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Teenage Pregnacy

 

            
             I sat watching the Maury Polvich show one day and the topic was on teens, sex, and pregnancy. This is a really interesting topic to me because I am the mother of two teenage girls. While watching these shows, I asked myself " What was the parents involvement in the prevention of these teen's pregnancy?" Most of the parents on the show stated that they did talk to their children about sex, but the children just didn't listen to them and that is how they ended up pregnant. .
             Listening to the parents and watching the reactions of the audience made me reflect on my situation as a teenager. All I could remember was my aunt telling me that sex was bad and that if she found out I was doing it she would kill me. That left a curious question in my mind as a teen. What is so bad about this thing called sex? I had to try it and see for myself why was it so bad. I just didn't know all that it entailed and the repercussions that one must face when they make that decision. I ended up pregnant at the age of 14. .
             I decided that I would take the time to talk to a group of teenage girls ages 13-16 and asked them, "How did your parents approach you with the subject of sex?" Their responses were pretty much the same except for one girl. Four out of the five girls said their mothers was the one who gave them the talk and all they could remember was their mother telling them "Just don't have sex". They also expressed that usually the conversation of sex came up when they had expressed an interest in a boy. .
             The one girl had her sex talk given to her by her dad. It was amazing because her outlook on the sex talk was different then the other girls. She stated that her father took her to lunch and approached the topic gently as though she was a little girl. She stated that he wanted to hear what she thought and was willing to answer all her questions. .
             What stuck in my mind most differently about her talk with her father and the other girls with their mothers was she remembered her dad seemingly calm, open, and extremely confident in what he was saying to her.


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