[fay]

I finished school
I didn't care about my repuation. I wasn't friends with them so why would I.
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and a stable relationship is stable, so I dont understand that part.

I wasn't talking about anyone younger than 14, either. they need to wait.
I agree, for most people having a baby as a teenager is not going to be the best situation to put themselves in, but from your original post it did not sound like you thought any teenager could/should be a mother. And that's the problem. No, all teenage pregnancy shouldn't be glorified or looked at as possible, but it does need to be recognized as possible too because everyone will be telling a 15 year old mother she's terrible when she's actually better than some adults - and thats where the reputation part you mentioned comes in. People need to realize there are good and bad teen mothers. I don't believe that the bad mother majority is as big as I think you probably think it is.
Then again I guess it depends on what age you're talking about because I'm talking all teen mothers.

[LaurenTheNerd]

Many people do care about their reputation and it ruins some people's lives although I'm glad it worked out better for you.

And yeah, a stable relationship might not last still. A 14 year old might have a "stable" relationship at the time but by the time she's an adult she may have completely realised he's not for her.

Many teens CAN be mothers, I don't doubt that but there are ALOT of them who can't and should not for the good of the child. I agree that it should be recognized as possible but it should only be made that way to teens who are already pregnant and need encouragement to look after their baby. I do not think that teenagers who aren't pregnant to begin with should be told "yeah get pregnant and you might be alright" I think it should be frowned upon to be honest then at least less teens will think it's nothing.

I don't know if you saw my thread in the debates section about teens trying to get pregnant but there's a whole lot of those girls who need to be told not to get pregnant.