Pregnancy pact at one high school leads to 17 soon-to-be teen moms

"Posted by Amanda Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:27pm PDT

This has Lifetime Movie written all over it! These girls need to get a clue and some common sense, they have know idea how hard it is raising a baby. And the one who got pregnante by the homelss dude needs to get tested for STDS!"

Looking at Shine advertising it on their parents page. Winner it has now become a Lifetime Movie 18mo later on 1/23/2010. Now they will glorify it even more what hypocrites.

I cant even grasp wth those girls were thinking...Im 22 and I have a 3 yr old & a 2 yr old....and its hard as hell...what those girls need is for their parents to make then step up and be the adults (that they wanted to be sooo badly) and actually take care of their babies. And by that I mean get a job & a place of tpo live & get used to having to do it on thier own. My husband and I have to take care of our kids by our selves while we are going to college full time so that we can give our kids a better life. If those girls only knew how hard it is to be a REAL parent ( not one that leaves their kids with someone else so they can do whatever they want) then they never would have gotten pregnant. And as for the other comments talking about the fathers should be mentioned as well...I agree but at the same time those girls just wanted a baby they didnt care who it was by...that became apparent when the one girl got pregnant by a 24 yr old man that can't do anything to help her or her baby...therefore the other girls probably don't even know who the father is....maybe that will think a little harded before getting pregnant again after they are on the Maury show for the 5th time trying to find their child's father. You know its girls like that that give the other girls a bad name....there are actually girls out there that what a baby but KNOW that they need to get an education in order to get a job in whilch will enable them to provide for that baby....how the hell is a 16 year old high school student going to provide for a baby?? Oh wait...I know....Hey mom and dad I need money for the baby...grow up you opened your legs step up and take care of your child....you know there sayin for situtations just like this...."If you can't feed them, then don't breed them" and no I don't mean that like a child is an animal...just if you can't take care of a baby then either don't have sex of get some birth control....but don't go have an abortion just because you were to cheap to go buy a $7 box of condums..this is just depressing....

I cant even grasp wth those girls were thinking...Im 22 and I have a 3 yr old & a 2 yr old....and its hard as hell...what those girls need is for their parents to make then step up and be the adults (that they wanted to be sooo badly) and actually take care of their babies. And by that I mean get a job & a place of tpo live & get used to having to do it on thier own. My husband and I have to take care of our kids by our selves while we are going to college full time so that we can give our kids a better life. If those girls only knew how hard it is to be a REAL parent ( not one that leaves their kids with someone else so they can do whatever they want) then they never would have gotten pregnant. And as for the other comments talking about the fathers should be mentioned as well...I agree but at the same time those girls just wanted a baby they didnt care who it was by...that became apparent when the one girl got pregnant by a 24 yr old man that can't do anything to help her or her baby...therefore the other girls probably don't even know who the father is....maybe that will think a little harded before getting pregnant again after they are on the Maury show for the 5th time trying to find their child's father. You know its girls like that that give the other girls a bad name....there are actually girls out there that what a baby but KNOW that they need to get an education in order to get a job in whilch will enable them to provide for that baby....how the hell is a 16 year old high school student going to provide for a baby?? Oh wait...I know....Hey mom and dad I need money for the baby...grow up you opened your legs step up and take care of your child....you know there sayin for situtations just like this...."If you can't feed them, then don't breed them" and no I don't mean that like a child is an animal...just if you can't take care of a baby then either don't have sex of get some birth control....but don't go have an abortion just because you were to cheap to go buy a $7 box of condums..this is just depressing....

they are ridiculous for high fiving, im not single i have my babys father with me and we are still struggling and we still dont get help unless i go to school or get a job, but when there is only 1 car involved or no cars at all and no one to take care of your kid or any money to take him to a day care, i cant just get a job or go to school.and the only person working is my babys father and its not easy as it seems to take care of a child esp. when ur in school.so good luck lil girls.they are all dumb ashes.no more partying for you

High schools should not provide free onsite child care. Plus allowing strollers in hall ways is dangerous. I am 28 and if a gil was pregnant she went to alternative school because trying to get around a 3 story high shchool with 2 wings and ten portables would be impossible for a girl who is 7mnths pregnant.
Dont forget to blame the guys who got all the girls pregnant.

Dude. Everyone raging against the boys, or saying they should of gotten birth control must not have read the whole thing. Key word: PACT.
The girls wanted to get preg. that was their goal in having sex. THEY DID IT ON PURPOSE!!!
(how are the boys to blame for that?)

Sometimes society and peers teach children more than parents do. I don't think its always the parents fault. Honestly, I feel bad for all of them. They are young and have no clue what they are getting themselves into! I think its a sad day in this world when a child has to give birth just to feel like they have a place.

This is absolutely sad. I guess Albert Einstein was right: "there are only two things infinte; that's the universe and HUMAN STUPIDITY I'm not even sure about the universe....." What has the world come to " selfishness abides over love in our world today; but all we can do is pray" I feel sorry for these girls because they are older than me and I'm not even stupid enough to have a "baby pact" knowing I can't take care of a baby!!!! All in good time they will see....................

god help them all.

I am amazed that all these teens would do this pact, just for aome attention. I was nineteen when I got pregnant and it was not on purpose. Having a baby is the biggest sacrifice anyone will ever make.
It is not to be taken lightly and these youngsters have no idea how greatly this decision will effect their lives. I have two boys now and it is the hardest duty to be a parent in today's day and age.

What are parents doing these days ?!?

quote: The ones who so desperately want to be an adult as soon as possible should be given the chance and moved out of the way of those who want to better themselves and the communities around them... from neickbusch...
Sweetie, I am sorry to tell you that you sound just as ignorant as the girls in the story, just for very different reasons. You statement makes it seem as if teen parents do not fall into the category of " those who want to better themselves." Although, I do not agree with the 'pact' mentioned in this article, the choice to become a teen parent ( either intentional or not) does not deem one's life over. I graduated high school 6 months pregnant with my second child, had my third my first year out of high school and just had another 18 months ago. The sad part about this is that I am doing far better than most of my class who still don’t have children at all. I am now in my 2 year of law school with a 3.8 GPA and I planned each one of my children to some extent. My point is simple, once again, I do not agree with this idea of the pact these girls made, we can clearly see that they have some severe self-esteem and emotional issues; however, it is not fair to generalize about teen parents in the manner in which you have.
....Furthermore, to Kevin (posted date 6-19-08)Quote:"It would be cheaper than handing these young whores food stamps & diapers ..." You too still have a lot to learn. Just for the record having a child young does not make you a whore, in fact I (with 4 children at the age of 26) have had less sexual partners then ALL of my friends. The best friend of mine that has no children lost her virginity 5 years after me and has thus since tripled my record. Nonetheless, no one has ever handed me diapers for free and while I will concede that some individuals take advantage of the system, it is still not fair to assume that every young mother on food stamps, TANF, WIC, etc is a whore who is just looking for a quick buck and a fuck. Really people wake up, the idea of young people getting pregnant is really not the problem, it is the way the true problem has manifested. What we need to be focusing is on is WHY, not how, when , and where, but why do these girls feel the need to act in any unsafe manner. It doesn’t make them 'dumb', it makes the confused teenagers with non-communicating parents. However, at this point the 'damage' is done, the best (and should be only) thing to do now is to offer these girls some support, the worse thing to do to a new mom, especially a teen mom is to put them down, trust me, they know what they have done deep inside and by chance they do not, they soon will.

I usually have tons to say about teen pregnancy (or even pregnancy before marriage). But I can honestly say this article has struck me speechless. Pretty soon there will be packs like these in middle schools too.

I know that everyone thinks that all girls are little skanks and yes some girls are being dumb not using protection. I was one of those girls. I am not proud of it. We all have to deal with what we have done in life good or bad. If you think that you cannot handle a child there are other options there are people out there that do not have children. That is not an out. Girls should still have to step up and realize what is best for who. I made the choice of adoption and i still have contact. But he leads a wonderful life. One i couldn't give. But I can give my children now. He thanks me since I was so young.

The first line says it all..

You'd almost expect this to be a movie.

Wanna bet that it WILL be made into a movie and made to look like it is all big fun...There is something truly wrong and perverse about the society today.. What happened to accountability, morals, common sense ? The parents of these girls (along with the baby's daddy's and or parents).should be made to foot the bill for EVERYTHING. They should not be allowed to collect one single dime from the government for this little scheme.. The whole idea of it just leaves a BAD TASTE in my mouth..

Haha, in my high school pregnancy was worse than death. There would be a suicide pact before a pregnancy one. We would try to avoid it like the plague.

WHUT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE GIRLS....THEY FIGURE "OHHH A PREAGNEANT BELLY LOKKS CUTE, MAYBE I'LL HAVE A BABY" WHUT WOULD POSSES THESE GIRLS TO GO OUT AND ACTUALLY GET PREAGNEANT? THEY NEED T WORRY ABOUT STD'S AND REALLY HIV/AIDS WHICH IS NOT CUREABLE, AND WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO HAVE A BABY SO YOUNG, SO THEY CAN STRUGGLE...I HAD MY FIRST SON WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD AND MY PARENTS KICKED ME OUT WHEN HE WAS 4 MONTHS OLD, AND I STRUGGLED...MAYBE THE NEED TO BE IN A "SCARED STRAIGHT" PROGRAM AND SEE HOW REAL LIFE IS AS A SINGLE TEEN PARENT!!!

Is it illegal for an adult to donate a turkey baster of sperm to a minor?

A lot of people seem to think the pregnant girls will not be working. The thing these days is to put the welfare moms to work.

Jobs are now a Welfare resource. The teen who does not have a baby will find it hard to compete with the teem moms for jobs. Think about how unfair that is for the teens who don't get pregnant. The teen who did all the right things will not be able to get help from a social worker to get a job, but the teen mommies sure will.

Other people besides teen moms need jobs. I don't know what needs to be done to deter this behavior, but I don't think handing them a job is going to give them the reality check they need. I think they should have to find their own jobs to meet their work requirements.

Maybe they think they can get pregnant and all their problems will go away. Maybe they think they will never have to look for a job again. A social worker or a social program will make sure they always have a job.

Funny how on the front page of Yahoo you see "They've got that Glow" - Celeb moms to be.

Jamie Lynn Spears plastered all over OMG. Nice pink lettering for teenage girls to suck up and absorb.
http://omg.yahoo.com/friend-jamie-lynn-spears-gives-birth-to-a-girl/news/9987?nc

Hey Yahoo! Stop glorifying teen pregnancy.