Teeanage pregnancy: its effects, and causes

     Teen pregnancy is currently one of the most common problems in our society. It is no longer frowned upon as it was in previous epochs, but sometimes it is even celebrated. teen pregnancy isn't be a thing worth celebrating, but is a thing worth crying for. Teenage mothers give up their liberties, they often times struggle through life, and lose many wonderful opportunities. if a female has a child in high school, then college seems almost impossible to think about, because their first priority will be their child. As a teenage mother you no longer have a life of your own, and seeing as how teenage mothers are too young to have experienced life, it's almost as if you have no life at all, as if you've never lived.

     There are certain life experiences that people go through, that helps them discover who they are, are what their purpose in life is. Teenage mothers often times don't have the opportunity to discover or go through these experiences. A big portion of their young adult life is lost, where one is free to see the world and sometimes make a difference. teenage mothers don't often have the chance to live life to the fullest, and seeing as taking care of a baby prevents them from attaining a better education, they often only have meagre resources, or means to provide for their child. now that is not to say that teenage fathers don't often fall on hard times as well, but most of the time the responsibility, and hardship of raising, and taking care of the baby falls on the female.

     The main causes of teen pregnancy in developed countries like the United States, are often poverty, child abuse, dug/alcohol abuse, and inadequate sex education. but i believe the main cause of teen pregnancy is society itself. In a majority of schools, sex education no longer preaches about abstinence, but give out condomns and talk about when to have sex. Most popular movies and tv shows, almost always have a sex scene, or a sexual oriented plot. the media, in order to sell more of their stuff often incorporate pornography or sex idols in their advertisements. What kind of message do they think they're sending our teenagers. As an older sibling, my parents have always told me that i should lead by example, well i now send the same message to our society, we must lead by example.