Back Seat Romances

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young people are spending too much time alone and, even more alarming, are the number of teens who are seeking companionship in the bed of another teen. “How do they do it, the ones who make love/without love” (Olds 1-2)? Our teenagers need to be taught to have more respect for themselves, so they can have a better life for themselves and the children they will have later in life, “Findings indicated the pregnant adolescents had a higher life change event scores with a greater number of life change events than did their non-pregnant peers” (Ravert 2). With all of the information available to the public on the effects of divorce on our kids, the amount of time spent alone, and how the chances of teenage pregnancy increase when the two are combined, we-as parents-should do more to stay married and spend more time with our children.
Second, the stigma that teen pregnancy has changed over the years. Years ago, a girl who became pregnant was “shipped” off to another school, family ...

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