may feel comfortable talking about the topic. I also understand that not all teens have parents to tell them about this, they go into the world all alone., but with that being said, lack of communication on the topic whether from school or your parents play a big role.

If you are a teen parent your child faces many challenges, like pre mature birth, or may weigh too little because you as the mother is not even a full adult.
I know of a 3 generation line of teenage pregnancies, so someone i know her grandmother  gave birth to her mom when she was 14, her mother  became pregnant at 14, and she herself is pregnant at this moment at age 16.

Okay you are sexually active. But do you know that you are also defying the Bibles view on the subject, As a Christian my view is enhanced by the Bibles view on the subject, You have to be married, with this being said , some religions allow marriages to happen when the 2 are teenagers, atleast they are married when having intercourse, i hope you get what i mean.
I know that many people have their views on this aswell, because this topic is very wide based.  Sometimes even after getting pregnant the couple rush to get married, why? well because they think that will solve their problems, its the fact that they in the end resort to getting married ruining both their lives. Yes there are some successful stories, about teenage pregancies that worked out, but the fact still remains that you did it.

It takes 2 to tango yes, but at the end of the day you knew what you were getting into, you both knew. And your actions(litterally) have consequences.

Im not judging, i was simply stating my views, my friends know my views and they know that i will be dissapointed because of the decisions they made, because they know they were wrong, and yes im saying "they know they were wrong" because they personally told me that.
Now I am like a Godmother to the child because no matter all the chaos that came before the birth of the child, when that child is physically in the world, nothing else matters, the mistakes made by the parents dont matter, because the child came out healthy and happy. I will never judge someone for the decisions they make, i simply just know my views on the topic and everyone else has their views, Anyone can still free to talk to me about how they feel with their own situation , because i am a super supportive person.

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My view on teenage pregnancy and the stigma that follows..

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My view on teenage pregnancy and the stigma that follows..

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Since everyone is different, everyone has their own specific view on things in life especially teenage pregnancy. I have created this platform so that we can have the opportunity to freely share our views/and or experiences (anonymous or not) on teenage pregnancy🌺🌺..

©As we all know teenage pregnancy is something that our community has been struggling with for so many years now and climbing.. People are always looking for someone to blame when a teenager comes home pregnant, some say the parents have no control over their children; others say that the teachers don't educate their learners enough; others say that they succumb to their circumstances etc. however all of the above in my opinion are extremely wrong🙅🏻‍♀️ as we are well informed by the ages of 15 already(might vary from person to person) and it comes down to the choices we make. It doesn't matter how educated you are if you don't make informed choices for yourself you'll always find yourself falling into the trap whatever that might be. If you ever feel stuck in a situation or just need to talk myself and so many more are here for you! "You'll Never Walk Alone💕🤗"

©Teenage pregnancies not only have serious complications on the mother and babies physical and mental well-being but it's also one of the biggest reasons why the dropout rate of teenage females are so high. I feel that majority of the time people forget that it takes two-to-tango (beings to make a child) but for some reason the stigma just follows the mother-to-be and that is totally unfair, she'll be degraded for her actions whereas the males will be applauded and that is TOTALLY NOT ON!

↹Therefore as females we should have each others backs instead of breaking each other down as there are enough people that are against our fellow "sisters💕"

BE AWARE AND STAY WOKE💦.

To Do:
↪ for this to be a success I'll need you to interact with my published post whether it be respectfully challenging my opinion/or  by sharing your view/experience on teenage pregnancy🌺,
↪ then interacting with the rest of our colleagues posts so that we can be made aware of the fact that we are all in this together🤗!
↪ a friendly reminder, not everyone will have the same opinion as you so always be respectful in your responses please🙏🏻

Thank You🌺🌺