An equally-minded friend (whose sense of empathy got shot off in the war, in other words) alerted me to this debacle of epic proportions. Granted, teenagers make lots of bad decisions. When I look back at some of the people I dated (and some of the styles I wore...), it makes me long for a stiff shot of brain bleach. But this goes well beyond the normal realm of teenage idiocy and straight into what the hella goldmine territory.
17 students at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts are pregnant. None is older than sixteen. That isn't the shocking part, though. [A sad commentary on the situation in and of itself.] It seems that these ninnies, far from being uneducated about the details of safe sex and contraceptives, actually made a pact together to get pregnant and raise their babies en masse.
Principal Joseph Sullivan says it "isn't all that shocking." With all due respect, Joe....what kind of crack are you smoking?!? Isn't shocking?! What ever happened to Truth or Dare? Spin the Bottle? Jesus H. Christ. Having a baby isn't like buying a Chia Pet! Our education system has failed these girls. Their families have failed these girls. Our government, which loves to spout its abstinence only drivel, has failed these girls. But you know what? These ignoramuses deserve their fair share of the blame brownie too. How fucking idiotic can you be? A pact to get pregnant at the ripe ol' age of 16, or 15, or 14?! The rationale? "They're so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally."
Get a therapist. Get some self esteem. Get a goldfish (upon further thought, I don't think these girls would be intelligent enough to care for one, so scratch that). Do NOT get pregnant. The kicker? Joe, the high school's fearless leader, comments on the parentage of one of the babies: "We found out one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless guy." Well isn't that precious??
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