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Shvoong Home>Arts & Humanities>Tina's teenage pregnancy Summary

Tina's teenage pregnancy

Book Summary   by:prettygirl     Original Author: dsg
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There are a lot of young girls faced with the decision Tina was faced with. And there is no easy choice. It is a decision you have to think long and hard about, and it's one you have to make for yourself, because it could affect the rest of your life. Teenage pregnancy. When Tina was 14 she fell pregnant. It wasn't something she set out to do. Suddenly she was faced with a decision that ultimately would change her life. When Tina discovered her pregnancy she was given a few choices, One was to keep the baby and bring it up herself, another was to give birth and put the baby up for adoption or foster care, and the other was a termination and abort the baby. There are plenty of factors you have to consider in a situation like that. Things like your health, both physical and emotional and Your life style, for example how it will affect school, uni or work etc, and whether you can afford to change your life to accommodate a baby or not. The support you have from people around you, family and friends etc. Your financial state, babies are expensive to provide for and can add strain to your personal budget so you may need to apply for social security or ask for help from someone, like the father. Your personal values may play a big role in deciding what to do. Tina chose to keep her baby for several reasons. First up her personal values prevented abortion from being an option. Although she respects women who make this choice, it was not something she felt she could do, besides, when she discovered she was pregnant she was 5 months pregnant and to far gone to have an abortion. She had actually decided to give her baby up for adoption, but when she gave birth to him,she realised that she wanted to bring him up herself. Being a young mother was very difficult, she had to juggle school, working as well, and having a social life -which when you're that age is very important! Tina ended up leaving the school she was at because she was so discriminated against. Looking back she knows she should have been stronger and stood up for herself, but she didn't. No one should ever be placed in a situation, where just because their life is a little different to what society says it should be, that they feel threatened in any way.
she couldn't have come this far without having the support that she did. she was lucky because she found a school that was very accepting, she was allowed to do part time school for the first few months of the babies life and she had teachers tutor her to keep up with school work. Tina met some really wonderful people at the school who never judged her and helped her out when ever she needed it. You have no idea how eager some girls are to baby-sit! It was a lifesaver to know that she could leave her little boy with someone for a few hours while she did a show or went to school.Tina didn't live with my family at the time, but they were supportive, helping out where they could. The baby's father and Tina stayed together after the birth and he helped her look after and bring up the baby. He has stood by her through everything and she knows how very lucky she is for that. One thing that made her decision a whole lot easier was counselling. When she found out she was pregnant she decided she needed help to sort out her options and her feelings. So she sought out a professional counsellor. Having that support made all the difference and she strongly recommend it to anyone in this situation! her life was very changed by her decision, but it's not one that she look back on and regret. Although she lost some things, she gained a lot as well. I'm not telling anyone to go out and get pregnant, but I am saying that if you find yourself in that way ralways options and only you can know which is right for you! If you know a young person who is faced with this situation, remember that they are still the same people, and they need as much support as they can get. Don't judge someone simply because of a decision they have made, because no one ever deserves to be deserted, especially not in a time of need.
Published: December 31, 2007   
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