Teenage Parents are More Accepted in Todays Society

Teenage Parents are More Accepted in
Todays Society

Teen parents are a
lot more common than they were 20 or 30 years ago and the number of teenage
parents is on the rise.  Teenage parents
are much more accepted these days than they once were, so is that the reason
why there are so many more of them? (By
teenparentingmagazine )

20 years ago a
teenage mother was a scandal and single
parents of teenagers who fell pregnant would take it upon themselves to
make sure that their teenager didn’t cause them a scandal that would ruin their
reputation.

Often the teenager
themselves had no say in deciding the outcome of their pregnancy.  In many cases the ‘soon to be grandparents’
would expect their daughter to marry the babies father and would do everything
in their power to make sure that it happened. 
Some fathers of the bride would actually stand over the groom with a
loaded shotgun, which was where they got the term ‘shotgun wedding’.

If a wedding is just
not going to happen, the next option was to send the young teenager to a remote
location where nobody knows her.  She
would give birth to the baby anonymously and the baby would usually be given up
for adoption for a reputable family to raise as their own.  In this scenario the teen parents usually
didn’t even get to see their baby.

The last option was
abortion, which for many was the easiest option which solved the whole problem
quickly and easily and no-one would ever know about it.

In any case, the
fact was that 20 years ago teenage parents were not able to keep and raise
their babies as their own.  For many
young mothers this is something that they would live with for the rest of their
lives, especially in the event of their baby having been adopted out.  A mother will never be able to forget her
baby and will often wonder where her child is and whether they have had a good
and happy life.

In today’s society
the options are much the same but the teenager has much more say in the
decision.  Abortions are much safer now
than they were many years ago and is the option many teens will take.

Adoption still
happens but it is usually the teenager that makes that decision.  It is a decision that they will take their
time in making and may even get to choose the parents that their baby will go
to.

Marriage is still a
good option but it is not forced upon teenagers today.  In the long term if the teenage couple are
not in love and do not see themselves as spending the rest of their lives
together, then it is probably better that they don’t marry.  The baby’s father can still be involved in
the baby’s life even without the parents being married.  The important thing is that both parents love
and take care of the baby.

Teenage parents are
more accepted these days and even if that may be the reason that teen parenting
is on the rise, it is also the reason that teen parents get a fairer go in
deciding their own future and the future of their child.

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