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Mitzy Ocampo

Concurrent Adult Roles and financial lit.

Ms. Rhodes

January 29, 2017

Teen Pregnancy

Teen pregnancy is known all over the world. Teen pregnancy is not the greatest tragedy to

ever happen, pretty common actually. The choice that follow is what makes teen pregnancy a bit

frightful. I have second hand witnesses the struggle of teen pregnancy from my thirteen year old

cousin.

If a close friend of mine being of 18 years of age would tell me she is pregnant and is

wondering if she should marry. I would first off lecture her. There are many contraceptives, she

could have used to avoid getting pregnant. I would tell her not to get married if it is just because

shes pregnant. A child will not keep a person next to our side. A child will not just go away and

it needs to be in a healthy environment and if you think getting married will provide that go

ahead. Oh, but remember marriage is typically thought to be a lifelong commitment. And divorce

can cause trauma to kids.

Advice to a friend of the age of 24 years would be different. I would ask her if she is

happy about it or if she is not ready for the commitment a child brings. If she is overjoyed about

being with child I would tell her to go and marry him if she truly sees a family with him. If she is

not really in love or does not see him in her future I would tell her, no way. She would not be the

first or last not to get married to the father of her child. According to The Marriage and Family

Experience, the rate of unmarried pregnant women has been rising since 1940 (346).
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A close guy friend with 18 years of age tells me he got his girlfriend pregnant and is

thinking about marrying her. I would tell him to figure it out with her. I would advise him to

think and meditate on it to see if marriage would help in any way. Marriage is not a magical

commitment that makes the pregnancy easier. And if he were to be 24 years old I would ask him

if he loves her unconditionally. If he is ready to have a family emotionally and financially.

In conclusion, I would just give them topics to think about. I have my own views and if

their minds are set all I can do is help them with the transition. Making sure they have thought of

the life they will have together, not just the child itself.
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Work cited

Strong, Bryan, Christine DeVault, and Barbara Werner. Sayad. The Marriage and Family

Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1998.

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