So I've been gone forever and a day, I know. But I'm back to say this little thing that I've noticed now that I'm all freaking out over SEVERAL things.
There is not nearly enough support for pregnant teens in the United States. It's beginning to piss me off, because many girls (and some boys) feel ostracized once they spawn before the societal clock deems appropriate. And in some of the so-called intellectual groups in High School, they not only get made fun of for being dumb sluts (or the dude who forgot what a rubber was), but also ridiculed for being spawners, adding children to the already cramped world we live in. As a passing member of this ridiculous clique, I resent these statements.
Just to make this clear, I'm not sure if I'm pregnant. I'm showing some signs and things are actin' all funny-like. Thing is, it's already been close to 3 months since coitus and I've had periods but we all heard about those weird people who have periods but still are incubating little mini-mes. I really need to go take another prego test.
But back to the subject at hand. Since I am faced with the oh-so-lovely predicament I am, I've noticed how society and family planning fails ultimately. They're doing a fine and dandy job at preventing pregnancy, but what about support for girls who slipped through the cracks? I was up (or is that down?) on antihistamines (allergic to the dude's animals, took a lot as prevention) and my virgin strung-out ass didn't realize the fucker took off his condom. And not only could I be pregnant but I may also even have a YI!
Lets just say I don't associate with this individual once I realized what happened. And lost his number. And avoid his friends like the plague.
The thing with teen pregnancy is that the girls who find themselves expecting often have their plates full with other crucial milestones in their life, like getting a liscense, planning their prom outfits, getting ready to graduate and go to college, and all that rot. They are pressured enough as it is, and are probably already getting crap from their so-called "support system" for "fucking up their lives" (translate: getting a 'D' in geometry). Once these same girls realize they are pregnant, who are they supposed to turn to? Their teachers and parents scorn them, their peers poke fun or use them as precautionary tales (or whales, as said by pretty little Ellen Page in Juno).
I'm just freaking out. I don't know what the fuck is going on. I'm looking up anything and everything that could support me as a college aspiring teen mother but I'm fucked because all the shit sites I'm digging up scream ABISTINENCE AND OTHER METHODS OF PREVENTION.
Uhm, Health Experts? What about when Sally and Johnny tried BC but it failed and now Sally is all knocked up, and her daddy kicks her out and her mommy says she did it to ruin mommy's life, and Johnny's mom and dad think Sally is a slut and the baby isn't their good, sweet, kind little Johnny boys?
Who the FUCK is Sally supposed to turn to?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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