This is why we need more than abstinence-only sex education in schools.

I can’t stand when ppl blame tv and celebraties about teen prego’s. Being a young mother of twins myself I knew what i was doing and i knew what would happen. My children are 3 years old now two beautiful little girl me and my husband are great parents and we love each other very much. I do agree parents should be more involved with their children my parents hardly ever talked about sex and what not with me or my sister. Teen parents can be just as good as any parent I’m one of them.

Wow, this just breaks my heart….how sad. Another life snuffed out before the little boy even had a chance. What could he have been in life?

This is a RED ALERT….Stop whatever you’re doing and go to Carol J’s emerald avatar on (approximately) page 26 of the Margo Howard thread….It is important in light of this discussion….Trust me on this…….Do it, do it….don’t think twice…go…….

No I do not think the school is the sole responsiblity for teaching sex ed. Parents are also the MOST responsible but most I know are not as good at it as trained professionals. You also can lead a horse to water….. The facts should speak for themselves with aids, and other STD’s to deter unprotected sex but the culture bears some responsibility as well. Glorifying single parenthood among celebrites and entertainers does little to send the message that is is not ok. I work with teen girls as a coach and we try our best to educate them that the choices they make live with you the rest of your life. More than once ( fortunately the exception rather than the rule) I have had a young gal come to me afraid that she is PG. and the first thing I ask is have you told your parents? Next I encourage her to go to her school councelor who is trained to deal with this. We have a health center in our school. I am fortunate in that MOST of my girls come from good responsible families and only one out of 10 years with 25+ each year have actually been pregnant. The problem I see is the additude fo the girls that they learn from tv and other woman in the community that glorify sex. . They now take there BC pills to school with them. We actually found some on the cafeteria table and the girl who claimed them seemed not embarrased in the slightest in fact she might as well have posted a sign in the hall that she was available!!! I have had girls tell me they will be late for practice because they had to go get their Depro shot!…. Is that what happens when it is to available? One (17) even quit our program thinking she was pregnant, married the boyfriend (older kids) with her parents permission, and moved away only to come back two months later not pregnant and in the process of a divorce. Since he was now considered her legal guardian she need his permission to re-register for school. The rest of the girls got a real education on that experience. They all should have to spend the night with a colicy baby and find out what parentage is really like and carryine around four sacks and dolls are not anything like it. My heart goes out to the ones that find themselves in that predictiment but am glad for the ones that have a good family to help them along the way! I have seen some good kids make lemonade out of lemons and become great parents, get college educations and succeed. Those are the kids that should be speaking to other kids. Abstinance is like having to be 21 to frink in my opinion…. As I told my son growing up…..I cannot tell you you will never drink. As a adult you can do what you feel is proper..but the point of an age limit with alcohol is the hope that by a certain age you are mature enough to understand the consequences for your actions and do whatever you do responsibly and are prepared to accept them when you do! 14 & 15 year olds do not have a clue!

apologies for the typos above……I’ m trying to work and the phone keeps ringing. I had to go away for a second and not wanting to retype I hit the submit key before editing……(blush)

This tragic story is very similar to one that happened not so long ago, where a young girl gave birth to her baby, then she stabbed him and then the body of the baby was dumped in a swamp. I remember seeing the young girl on Oprah. This is a sad heartbreaking story, and I will reserve judgement until further facts are provided.

There is most definitely NOT enough information in the above post to have any idea what or who is to blame (beyond the obvious girl herself that is). The depths of human pathology have long been a mystery to the human race on the whole. The girl could be a sociopath. she could be mentally ill. she could be mentally disabled. She could be dumb. literally dumb… meaning low low IQ. who knows? Blame is pointless. Solutions are good.