What was she thinking? Society.

Why is it so normal or considered okay for teens to get pregnant at such a young age? Oh wait, its not. My cousin had a baby at 14 years old. She thought it was okay for her to do it because she thought she was ready to be an adult, and was ready for a “family.” To me this sounds absolute crazy! When she told me this I was astonished. How in the world could my cousin who was only 13 think it was okay to get pregnant! She is still a baby her self! Then she told me something that has changed my mind on society to this day. She said “The girls on Teen Mom and Sixteen and pregnant can do it, so can I.” I literally had no words. Has society really glamorized this subject so much that girls are actually thinking it is okay to do this? Well the answer is yes. Society doesn’t just accept this they glamorize it! Girls have to try out for this; these are shows that inspire girls to have sex. I chose this topic because it has impacted my life because the child that my cousin had now lives with my aunt. My aunt has 2 kids of her own and is a single parent so now she has 3 kids who she takes care of. My baby cousin one time asked me something that broke my heart; he asked me “why did mommy not love me? Why do I live with Nana?” I did not know what to say to him, and I still don’t but I am going to try to bring awareness to this subject.