The Abortion Paradox: Chapter 2

as it stands, it is used to divert the consequence of a mistake. Very few mistakes are not avoidable. Most are. Protection is important. smackin your kid for being a dumb ass is better. its about parents and families not the big bad dumb government

— The Ride

What is it with people wanting to blame the government for everything anyway? Is every social problem that we have the cause of the evil government? The answer to that, of course, is no. The government is certainly not to blame for the fact that young girls get pregnant, but, then, we create governments to help avoid problems, and I think the government’s current abstinence policy on teenage pregnancies is stupid. That was the point of the entry and it remains the point of the entry and it will remain the point of the entry until George Bush uses the Patriot Act to hack my password and delete it.

Still, isn’t the real problem with our families? I mean, isn’t it the parents’ fault that they’re letting their kids run wild? Well, first off parenting isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. I’ve never tried it, but I’m willing to bet it’s pretty hard. Does anyone remember being a teenager? (Wait, technically I still am a teenager, but, we’ll look past that. . .)

Now, since, I think most of us will agree that parenting can be a rather difficult business venture, just imagine how hard it is when you’re 16. When you’re 16, you are not equipped to raise a child. That’s just how it is. You can’t really be expected to morally teach the child about safe sex or any other values. More than likely you’re worried about just feeding it.

The problem is that, well, now your kid ends up with a poor upbringing, and then they have their first kid when they’re 16. And then their kids grow up under the same circumstances and end up doing the same thing. It’s a vicious cycle.

So, what we end up with is a lot of unwanted pregnancies and children. Whats the solution? Well, if you dont want kids you shouldnt have sex, right? Thats the obvious solution, but I think Ive already established that I just dont think were going to keep kids from doing that. So, I go back to my original point that all we can try and do is try and teach kids about safe sex.

Maybe you think its the familys responsibility to raise their children right, so that they dont end up pregnant at 16. However, its pretty obvious that, if it is their responsibility, theyre failing. So, as a society, all we can try and do is to teach kids about safe sex in some shape or form. Thats all that I ask.

Note: Back up one entry for the first part of this topic.

rockbottomoncloud9

April 8, 2004

i dont even know if it’s teaching about SAFE sex that we need. we need to TALK ABOUT SEX with our children. not just about preventing pregnancies. we need to discuss rape,abuse,sex,sexual activity,masturbation,relationships,AND safe sex! kids these days are totally unaware. why? because parents, families and teachers don’t feel comfortable talking about these things. cont’d.

So where do kids go to talk about these things? their friends, who are just as uneducated as they are! THAT is the cycle. stupid kids talking to other stupid kids because their parents dont have the guts to talk to their children. parents MUST communicate with their kids! parents MUST all-things-about-sex- educate their children! wishful thinking? i hope not….

clinically dorky

I think that the problem lies in communication problems.. parents are scared to talk to their children about sex. Its not a bad thing, but it is an important subject that should be addressed as much as possible. If you beat into your childrens heads that sex is bad, they are more than likely to want to try it.. reverse psychology type of thing.. I think the same about children and drugs..

but thats a different story.. I have taken an early childhood class in school, and we had to carry around artificial babies and take care of them. They had censors in them and the teacher would know if you mistreated them or ignoerd them. It was very much a hassle, and I know its NOTHING compared to the real thing, but it help me know that I, personally, could not handle a baby right now..

But I mean really, how hard is it to put on a condom or get put on birth control? I mean really.. People who are too lazy and irresponsible to do that piss me off.. If you think you are responsible enough and ready to have sex, make sure you are ready and responsible to face the consequences..

i totally agree with everything you said. but i just wanted to say, that my mom had me at 16, and i definently will not be getting pregnant anytime soon. i had a poor upbringing, but somehow turned out very unlike most people who have been in my circumstance. my family is amazed by me. and my parents are perfectly fine people. so it really varies. i think my parents were a very few that could…

handle it. they were married for 11 years, and are now divorced… but they somehow made good of a tough situation. and my mom’s parents were not supportive at all. they wanted my mom to get an abortion. thank God she didn’t because then the wonderful me ;0) wouldn’t be here! lol. i just wanted to share that with you. 🙂 and again i totally agree with you!

To the above noter, there are obviously going to be exceptions to everything. I’m sure there are really bad 40 year old parents too. Still, you pointed that out yourself, but I just wanted to agree with you.