A quick update before I run off to work
August 25, 2009
Will and Jessica and I watched the entire first season of “16 and pregnant” last night. And since we are insensitive, heartless people, we laughed at a lot of it.
And then we watched the finale. It was hosted by Dr. Drew. The very last segment they had all 6 (or maybe it was 7) girls on at once and Dr. Drew asked them how many of them weren’t using contraception when they got pregnant. All of them raised their hands. ALL OF THEM.
I was just like, really? Really? I know this was only 6 or 7 girls but not a single one of them thought to use a condom. Ok one of them (the one with the boyfriend in his 20s) said they used to, but stopped because he didn’t like them.
After that I couldn’t even laugh anymore. This is what abstinence only education is doing. None of these people thought to use condoms or be put on birth control. I KNOW you can be on birth control at 16. I was on it. It just disgusted me.
I will say though that I was pleasantly surprised that the couple we deemed the trashiest ended up being the only one to put their baby up for adoption. I am not saying these girls will be terrible mothers or anything but I do admire the fact that even if it was for purely selfish reasons, they gave their kid a better life.
Ok, done ranting.
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August 26, 2009 at 12:15 am
SERIOUSLY. I laugh so hard at that show, but it’s really rather sad. How can you NOT use a condom? SERIOUSLY…you said it better than me. AMEN!
August 26, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I don’t even know. Even my rural ass high school taught us what condoms were and how to use them and gave us some. Not that I was getting laid, but still. Obviously other people were.
August 26, 2009 at 11:55 am
These are my thoughts exactly. Half the time I watch that show I wish I had magic powers and could reach through the screen and smack the people in charge of teaching these kids sex ed. That show is like watching a slow motion car crash, where no one survives.
August 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm
You know they probably had abstinence only “sex ed” which INFURIATES me. How can people still be so stupid?