Girls under 16 make pact to become pregnant

boogle wrote: »

Hehe, I had pink hair and eyebrow pierced

Blue hair and a nose ring here.

Reading that piece, it makes me wonder if the school has perhaps been too accomadating, with 'baby strollers common in the hallways' and free on site child care?

I'm in no way suggesting that teenage parents should be punished, or sent away out of sight/out of mind, but were Irish schools to become so open minded it might make economic sense to have a baby at 15. Childcare is expensive, free childcare could be seen as an incentive for early breeding. (my tongue is only partly in cheek).

Reading that reminds me of that sense of girly bonding that Judy Blume was writing about, a couple of years ago those girls were probably giggling about periods and getting excited about going shopping for their first bra - now they can share the experiences of morning sickness, stretch marks and heart burn with each other and bond over it.

It's sad that these children are in such a hurry to have kids themselves, I'd be interested to know more about the family situations that these girls who made the pact came from.

doesn't surprised me in the slightest, considering baby dolls and the general being a mother thing is pushed on the majority of girls from a young age.

I saw an interview with one of the girls. What she claimed was the girls all got pregnant accidently. They then made a pact together to raise the kids together (rather than have abortions or adoptions).

Moonbaby wrote: »

That is nothing new....teenagers live to copy other.
Half my class in school opted for pregnancy when they stepped out into the real world, and to be honest they are alot better off than me economically. If and when I ever catch up I won't have the ability to stay at home with my kids.

In other news. I have a serious urge to dye my hair pink.
I'm a bit worried that it might mess up my natural colour though.
Any t-shirt wearers opinions?

Isn't that cute.

Blaming culture forcing baby dolls and motherhood on females is a cop out. If that was the case how many girls would reach their 20s without having a child or two?

Moonbaby: I went for magenta after the first time I dyed my hair pink and the colour was much better - stronger, more defined colour that didn't look as candyfloss-y. Keep in mind you'll have to bleach first, that pink dye doesn't come in a permanent colour and so there's a fair bit of maintenance involved, and that pink could clash with your wardrobe. Apparently if you put salt in the dye before you apply it it'll last better and develop into a stronger colour - I don't understand why, but I'd imagine that it's something like the whole salt thing when dying clothes. I loved having pink hair. I don't they'd cope too well in work if I went pink again though. Sucks.

I get my hair cut and coloured at B!ue's. Georgio really knows my hair.

i_hate_rain wrote: »

"They're so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally,"
They don't seem to realise that when the child grows up it might not love them as much, considering how they're still in school and alone. And they may regret this decision when the baby is keeping them up all night pooping, crying and occasionally vomiting.

Yup, they're in for a harsh lesson. There's a reason there's the old saying regarding kids and how the sooner they learn to talk the sooner they learn to talk back.
Wonder will they be idols or warnings to others though, afterall some people will do anything for media attention and that's what these girls have gotten without doing anything requiring that much effort.

Moonbaby wrote: »

That is nothing new....teenagers live to copy other.
Half my class in school opted for pregnancy when they stepped out into the real world, and to be honest they are alot better off than me economically. If and when I ever catch up I won't have the ability to stay at home with my kids.

In other news. I have a serious urge to dye my hair pink.
I'm a bit worried that it might mess up my natural colour though.
Any t-shirt wearers opinions?

There's a place in temple bar that sells semi-permanent hair colour. Its a shop connected to a piercing place just off the main square. It lasts for a few washes and is only about 6 year. As a regular dyer believe me its pretty kind to the hair too! Granted I have blonde hair so the colour was probably a lot stronger. I say still try it, just leave it in longer. If you've light brown hair, just leave it in longer. If you've dark brown/black hair, that whole red tint is lovely so you could just get red! But don't stand up in the shower when you're doing it! It will colour all the dirt pink... so if you can sit down! And definately go for magenta! Its a lovely colour Oh and try on a pink wig or something first. I thought red might suit me until I tried on a wig BLEUGH

If you do get a more perminant, building it up will really work, but it'll take ages!

But if you really really like your colour don't bleach it. You will have to wait for it to grow out and til then you'll have to redye it your natural colour pretty frequently-the sun will make the blonde come back quicker

Oh and on the salt thing-be careful with the amounts! Salt naturally absorbs water so would end up making your hair really really dry

Being a teenager sucks! A 17 year old, leaving certer tried to give me a lecture. I glared her out of her imiturity