Testimonies: Teen pregnancy 22 Articles

by Petra Goerner

Young Mother's Love I hadn't even reached adulthood and I found myself, bare foot and pregnant at the age of seventeen. I remember that I had been having many bladder infections. At the time my doctor was concerned abou...read more

by Elizabeth Curtsinger

Teen parenting is a touchy subject, with strong opinions everywhere you look. Some people base these opinions on what they read. Others, base them on what they have seen. Personally? My opinions are based on what I have li...read more

by Linda Eileen

When I was pregnant last year and working at my job where my assistants were teen age girls, one of them came to me afraid that she was pregnant. She did not know how to handle the news or tell her parents. I told her th...read more

by Alicia Labossiere

Many people wonder what drives teenagers to take the risk of not wearing condoms, some get pregnant by mistake or by accident. However, I had chosen to become a mother at 16. I chose to live my life for another. Back i...read more

by Taryn Sudhoff

In late October of 2003, I realized that not only was I sick, but that I was only sick in the morning. I was 14. I was too terrified to take a pregnancy test at the time, but when on with my life like a normal teen. Within...read more

by Wendy Wright

Teen pregnancy is a topic that is too often ignored, and is one that needs to be addressed. There are thousands of teen girls out there who are pregnant, scared, confused, and many of them have nowhere to turn. More often ...read more

by Kathryn Kirby

The time surrounding my first pregnancy saw many changes, both for me and for the world. I was a naive, young 16-year-old high school senior when I became pregnant and it seemed terribly ironic that it should happen during...read more

by Lucy Burley

I found out that i was pregnant at the age of 18 and was scared out of my mind but excited at the same time.my family supported me and my mum was thrilled to find out that she was going to be a grandma for the first time. ...read more

by just another voice

I was reading the articles on Teen Pregnancy. (not Tenn) they all seem to want us to support the unfortunate, pregnant teens. Why doesn't anyone find this wrong? I would think more along the lines of applauding the teens...read more

by Samantha Vee

I was a teen mother. My oldest child was born three months before my eighteenth birthday. Oh, how I thought I knew it all then! I couldn't understand why people would give me so much unsolicited advice, give me such dirty ...read more

by Jannelle Vanegmond

Teenage moms are thought to be dirty little girls who sleep with anyone,drink and do drugs,but how fair is that? The person who judges a teen mom dosen't know anything about her aside from she has a baby.Me myself being si...read more

by Yvang

Being a teen mom is something not everyone thinks about. I know I didn't think about it when I started having sex. I always thought it wouldn't happen to me and when I see teens at school pregnant I would always tell mysel...read more

by Kyonia' Johnson

It is absolutly sad when a young girl finds out that she herself will now have a baby of her own. I personally feel that this situation is not right. This case is starting to happen more and more in the United States ...read more

by Rose O

I got pregnant with my first daughter right around the time I graduated from High school. While all of my friends were getting ready to go to college, I was getting ready for diaper and late night feedings. I wish I would...read more

by Jose Castro

Pregnancy is a serious matter whether it be in California (Cal pregnancy), Texas (Tex pregnancy), Florida (Flo pregnancy), or Tennessee (Tenn pregnancy). All across the country family after family can attest to the impor...read more

by Melissa Parrington

I am a teen mother, i have a four month old daughter and she is the highlight of my life. Many people say i should have never done it, I should have waited until i was older and had more knowledge of what i was doing, and...read more

by Ashley Ahola

When I was in my freshman year, sitting alone at lunch someone I never met before asked me to sit at her lunch table with her friends. When I went and sat with them they were all picking out baby names I thought how fu...read more

by Mommy2jesse

There are many horrible stereotypes associated with teen moms and teens who are pregnant. I was one of those girls who, unfortunately, had to deal with them. I didn't fit stereotype at all, and I still don't fit the teen m...read more

by Bethany Ruffin

My daughter followed in the footsteps of my mother and my grandmother and myself. We all began our families as teens. Pregnancy is never easy and being a teenager its a much tougher battle, with trying to finish school and...read more

by Jennifer Ybarra

My sister was eighteen years old when she had her first baby, now she has three. I always helped her with her kids doing the motherly duties. Now I am nineteen I was eighteen when I had my daughter Arianna on Jan 15, 20...read more