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... of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" This couple has been living a fantasy for so long, it's become real to them. LW might live to regret breaking this bubble.
"I ... haven't voted in years. After all, what was the point? They are all the same."
Anyone who thinks that George Bush, John Kerry, and Al Gore are "all the same" richly deserves to have Ron Paul (or Ross Perot or Ralph Nader) as president.
In my lifetime of observing females become pregnant I have noticed the following: The girls/women most likely to become pregnant when it is inappropriate (due to youth, financial instability, lack of interest from the father, etc.) are girls/women who feel powerless and/or unloved.
No matter what race, nationality, or economic group they inhabit, they are likely to believe, either consciously or unconsciously, that an adorable baby (with an equally adorable name) will fill the terrible void they feel in their lives. Of course they aren't sorry about becoming pregnant; they think the baby is going to provide them with all the love and attention they seek and aren't getting from the family members, peer group, and men who are closest to them. (NOTE: This applies as much to superstar pop divas as it does to the average American schoolgirl.)
If you want to halt teen pregnancy, LISTEN TO GIRLS. Make them feel worthy and appreciated, not invisible. Encourage them to have aspirations. Also, insist that your sons treat their girlfriends with respect and true caring. A little genuine sex education (from someone who doesn't have their head up their ass) wouldn't hurt either.
