They might have been 16 or 17. He stood with his arms around her while they waited for the bus. When it came, only she got on.
He stood next to the window by her seat, making the shape of a heart with his fingers.
As the bus pulled away, he ran alongside it holding his hands over his chest in the shape of a heart the whole time.
She was laughing as he faded in the distance.
Teen love. How long do you think they will last?
A more common scene: only 16 or 17, there is a child involved. A lot of screaming/cursing. The kid is neglected while the parents, who are teenagers, argue about some nonsense ("your baby's momma").
ReplyDeleteThough part of the teenage experience (according to the "real world" at least) is falling in love and whatnot, I don't think that it is healthy or beneficiary. This is the time to focus on their own growth.
It literally hurts me when I see 16 year old pregnant girls. Or two teens with a 2yr old...what will happen to the kid's future?
The tv show '16 and pregnant' seems to be a big hit. I don't know why. It is becoming more and more common to be in high school with a baby in daycare. It is sad. It seems to be a trend. And I don't think they really think about the child's future at all, or what is in their best interest. If they did, they would not be in that situation to begin with.
DeleteThe problem with putting it on TV and then having these girls on the cover of magazines is that they are "glorified". It is sad. I'm honestly concerned about the children. I'm not going to even pretend that a "abstinence" program would work. Taking out my own personal views on birth control, I think these schools and parents should be telling them to use protection.
DeleteI've been wanting to for a while just go into public schools and give a "princess speech" about valuing yourself and so forth. I've had the idea for a while, ulay, iy"H one day I actually will.
I don't know much about public schools, but from the way it is portrayed on tv, they hand out free condoms. That may not be true.
DeleteYou can teach girls to say no, and to value their body. But what do you tell guys? Say no to pleasure? Protect yourself? When talking about sex it seems there is heavy pressure on girls to say no, but guys don't get told off at all.
I can't "fix" an entire generation's faulty perception of love, relationships, and sex. It is unfortunate that they are looked at the way that they are.
DeleteI think the education also comes from home. How do the parents tell them to treat women (in this case, girls)?
I'm not even saying to say "no" though I do think that it is important for girls to know that they CAN. But just to be safe. To think of the consequences. To value themselves. To never forget that they are a princes, that deserves to be treated as such.
I think most normal parents teach their kids about protection, and safety, and to value a woman. At least I hope.
DeleteSome girls feel pressured to 'do it' because they think their boyfriend will leave them otherwise. And quite often that is true. Boys have raging hormones and unfortunately at that age it is all that is on their mind. Very few boys are emotionally intelligent enough to have a deep respectful relationship with any girl.
Girls have peer pressure as well. They want to fit in. They want to be 'cool'. Maybe change the perception of what is cool.