Kriston+Ramos

Kriston Ramos Jeff & PG College Bound 902 6/4/13  Annual Project Essay: Teenage Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is on the rise! Teenage pregnancy affects the lives of teen moms financially, emotionally and socially. It affects teen moms financially because it is difficult for most teen moms to be able to find a job if they didn't finish school. Emotionally because being a teen mom can be very stressful having to take care of a child when you are still a child yourself. Lastly, I say socially because people like to be judgmental and would think less of the teen if she has a child. As stated by Belinda Luscombe, “[|Pregnancy rates among the U.S teenagers which had been dropping since 1990, took an upturn in 2006]." Teenage pregnancy affects the lives of teen moms financially because In “[|Single Moms Struggle to get by—They Abound in White Center]” by Bob Ortega, “After her daughter Amber, was born in 1988, Moore discovered that her welfare checks barely covered food and rent on her small one bedroom apartment.” Teen mothers not only struggle to take care of the child but to help themselves. Also in another article, "[|Teen Parents Struggle to Make Ends Meet]," by Eric Pera, it says how two parents struggle. "There have been rough patches, though, such as making ends meet on a limited income and bedeviled with chronic repairs to their car, a 1996 Ford Mustang, which has been idled yet again as Lear and Garnett save to buy parts for the brakes," it had stated.  Teenage pregnancy also affects the lives of the teen moms emotionally as stated in, "[|Teenage Pregnancy: A Preventable Calamity]," by Kathy Sylvester. She had stated, "It is amedia type="youtube" key="UDo-EuyFYSg" width="560" height="315" calamity for their children because most will grow up poor and fatherless. And it is a calamity for this nation because these children are likely to repeat the tragic cycle of poverty and dysfunction into which they were born." In another article, “[|Problems Teen Mothers Face]" by Erica Roth she states, "Teen parents who do not have the support of their friends and family members may feel more stress because they feel like they are alone and do not have anyone to turn to when they are feeling low." = Lastly, teenage pregnancy affects the lives of teen moms in socially. In an article called, “Teen Pregnancy: Stereotypes & Statistics,” by Carlaelaine she states the different ways teenage mothers are being stereotyped. “What’s even worse are the stereotypes’ about the mothers:1.Teen moms are high school drop outs,2.Teen moms are poor,3.Teen moms are bad moms,4.Teen moms are druggies,5.Teen moms have no future,” is what she had stated in her article. In another article, “ [|Too Often, Teen Mothers Receive Shame Instead Of Support] ” by [|Tara Culp-Ressler] it is added that, “ **One Louisiana high school banned pregnant teens from attending classes on campus altogether.” ** = == = ** So in conclusion it is true that teenage pregnancy affects the lives of teen moms. They are affected financially, emotionally and socially. Financially because they could barely make ends meet, emotionally because handling a baby is a lot of work and stressful and socially because there are many stereotypes that can ruin one. My thesis is important because it shows how teenage mothers struggle in life. ** = = =