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Chass and James

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I️ am most definitely not ready to be a teenage mother. This is because as I️ said in all my other posts, IT COMES WITH TOO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY. I️ want to be able to live my life and go to college, get a job, get a house. Once I️ am stable enough in life than I️ would have a child. But as a teen mother, I️ honestly do not trust myself. I️ feel as though I️ wouldn’t raise the child correctly and I️ don’t want my child growing up with a terrible mother. I️ want my child to prosper in life, I️ think if they grew up and knew that I️ was a teen mother they would view me differently. I️ don not to be a teen mother.

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Personally, to me the worst part of this experience was having to remember to do the work. What I mean by this is, having to make sure you get the baby. Having to make sure you write your journal or just making sure your partner gets the baby. This experience with the baby was the hardest because I am not use to having a child with me. So, sometimes I would tend to forget that I have a whole baby to carry around with me. Other times, I would just make sure that the baby is with me. This project was honestly very hard and easy at the same time.

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The best part of this experience, of having my own child. Would honestly have to be being able to walk around and take pictures. I honestly enjoyed having the baby in my arms and acting as if he was real. I saw many students with there babies, and many of them actually treated there baby as if they were real. It made a bunch of us honeslty come together and do this experience together. I enjoyed how much time and effort students took into this project and I enjoyed having people say my baby was cute.  Everything in general was honestly a great experience for me. I️ had no issues with anything I️ had to do for this project.

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Overall, I feel as though this whole experience as “teenage mother” was honestly very struggling. It was very hard for me to carry the baby everywhere and remember to bring him everywhere. I feel as though it was even more of a struggle trying to get to classes on time. especially with all the crowds that form, trying to get by everyone with a baby in your hands was honestly very difficult. I most likely will not want to do this again, and I do not want to be a mother at such a young age. It comes with way too much responsibility. Overall my experience with the baby was that of a great one, it basically showed and taught me that all though babies are cute, they come with a ton of responsibilities.

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Daddy and James

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I think the most appropriate time to have a child is when you're financially ready to maintain a family. Maybe at the age around after you have your college degree and are into your field of study well experienced because if anything happened to that job , you are able to find another  job instantly. But overall i think i'm waiting until marriage and after i turn 30 i will have my first kid because i would have matured alot but then as well as have a excellent mentality .

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Overall in my experience  having the baby for the first day was a hassle. Having to remember to carry your baby everywhere you go. At times you forget you have the baby in your hands and go to do things you would usually do that you can't do while holding the baby . For example using the bathroom in between periods with a child is one the most difficult things because you need to be on time to your next class so relating that to life it shows that a having a baby will make things 10x harder.

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Reasons why teen pregnancy rates are high in the U.S is because birth rates are also higher among Hispanic and black adolescents than among their white counterparts. I feel as though in the United States we don't teach as much about prevention of teen pregnancy. Sometimes, teens will want to experiment and have sex, but it’s best to just leave it alone. Sometimes teens also want babies because they see all over social media how cute babies are. The thing is, social media hides the true meaning of what it is to become a great parent, that being that parents have to make sacrifices. Teenagers don’t see that, they don't realize that sometimes you will have to sacrifice your own life for your child, and if you aren’t ready then don't have a child.

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As a teen , i believe it is possible to raise a baby but it will be one of the most difficult obstacles you will ever come across if that happened to an individual. There are so many other responsibilities as a teen that you have to take care of . For example school is a big factor and then that's finding a source of income to maintain yourself , the baby, and if maybe both parents. There's a lot of other tiny expenses that come through the pregnancy and after the the birth of your child. But i dont think im fit for having  a baby right now.

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I feel as though I would not be able to handle the delivery if I was a teen mother. This is because pregnancy comes with a lot of pain. Physically, emotionally and mentally. There are possible conflicts that may come with the pregnancy, that being the baby doesn't come out right.  Or premature. I would fear that my baby wouldn't grow up the way that he/she should be growing up. I don't want my baby to grow up without a mother or father, my child should deserve the world. I also feel as though my child will not be living up to their potential. My parents would be very upset if I were to go through with the pregnancy, they would want me to abort it. This is because they know I wouldn't be ready to go through with the pregnancy.

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The best part of this experience is while having the baby at times you honestly forget it's a fake baby. As you hold it for a long time and look down to it it seems like there so real and you get a bit emotional . You start truly acting like it's a child , as being careful who you hand them to or where do you lay him . But overall i have to say i enjoyed dressing him as well as the name . Naming the baby is a big factor because obviously you would give him a name that has some kind of significant meaning to you. I named my baby like as if i would actually name my son .

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Mommy and Friends

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My thoughts on the TV show Teen Moms featured on MTV would have to be that it is honestly not a good thing. Children actually watch MTV and I feel if they watch this show then they will think it is okay to become a teen mother. The type of message that this TV show portrays is that it is okay for 15-18 year old to get pregnant and have a child. But it also shows the conflicts and everything that can come with the pregnancy. The influence that it can have on teenage viewers is that they will think it will be okay to be a teenage mother as I said earlier, but that it will be easy to take care of the child.To me this is not okay, the fact that they even have a show portraying that it is okay to be a teenage mother is very frightening.

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In my opinion, the most difficult thing with being a teen parent would have to be the responsibility that comes with the child. That being the cost of everything and the procedures that I would have to grow through. I wouldn't have the money that goes into taking care of a child. My life would completely turn around if I had a child. All my friends would probably stay clear of me. I would never be able to do what I want, and I would never be able to hang out. I would also probably drop out of school because I wouldn’t be able to spend time with my child and I don’t want him or her growing up feeling neglected in any way.

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The worst part of this experience about this project is having to deal with the care taking of the baby. Making sure the baby's environment is safe because of the bag of flour . That's my main focus and anything could pierce through the bag ending my project instantly. As well as deciding on who will take the baby and who will do what if your worked with a partner. Depending on the partner you had things would have gone smoothly or roughly.

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The experience while having my baby wasn't that bad , we spent about 2 days straight together and the mom took him for most the remaining time. While my time with him i did things like bring him on trips with me to run errands as well as made him seat in the back with the seat belt on because i wouldn't want the flour breaking a over the car. Overall the experience with my baby was okay only troublesome time i had with the baby was when were spending time in school frequently because through bell switches i would be late to class because i was in need of the bathroom but doing everything with one arm is time consuming.

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The responsibilities that must be split while having a child while a teen, would be the responsibilities of waking up in the middle of the night to take care of the baby. And all the changing of diapers and giving the baby a bath and all the regular necessities that they need. I would always have a timed schedule and make sure everything is the way it is suppose to be. I would wake up in the middle of the night and be sure to have everything in order and take care of my child. I would go about deciding who does what on a schedule, as I said earlier. So my partner can have a fair share of what to do as well.

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As a teen , the way i would handle the delivery of my child is in shock. I wouldn't be able to embrace the fact that i have a kid. Having the child would most definitely rise conflicts between my household depending on how my mom would take it. The person it would affect the most are my grandparents and my dad's side of the family . I would be overwhelmed knowing the expense list for the baby is going to be endless and the plans i had for my future are all done.Personally my emotions would be erratic in the beginning but then after the first couple of months i would be a little less shocked but more the less having my anxiety levels out the roof.

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If I had found out I was going to be a parent as a teen, I would be very angry and sad. This is because, I wouldn't be ready to be a parent. I'm a child as it is, I don't know or understand the responsibilities of raising a child. I would also be upset because I would feel stupid for either maybe not using protection, or just not paying attention. I would tell my best friend and my twin sister because I know they both would be there for me, and help me overcome everything. I would then tell my parents and see what they have to say about the whole situation. Being a teen parent comes with a lot of responsibilities, and I am not prepare at all. I wouldn't want my child to grow up without an actual mother. And what I mean by this is, If I was pregnant and actually decided to give birth to the child, I would ask my parents to raise them as my sister or brother.

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Mommy and James

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If i found out at the moment in my life right now that I had a baby i would be in shock. I would tell my parents about it as soon as possible because they could help me with my decision. As well as talk about different options with the mother of the baby.If we are going to keep it or give it up. However in my opinion i would choose to give up the baby because i'm at a stage in my life where i can't handle all of that. But i would still talk it over with the mother, if she decided otherwise i would have to help her because that is my kid. Than also try to persuade her, but i would have anxiety throughout the whole process . Having to think you made a human being and now there's a lot of responsibilities you have to make up for your child.

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Some options that teenagers have when they are pregnant, would be abortion. adoption and to keep the child To me personally the best option is abortion. This is because if you have an abortion when you just find out you were pregnant then it really wouldn't matter as much because the baby would not even be fully developed. To me adoption is a no go. This is because if you are gonna keep the baby growing inside of you and when you give birth most parents will catch feelings towards the baby and not want to give it up anymore. The final option being keeping the baby t raise on your own. I feel as though if you're 100% ready to take care of the child than go for it but if you aren't then they should go with the other two options.

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The reasoning behind the high rise in births of children is because of unprotected sex, then there's people who would want to have a baby. Either they grow up in the midwest where its farmland , considering that more children means less money for the owner of the farm. They don't have to hire employees and such. As well as the case may be the child is there way out of a terrible life. Considering a relationship sometimes a female forces a baby so they relationship could keep on occurring. Some men stick around with the baby and the mom , others don't. Than other reasons the birth rate may be so high because of social and economic problems. Sex is a big impact on our generation because teens are also  very careless.

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Living through your teen years with a kid is basically ruining your childhood because it's a huge step of responsibility . Meaning that you have to start maturing a lot quicker than most teens our age. While the teens with no kids are out partying or working for their self benefit meanwhile your working day and night to recover money for yourself in the child . As well as depending on the person you have the baby with if they would offer the help up especially the mom. She would most likely stay home and take care of the baby. Then the sacrifices  that would come into play are indefinite like school as well as their own life. What would be most difficult while raising the baby is having to handle everything on your plate . The responsibilities you have to make up for the baby , and having to hear from older adults talk down on you for having the baby. We all know that one adult in the family who would forever look down upon you .

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I️ feel as though the most appropriate time for me to have a child would be when I️ reach my highest in life. What I mean by this is that, Whenever I am stable enough in life than I will be ready to have a child. Like when I have a stable job and a good income, a good home and I know that I can support my child. I do not want to have a child now because I know I would not be able to provide for him/her. I also want to be married with the person I am having my child with because that is how I feel the child will have a good life.

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The responsibilities that have to be taken are depending on the roles that each parent plays in the relationship . If the father is more self determined to work than let him be the source of income and the mother could be  the caretaker for the baby or vise versa. Also deciding whether education will continue to be apart of their lives  because most parents drop out to take of the baby. As an adult there is way more responsibilities to be taken care of like for example college expenses, school in general , and the expenses overall as a child is growing.Than whoever gets to decide on who does the different roles is depending in the moment between the two individuals.

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The options teenagers have once an individual gets pregnents are many paths they could take. There's a range from adoption which in fact lots of parents don't go through with it because at the end of the pregnancy the mother starts to gather feelings and than refuses to give her child up . Than there's abortion which in fact i believe i personally believe this one of the best options . As well as the option of keeping the baby and raising it but in most cases as a teen that is a hard challenge to take on. Especially with all of the other responsibilities you have to fulfill especially education , keeping the mentality on education .

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The experience of having my own child was honestly very uplifting. It was very odd, but I actually enjoyed having my own “son”. Whenever I was walking around the halls and people would stare at me, that would sort of throw me off. But then i️ would remember it’s not because of me but because of the baby that I have on my stomach. If I were to honestly be a mother at this age I would honestly be terrified. Although we did this project, I know that I am most definitely not prepared to be a mother. Being a mother comes with so much responsibility and I am still young and waiting for my life to be at its highest.

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The type of message that the show “Teens mom” is giving in my opinion is an awareness tv show but as well as a scam. The influence it has given has affected different individuals in different ways. For example some may take the experience of those people and what the teen parents go through to raise the child. Than others may not take that into consideration and go ahead and have unprotected sex. But in my opinion the show is a complete scam and teens should take some advice from the show but not all .