Comments on: SHOCKING PREGNANCY pact at high school http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/06/20/shocking-pregnancy-pact-at-high-school/ From diapers to diplomas, an irreverent, practical guide to all things parenting Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rachelle G. http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/06/20/shocking-pregnancy-pact-at-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Rachelle G. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:45:58 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/?p=789#comment-1179 Actually, today they are reporting that there likely was no “pact” before the pregnancies, but rather an agreement to stick together after the girls had become pregnant…a support group of sorts.

Check out:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-22-pregnancy-pact_N.htm

]]> By: Rona Renner http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/06/20/shocking-pregnancy-pact-at-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Rona Renner Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:17:30 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/?p=789#comment-1178 “Where were their parents” is a key question in this. I wonder if the girls and parents are spending their evenings watching reality TV or reading about the sex lives of others on the Internet. If teens don’t feel connected to their family, if they don’t have a sense of purpose, and if they feel unloved, then they are more vulnerable to the influence of peers and at risk for gang like behavior. We live in a culture where too many parents are not spending enough time with their kids or teens. Our fast food, fast paced nation has many negative consequences. Forming a “pregnancy gang” is one way to feel like you belong.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/06/20/shocking-pregnancy-pact-at-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 Rachel Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:06:43 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/?p=789#comment-1177 I think the Baby borrowers show is a great idea – depending on the actual educational value of the show it might not hurt to start showing it in sex ed or parenting classes that high schools have. It’s just scary when a teenage girl needs to use motherhood as a personal identifier

]]> By: high school pregnancy pact http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/06/20/shocking-pregnancy-pact-at-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 high school pregnancy pact Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:11:27 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/?p=789#comment-1176 [...] pact", all under the age of 16.WJBO-AM (National News) – http://www.wjbo.com – Verweise|||SHOCKING PREGNANCY pact at high schoolvor 2 Stunden gefunden Ann Tatko-Peterson pregnant Seventeen. Count them: 17 teenagers at a [...]

]]> By: Ari Soglin http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/06/20/shocking-pregnancy-pact-at-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 Ari Soglin Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:12:40 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/?p=789#comment-1175 If the coverage is accurate, we know what the girls were thinking. What were the boys (or were they men) thinking? Maybe, as is the tendency with some young men, they just were not thinking. Did they not use condoms because they didn’t care about getting the girl pregnant or about catching STDs themselves? Did the girls tell them, “Don’t worry; I’m on the pill?” I’m not feeling sympathy for the boys or men. They had a choice. And at least one is reported to be a 24-year-old man. But I do wonder whether the girls lied to them.

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