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"That's hawt"

i read recently that the national pregnancy rate for teens is lower than it was in the '50s. maybe they didn't poll 11 and 12 yr olds.

I heard this story this morning on the Mj radio show, and appearently their school mascot is the trojan? what a coincedence. I just greaduated from my high school last year, and it unfortunetly, has the most pregnant students in the school district. everyday it seemed like i saw someone else that was pregenant and showing, let alone the ones that were pregnant arent showing.

http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/nbirthrate1.htm


http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/nbirthrate2.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193727.html

the problem of raising teenage pregnancy rates can be traced to a few root causes:

-lazy parents, too many parents are parents by accident rather than on purpose. too many parents choose to leave the raising of their children to daycares and schools rather than take that job upon themselves. too many parents are too busy with their "lives" to focus on their children or even see them more often then every once in a while.

-lax discipline, too many parents forego this area in the interest of being politically correct or their childs best friend. my mothers father was navy, her brother a marine and the discipline learned there was expect of us. we were raised with a clear understanding of the rules and the consequences of breaking them. when we were caught doing wrong we owned up to it and were punished (actually punished, not kinda sorta punished).

-rights and priveledges, too many parents are trying to negotiate with their children rather than raise them. it was made perfectly clear to us that our childhood was not a democracy and we did not get a vote or a say in how things worked. childhood was a benevolent dictatorship and our parents had the right to invade our perceived privacy anytime our safety or best interests required it. this invasion led to my brother being completely pissed at all of us for "spying" on him. it also led to the intervention that ultimately led him to the army where he straightend out his life. without this, he would have landed his butt in state or federal prison right along with his crew.

-doing whats right, too many parents see this as subjective or even optional whenever it is inconvienent. were we expected to do what was right no matter what irregardless of whether or not it was what we wanted or felt like doing. period. end of discussion. any less was simply not accepted.

-getting involved, too many parents believe in letting their children live their own lives and assisting when necessary. my parents were always involved. they demanded to know the when where what why how and who of every situation. especially when i didn't want them to know.

-morals and values, too many parents are lacking in this area themselves and are completely incapable of teaching their children. we were taught the difference between boys and men and gentlemen. we were also taught the difference between girls and women and ladies. these terms are NOT interchangable. they are all different words for a reason and unfortunately people are not being taught this. furthermore, boys and girls are not being taught to respect themselves or others.

this does not mean i did not get into trouble or pull the wool over their eyes every once in a while, but they did everything in their power to prevent it.

I agree with My CSVT.

Word. My parents were the same way. I'm the baby of the family, with my oldest half brother being 40 years old. I was raised with a brother and sister attending college when I was only five. My father was an ex-air guard sargent (neat rooms, politeness) and my mother a factory worker (morals, right from wrong, caring)

Point being, their parenting and life skills were passed on to me. Even though I'm the "baby" I am a very responsible person for all the resources I've grown up having. I saw siblings make mistakes when I was young, lost Dad at an early age too. I'm essentially my own parent 24/7 when Mom's not around. Being the first and only child of my parents marriage still gives me that "In charge and responsible" feeling others get when they actually have younger siblings.

Kids who have sex and try any drugs at the age of 11-13 are truly misled, and need better parents. Plain and simple. I knew too many people who were raised by "Parents as Friends" and look where they're at: prison, or the very least smoking pot every night. Winners.

I am the only "successful" kid of the old school "click" of about twenty kids on the block. That's awful sad if you ask me.

I feel no pity for idiot kids, but we have to support them. We have to be humane about thier mistakes so they don't go and kill their newborns or something in fear of no support from those who knew better. Call me whatever, I always believe in "bridging the gap" over compromising anyday; they are different ways to solve problems.