Condoms....do you know what they are?

its because people don't think of the consequences when they have sex.

they think, oh, only teenage girls who are hoodlums or whatever will get pregnant, and I'm not one of those girls.

or, only prostitutes will get STDs and that would never happen to me if i had unprotected sex.

WRONG.

the chance of stds and pregnancy are the same for everyone, and no one seems to realize that they could be at risk every time they think, 'just this once'.

and no offense to all those pro-lifers, but why is it such a great thing that she didn't abort the baby?

granted, she shouldn't be pregnant in the first place, but which is better, her aborting the baby or her giving that kid a hard life for 18 years or just dumping the kid on her parents who obviously don't know how to teach their child about protection and sex.

but that's just my two cents.

god help that little girl!!!!

yes I know what they are~ but things do happen.

I knew an 11 yr. old pregnant for the second time (she had placed her youngest for adoption) Its sad what the world is coming to. I mean with all the kid moms, I was 18 when I had my youngest and I think I was too young, let alone all the 11, 12, 13, 14 year olds. I do understand unplanned pregnancies though, condoms (or anything else for that matter) are 100% reliable; but that kind of thing should only happen to adults!

I know how you feel, I was out today with my little sister, she's 9 and I'm 12, we saw at least 4 teenage mums! I hate seeing teenagers out with their kids and their friends. I know I'm not an exact expert at my age but they just don't know how to cope, if the kid fiddles with their hair or starts crying they just yell at them or shake them hard. Once I even saw a teenage mum out with her friends and they were playing 'catch' with the toddler, then seeing how fast they could push the pram down a hill WITH THE CHILD INSIDE!I really really hate it! I mean, if they're 18 or older and it was unplanned but because the protection didn't work then it's ok. I hate it when they don't think about the future though, they just think 'OOH YAY! MY OWN LITTLE BABY!' GGGGGGRRRRRRRR

it does bother me there are girls out there who are using abortion as there birth control or think that peanut butter or pizza sauce is a contraceptive becuase there boyfriends told them so its quite annyoing but then again what do i know im a virgin at 17 ive never had to deal with that kinda situation

1) If you have to come on Yahoo to ask sex related questions, then you shouldn't be having sex. You obviously don't know enough to be engaging in something so serious.

2) The ONLY way to guarantee not getting pregnant is not to engage in sex, period. No other method of birth control is 100% effective, so there is always a chance of pregnancy.

All people should know one and two. I'm tired of the people who don't and thank you for bringing up the subject.

parents and schools should be more open with children about the results of having sex , i know my brother and sister have to carry a "life" like baby for two days there junior year ......maybe more schools should do something like this

yes its sad, i wish in some ways they had condoms available at school

but that almost like saying its ok to have sex.

So what can we do???

I would love to hear what folk say

Meg

MOM to 3 boys and pregnant again.

My oldest is 11 years old ,

of course tho rite...its embarrasing 4 her to buy condoms but it isnt embarrasing to 14 and pregnant !

GO FIGURE !

Get a grip, girl. There are lots of things in life that you have control over, and millions more that you don't, including everyone else's behavior. Just stick to leading the good, moral life that you think everyone else should and let the chips fall where they may.

"Judge not lest ye be judged."

"Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord."

"Doh!"

Her life is really none of your business. She's not a baby. I can't stand it when adults underestimate the maturity level of teens. Some teens do use condoms, they just don't use it correctly. No one wants to talk about how to put one on, so how are teens supposed to know?