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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Teenage Parents are More Accepted in Todays Society