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Teen Pregnancy

Taking Care of Business

May 1, 2019

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Taking Care of Business

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- WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS REALLY
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HARD TO TELL MY FAMILY, AND I FIRST TOLD MY MOM.
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AND MY MOM TOLD MY DAD, AND THEN MY DAD DIDN'T
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REALLY WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME FOR A LONG
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TIME, SO THAT WAS REALLY HARD ON ME.
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- SOCIETY HAS ALWAYS TOLD THESE TEENS THAT IF
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YOU GET PREGNANT, YOUR LIFE IS OVER.
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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.
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YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE ON WELFARE FOR THE REST OF
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YOUR LIFE.
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YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING POSITIVE.
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YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST CONTINUE HAVING BABIES
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BECAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU'RE EVER GOING TO BE GOOD FOR.
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- IT'S LIKE YOU ARE THE GATE KEEPER OF WHAT
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YOUR SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE, AND ONE OF THE
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THINGS I SAY TO EVERY PARENT AND STUDENT I MEET
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WITH, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU ANYMORE.
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IT'S ABOUT YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT IT AFFECTS
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THE CHILD.
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AND STUDENTS SIT UP WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE
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WOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MY BABY. YES.
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BECAUSE IF I CAN GET YOU TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
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TO MAKE YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL, THAT BABY IS
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JUST GOING TO FLOURISH, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
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- I REMEMBER ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR TELLING ME
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THAT I WOULD END UP ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND
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I WOULD LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING FOREVER AND I
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WOULD NEVER GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WOULD HAVE
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THREE MORE CHILDREN BY THE TIME THAT I WAS 18.
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AND PERHAPS THAT'S THE STEREOTYPE ASSOCIATED
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WITH TEENAGE PREGNANCY, BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS
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THAT PEOPLE WERE SPEAKING INTO MY LIFE.
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[MUSIC]
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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ...
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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ...
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- KELLY WRIGHT: FOR DECADES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES,
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PARENTS, SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
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HAVE BEEN WAGING WAR AGAINST THE CRISIS OF
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TEEN PREGNANCY.
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AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE TIDE HAS
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DEFINITELY TURNED.
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THE TEEN BIRTHRATE HAS BEEN IN STEEP DECLINE
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SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S, AND THE RATE OF UNPLANNED
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TEEN PREGNANCY IS AT ITS LOWEST RATE IN HISTORY.
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BUT STILL 3 IN 10 TEENAGE AMERICAN GIRLS WILL GET
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PREGNANT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE THE AGE OF 20.
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NOW, THAT'S NEARLY 750.000 TEENAGE
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PREGNANCIES EVERY YEAR, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM?
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WELL, MORE THAN 50% OF TEEN MOTHERS NEVER
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GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND LESS THAN 2%
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OF TEEN MOMS EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE BY AGE 30.
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WITHOUT QUESTION, THE RATES OF UNPLANNED
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY MUST BE FURTHER REDUCED, BUT JUST
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AS IMPORTANTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE YOUNG
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WOMEN WHO FIND THEMSELVES ON THE WRONG SIDE OF
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THOSE STATISTICS?
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- YEARS AGO IT WAS TO HIDE IT.
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NOBODY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU BEING A TEEN MOM.
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AT THE SAME TIME, STUDENTS FELT LIKE I
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GUESS MY LIFE'S OVER, AND I FEEL LIKE AS A SOCIETY
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THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT WHEN YOU
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BECOME A TEEN MOM, LIKE YOUR LIFE ENDS.
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I STILL THINK THAT EXISTS, BUT I THINK MORE
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AND MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING AROUND TO
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IT HAPPENS.
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OF COURSE, NOBODY -- I DON'T THINK ANY GIRL SETS
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OUT TO SAY I WANT TO BE A TEEN MOM BECAUSE THEY
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DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS WHAT
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THE WORKLOAD LOOKS LIKE UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY GIVE
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BIRTH TO THAT CHILD, RIGHT.
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BUT I THINK IT'S BECOMING MORE OF A CONVERSATION
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WHERE PEOPLE DON'T LOOK DOWN ON THEM.
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IT'S BECOMING MORE OF HOW CAN WE HELP SUPPORT THAT
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BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED.
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- SOCIETY HAS ALWAYS TOLD THESE TEENS THAT IF
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YOU GET PREGNANT, YOUR LIFE IS OVER.
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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.
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YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE ON WELFARE FOR THE REST OF
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YOUR LIFE, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING POSITIVE.
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YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST CONTINUE HAVING BABIES
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BECAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU'RE EVER GOING TO BE GOOD FOR.
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SOCIETY HAS NOT BEEN SO KIND TO THESE FAMILIES.
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- THE FIRST PERSON THAT I TOLD I WAS PREGNANT WAS
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MY BEST FRIEND AMSEY.
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AND SHE WAS REALLY SCARED FOR ME, AND SHE WAS
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ASKING LIKE OH MY GOSH, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO
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TELL EVERYONE?
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WHAT'S YOUR PLANS?
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HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS?
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AND I KNEW I WANTED TO KEEP SERENITY, AND I KNEW
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THAT I HAD TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL BECAUSE I HAD TO
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MAKE A GOOD LIFE FOR HER EVEN THOUGH SHE WASN'T
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HERE YET.
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I JUST KNEW THAT EVERYTHING THAT I WAS
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DOING WOULD LEAD UP TO HOW HER LIFE WOULD GO.
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- FOR ME, I KIND OF HAD A NEGATIVE REACTION GOING
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TO A SCHOOL WHERE I'M PREGNANT AND EVERYBODY
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ELSE IS JUST NORMAL TEENAGERS.
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IT WAS KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO SHOW MYSELF AS I
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DID BEFORE.
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I HAD TO KIND OF HIDE THE FACT THAT I WAS PREGNANT
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BECAUSE OF ALL THE DRAMA AND THE REGULAR TEEN
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STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON.
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I DIDN'T WANT TO LET MYSELF, YOU KNOW, ENTER
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ALL THAT NEGATIVITY.
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- WHEN I STARTED RECEIVING REACTIONS FROM
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FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE
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PREGNANCY, MOST OF THE RESPONSES WERE
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NOT POSITIVE.
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IN FACT, I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY RESPONSES THAT
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WERE POSITIVE.
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I REMEMBER ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR TELLING ME
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THAT I WOULD END UP ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE,
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AND I WOULD LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING FOREVER,
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AND I WOULD NEVER GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, AND
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I WOULD HAVE THREE MORE CHILDREN BY THE TIME THAT
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I WAS 18.
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AND PERHAPS THAT'S THE STEREOTYPE ASSOCIATED
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WITH TEENAGE PREGNANCY, BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS
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THAT PEOPLE WERE SPEAKING INTO MY LIFE.
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- PROBABLY THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAD LIKE
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DURING MY PREGNANCY WAS JUST LIKE WOW, YOU LOOK
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SO YOUNG, LIKE YOU'RE PREGNANT, AND HOW OLD
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ARE YOU?
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AND JUST THINGS LIKE THAT.
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THAT WAS KIND OF -- IT WAS KIND OF EMBARRASSING, SO
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I KIND OF TRIED TO HIDE MY PREGNANCY AS MUCH AS I
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COULD, BUT NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS I HAVE A CHILD.
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- THE NEED FOR THIS POPULATION IS TO BE
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SURROUNDED BY AN AREA OF POSITIVITY.
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OUR SOCIETY STILL HAS A SITUATION OF SHAMING THIS
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POPULATION WHEN THEY FIND OUT THEY ARE PREGNANT.
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MANY OF THESE TEENS ARE ISOLATED AND SHAMED FOR
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THE SITUATION THAT THEY ARE IN.
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- BEING A PARENT IS HARD BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF
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TIME AND EFFORT.
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IT CHANGES THE WAY PEOPLE SEE YOU LIKE THEY MIGHT
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NOT HANG OUT WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE A KID OR
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THEY MIGHT NOT HANG OUT WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU
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DON'T HAVE TIME TO HANG OUT WITH THEM BECAUSE YOU
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HAVE A KID, AND IT'S MORE OF JUST BEING POSITIVE,
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SO THAT'S ALL IT TAKES, POSITIVITY.
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[MUSIC]
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- TEEN PREGNANCY MAY BE A SOCIETAL PROBLEM, BUT
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THE STORIES ARE INDIVIDUAL.
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YOU SEE, EACH TEEN PREGNANCY REPRESENTS A
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SPECIFIC YOUNG WOMAN WITH HER OWN HOPES AND DREAMS.
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EACH PREGNANCY PRESENTS ITS OWN COMPLICATED SET
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OF CHALLENGES TO EVERY YOUNG MOTHER, AND EVERY
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TEEN PREGNANCY AFFECTS A SPECIFIC FAMILY CAUSING A
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DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES, BUT HIDING BEHIND
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THE ALARMING STATISTICS ARE THE STORIES OF
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COUNTLESS UNIQUE YOUNG WOMEN, AND WHEN TAKE THE
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TIME TO LISTEN VERY CLOSELY TO THEIR STORIES
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OF ADVERSITY, WE MIGHT RECOGNIZE IN THEM THE
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ASTOUNDING SPIRIT THAT WE ALL NEED TO OVERCOME
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CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVE OUR PERSONAL BEST.
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- I GREW UP IN EAST CHATTANOOGA, AND MY
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PARENTS WERE MARRIED.
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THEY GOT MARRIED WHEN I WAS AROUND THREE YEARS OLD.
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IT WAS A VERY VERY ABUSIVE ENVIRONMENT
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PRIMARILY FOR MY MOTHER.
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IT WAS BOTH PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE,
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EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY.
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YOU NAME IT, SHE WAS EXPERIENCING IT.
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BY THE TIME MY MOTHER FINALLY GOT THE COURAGE
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TO WALK AWAY FROM HIM, SHE WAS SEVERELY
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DEPRESSED TO SAY THE LEAST, AND SHE WASN'T
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REALLY CAPABLE OF FOCUSING ON ME AND
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SUDDENLY SHE WAS A SINGLE MOTHER WITH ONE INCOME,
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AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO MAKE ENDS MEET, SO MOST
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OF THE TIME SHE WAS WORKING TWO JOBS AND
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TRYING TO FINISH HER EDUCATION AND MAKE A NEW
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WAY OF LIFE FOR US, BUT IT WAS ALL VERY
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OVERWHELMING FOR HER.
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AROUND THE AGE OF 14 I FOUND MYSELF PREGNANT NOT
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INTENTIONALLY, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED.
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I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL.
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HE WAS A SENIOR, AND I WAS 14.
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HE WAS 18.
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AND HE SHOWED ME THE ATTENTION THAT NO ONE
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ELSE DID.
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- IT WAS REALLY HARD TO TELL MY FAMILY.
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I ACTUALLY WAITED A WHILE, NOT TOO LONG BUT
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LIKE A MONTH OR SO, AND I FIRST TOLD MY MOM.
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MY MOM TOLD MY DAD, AND THEN MY DAD DIDN'T REALLY
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WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME FOR A LONG TIME, SO
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THAT WAS REALLY HARD ON ME.
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- I DIDN'T REALLY TELL ANYBODY BESIDES MY
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CHILD'S FATHER, BUT MY MOM AND GRANDMA KIND OF
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FIGURED IT OUT BECAUSE WHENEVER I WENT TO THEIR
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HOUSE I ALWAYS ASKED THEM FOR A CERTAIN THING, AND
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THEY'D BE LIKE, ARE YOU PREGNANT?
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AND I DIDN'T LIKE ACTUALLY TELL THEM.
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THEY JUST FIGURED IT OUT.
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WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS PREGNANT, THE FIRST
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THING THAT I DID WAS TELL MY MOTHER AND ALSO THE
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OTHER GRANDMOTHER, THE MOTHER OF MY CHILD'S
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FATHER, AND IT WAS SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST.
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IN MY FAMILY NO ONE HAS BABIES AS TEENAGERS.
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ON EITHER SIDE, ON MY MOTHER'S OR FATHER'S SIDE
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I WAS THE FIRST TO GET PREGNANT AS A TEENAGER
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AND HAVE A CHILD THIS YOUNG.
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AND INITIALLY IT SEEMED AS EVERYONE WAS IN
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DENIAL, AND THEN AROUND SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS I
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STARTED SHOWING, AND THAT'S WHEN IT BECAME
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REAL TO EVERYONE, PROBABLY MYSELF INCLUDED.
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- WHEN I TOLD SERENITY'S FATHER, HE WAS KIND OF
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MIND BLOWN AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
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HOW ARE WE GOING TO TELL OUR FAMILY?
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BUT HE WAS SUPPORTIVE.
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HE'S BEEN FROM EVER SINCE HE FOUND OUT AND HE'S
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STILL IN OUR LIVES SO THAT'S GOOD.
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- WE GOT ENGAGED FIRST, AND THEN I
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BECAME PREGNANT.
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IN MY CULTURE, IF YOU ARE PREGNANT IN THE RIGHT
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WAY, LIKE YOU CAN GET ENGAGED OR MARRIED OF
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COURSE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE HAPPY FOR YOU.
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MY PARENTS, MY GRANDMA, MY DAD THEY WERE ALL
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EXCITED FOR ME.
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I WAS EXCITED FOR MYSELF, TOO.
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- I DID HAVE A REALLY LOW POINT ABOUT TEN DAYS
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AFTER MY CHILD WAS BORN.
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MY LABOR WAS INDUCED ON FATHER'S DAY IN 2001,
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AND HIS FATHER OPTED NOT TO TAKE OFF OF WORK TO
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COME TO THE HOSPITAL.
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AND HE JUST SO HAPPENED TO MAKE IT ABOUT 30
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MINUTES BEFORE I GAVE BIRTH.
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AFTER HE LEFT THAT DAY THAT I GAVE BIRTH, I
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DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM FOR TEN DAYS.
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AND THEN WHEN I HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN IT WAS HIM
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TELLING ME THAT HAVING A BABY HE WAS WRONG.
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THAT WAS NOT WHAT HE WANTED.
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HEARING FROM HIM THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE AND THAT
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HE DID NOT ACTUALLY WANT A CHILD AFTER ALL WAS
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DEVASTATING, BUT I HAD THIS BEAUTIFUL LIVING
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CREATURE THAT NEEDED ME FOR ABSOLUTELY
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EVERYTHING, AND SO IT WAS A LOW POINT FOR ME, BUT I
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COULD ONLY ALLOW IT TO GET ME DOWN FOR SO LONG.
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- BEFORE I GOT PREGNANT I WASN'T REALLY AS
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FOCUSED IN SCHOOL.
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IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE I'M HERE BECAUSE I HAVE
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TO BE HERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'M EVER GOING
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TO USE THESE THINGS THAT I'M LEARNING, BUT I
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DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A VERY STRONG MOTIVATION
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IN SCHOOL.
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AND THEN AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT
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SOMETHING JUST HIT ME, LIKE OKAY, I HAVE TO BE
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THE BEST I CAN BE.
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AND I PRETTY MUCH HAVE BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD IN
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SCHOOL EVER SINCE BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT IT NOW.
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I HAVE A REASON TO CARE ABOUT IT, AND I HAVE A
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REASON TO KEEP GOING EVERYDAY I WAKE UP WITH A
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BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL, AND SHE'S MY MOTIVATION
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TO KEEP GOING.
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- BEFORE I GOT PREGNANT, I DIDN'T--
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I WASN'T MYSELF.
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I WAS JUST ON A JOURNEY TO SEARCH FOR MYSELF.
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I DIDN'T DO THINGS THE WAY THAT MY PARENTS WANTED.
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I DIDN'T WANT TO ATTEND SCHOOL OR DO ANYTHING
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THAT HELPED ME BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.
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- IF I NEVER WANTED ANYTHING FROM MYSELF
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BEFORE, I ABSOLUTELY DID AT THAT POINT AND MORE
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IMPORTANTLY, EVEN THOUGH I WAS 14, I RECOGNIZED
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THAT THE CHILD, THE LIFE THAT I WAS GROWING INSIDE
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OF ME DESERVED MUCH MORE.
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I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ALL OF THE NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS
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THAT I WAS DOING AT THE TIME.
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I STARTED-- I STOPPED HANGING OUT WITH THE
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WRONG PEOPLE AND DOING THE WRONG THINGS, AND I
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STARTED RESEARCHING WHAT DID I NEED TO EAT NOW
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THAT I WAS PREGNANT?
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I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, SO I
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STARTED EATING BAKED POTATOES AND SALADS
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RELIGIOUSLY BECAUSE THAT SEEMED LIKE THE
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RIGHT THING TO DO.
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- AS BEING A MOTHER, I LEARNED THAT I HAVE MORE
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RESPONSIBILITIES THAN JUST TAKING CARE OF
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THINGS FOR MYSELF.
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I HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY, I HAVE A
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WHOLE CHILD THAT I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF, AND I
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HAVE TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR HIM, SO I
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HAVE TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL, FINISH SCHOOL, HAVE A
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CAREER PLAN, AND JUST MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR HIM
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AND HE CAN JUST LOOK UP AND SAY MY MOM DID THIS,
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AND I CAN JUST BE LIKE I DID THIS FOR YOU AND
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FOR US, AND AS A FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
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- AS A SOCIETY, WE NEED TO LOOK BEHIND THE
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STATISTICS OF TEEN PREGNANCY.
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WE NEED TO COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE
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YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE STRUGGLING AGAINST THE
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DAUNTING CHALLENGES BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF
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ACHIEVING HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES FOR
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THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.
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AND WHEN WE DO, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ASK WHAT
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CAN WE DO TO HELP?
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- TAPP MEANS TEENAGE PARENT PROGRAMS, JUST AN
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ACRONYM FOR TEENAGE PARENT PROGRAMS.
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TAPP IS BUILT TO LET STUDENTS KNOW THAT TEEN
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PREGNANCY HAPPENS SOMETIMES, RIGHT?
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IT'S ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF, AND YOU CAN
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STILL BE WITHIN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC
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SCHOOL AND HAVE SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU HAVE, IT'S JUST
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THE RESOURCES ARE JUST CRAZY, AND YOU CAN BE
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SUCCESSFUL, AND YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT DESIRE,
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AND IF YOU DON'T WE TRY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND
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WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
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SO EXAMPLE, I HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WORK IN THIS
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BUILDING, AND WE CALL THEM STUDENT ADVOCATES,
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AND THEY'RE HERE TO HELP, SUPPORT, REMOVE BARRIERS
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FROM STUDENTS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
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THAT HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THAT THEY MIGHT
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NOT KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG
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AND NOW THEY'RE MOMS.
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IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A CHILDCARE CENTER HERE.
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EVERY STUDENT'S CHILD GOES TO OUR CHILDCARE CENTER.
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SO THEY'RE RIGHT DOWN THE HALLWAY.
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YOU THINK ABOUT MOMS THAT BREAST-FEED.
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THEY COME FROM CLASS, THEY COME DOWN AND
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BREAST-FEED, THEY GO BACK TO LEARN.
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THEY KNOW THEY'RE RIGHT THERE.
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IT'S A 30 SECOND MOVE TO GET TO YOUR CHILD.
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IN ADDITION WE HAVE A CLINIC.
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WE DO PEDIATRICS, WE DO PRE AND POST-PARTUM, AND
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WE ALSO HAVE A WIC PROGRAM WHICH HELPS
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SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH GETTING SERVICES FOR MILK
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AND OTHER THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED TO HELP
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SUPPORT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CHILD.
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- I'M WITH THE FAMILY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT,
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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.
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WE PARTNER WITH TAPP TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES
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TO THE GIRLS AND TO THEIR BABIES.
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IF A GIRL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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GETS PREGNANT, WE WISH IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BUT IT
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DOES, SHE CAN EITHER STAY IN HER HOME SCHOOL AND
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KEEP GOING, OR SHE CAN TRANSFER TO A TAPP SCHOOL.
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THE REASON GIRLS TRANSFER HERE IS THERE ARE MORE
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RESOURCES TO HELP THEM WITH WHAT IS ALWAYS AN
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UNINTENDED PREGNANCY, AND THOSE RESOURCES ARE EFFECTIVE.
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- TEENAGE PARENT PREGNANCY SERVICES WAS
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STARTED IN JULY OF 2000 IN TUSCAN, ARIZONA
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SPECIFICALLY TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY AND BIRTH
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OUTCOMES FOR TEEN MOMS.
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THERE WAS A CATALYST SITUATION THAT OCCURRED
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THAT REALLY PUSHED ME TOWARDS STARTING TEEN
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OUTREACH PREGNANCY SERVICES, AND THAT WAS A
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YOUNG LADY WHO HAD BEEN PREGNANT AND HID HER
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PREGNANCY FROM HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY
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BECAUSE SHE WAS SO FRIGHTENED, AND SHE
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DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN OR WHERE TO GO.
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SHE ENDED UP GOING INTO LABOR AND DELIVERING THE
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BABY AT HOME BY HERSELF, AND THE BABY PASSED AWAY
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AFTER DELIVERY, AND THE BABY ENDED UP
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IN THE TRASH CAN.
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AND WHEN THAT HIT THE NEWS, IT WAS DEVASTATING
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FOR ALL OF THOSE OF US WHO WORK IN THIS INDUSTRY
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AND WORK WITH MOMS AND BABIES.
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IT REALLY PUSHED ME TO DO SOMETHING.
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I WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING
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TO BE. I JUST KNEW THAT I COULDN'T WAIT FOR ANOTHER
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TEEN TO GO THROUGH AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT OR
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FOR ANOTHER BABY TO NOT GET A CHANCE TO LIVE.
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- I HAVE A LOT OF GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEMS NOW.
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MY GRANDPARENTS HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A REALLY
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GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM.
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NO MATTER WHAT, THEY'RE ALWAYS STILL THERE FOR
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ME, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS ENCOURAGING ME TO
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DO THE RIGHT THING.
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AND EVERY MORNING I GET UP, MY GRANDMA IS LIKE
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"HAVE A GREAT DAY AT SCHOOL, LEARN SOMETHING TODAY."
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AND WHEN I COME HOME FROM SCHOOL MY GRANDPA IS LIKE
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"SO WHAT DID YOU LEARN AT SCHOOL TODAY?"
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THEY'RE JUST HAPPY FOR ME THAT I'M DOING EVERYTHING
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I NEED TO DO TO GRADUATE AND FURTHER MY CAREER.
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- WE'RE REAL BIG ON NOT DOING IT FOR THEM BECAUSE
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THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN REALLY MOVE FORWARD INTO
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ADULTHOOD IS TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT THEMSELVES.
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AND SOMETIMES IT'S HARD BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
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EASIER SOMETIMES TO JUST DO IT FOR THEM, BUT FOR
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THE LONG RANGE GOAL FOR THESE TEEN FAMILIES IS
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FOR THEM TO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE HEALTH CARE
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SYSTEM, THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, LEARN HOW TO DO
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BASIC LIFE SKILLS, LEARN HOW TO MANAGE A BUDGET
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AND HOW TO FILL OUT YOUR TAX FORMS.
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SIMPLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT YOU WOULD HOPE THAT
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SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING AND UNFORTUNATELY MAYBE THE
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SCHOOLS ARE NOT TEACHING BASIC LIFE SKILLS ANYMORE.
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SO THERE'S A WHOLE PLETHORA OF THINGS THAT
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WE CAN DO TO HELP THESE TEENS SUCCEED AND BECOME
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AWESOME PARENTS.
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- WHILE I WAS PREGNANT AND AFTER I GAVE BIRTH
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WITH MY CHILD, IT WAS REALLY HARD BEING AWAY
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FROM HIM THE NUMBER OF HOURS EACH DAY THAT I
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WAS, WHETHER I WAS AT SCHOOL OR AT WORK, BUT I
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WANTED TO MAKE THOSE HOURS COUNT.
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IF I WAS GOING TO BE AWAY FROM MY CHILD TO GO TO
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SCHOOL, THEN I WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST AT SCHOOL.
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AND IF I WAS GOING TO BE AWAY FROM HIM TO GO TO
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WORK, THEN I WAS GOING TO GIVE MY ALL THERE ALSO.
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AND SO WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY
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2003, I GRADUATED AS VALEDICTORIAN.
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- YOU ARE THE GATEKEEPER OF WHAT YOUR SUCCESS
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WILL LOOK LIKE.
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AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAY TO EVERY PARENT AND STUDENT
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THAT I MEET WITH, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU ANYMORE.
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IT'S ABOUT YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT
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IT AFFECTS THE CHILD.
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AND STUDENTS SIT UP WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE
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WOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MY BABY.
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YES, BECAUSE IF I CAN GET YOU TO DO WHAT YOU NEED
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TO DO TO MAKE YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL, THAT BABY IS
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GONNA JUST FLOURISH, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
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SO THAT ASSUMPTION COMES IN AT THE POINT OF YOU
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CAN DO IT, YOU CAN MAKE IT.
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I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE EXCUSES.
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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, DOESN'T MATTER
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HOW YOU GOT HERE; YOU'RE HERE.
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LET US HELP YOU NAVIGATE BECAUSE YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
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- I GRADUATED LAW SCHOOL ON MOTHER'S DAY IN 2010,
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AND SO I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO
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GRADUATE AND MOVE BACK HOME TO CHATTANOOGA AND
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START PRACTICING IN ONE OF THE LARGER FIRMS THERE.
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I CONTINUED TO WORK AT THE BIG LAW FIRM FOR
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ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
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AFTER THAT, I HUNG MY OWN SHINGLE.
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I STARTED MY OWN PRACTICE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO,
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AND AT THE TIME I HAD A ONE YEAR OLD, A THREE
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YEAR OLD AND A 14 YEAR OLD, AND I WAS MARRIED TO
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A CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY WHO EVERY TIME I BLINKED, HE
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WAS AWAY FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, AND IT WAS
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ONE OF THE HARDER THINGS IN LIFE, BUT IT HAS BEEN
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WORTH IT WITHOUT QUESTION.
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- TEEN PREGNANCY HAS FAR REACHING CONSEQUENCES,
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AND UNPLANNED PREGNANCY FOR A YOUNG TEENAGER CAN
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BRING FEELINGS OF SHOCK, FEAR AND CONFUSION.
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
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PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS TO HELP THEM
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RECEIVE ADEQUATE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CARE AS
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WELL AS MEDICAL AND ACADEMIC AID.
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THERE ARE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES INCLUDING
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ABSTINENCE EDUCATION AND CLINIC BASED PROGRAMS
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DESIGNED FOR DIVERSE POPULATIONS THAT CAN HELP
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EDUCATE STUDENTS OF THE RISKS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY.
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IN ADDITION TO THESE PROGRAMS, TEENS NEED
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SUPPORT FROM PARENTS AND OTHER TRUSTED ADULTS WHO
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CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING THEM
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MAKE WISE CHOICES.
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FOR OVER A DECADE, ASCEND HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF
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AMERICA'S YOUTH MAKE SMART FORWARD-THINKING
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CHOICES ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS.
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IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:23.020
PROGRAMS THAT TEACH STUDENTS THE BENEFITS OF
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PRACTICING ABSTINENCE, PLEASE CALL.
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- YOU KNOW, NO ONE WOULD ARGUE THAT THE BEST TIME
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TO CHOOSE TO BECOME A PARENT IS WHEN YOU'RE IN
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A POSITION OF EMOTIONAL, RELATIONAL AND FINANCIAL
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STABILITY, READY TO DEVOTE YOUR LIFE TO THE
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SUPPORT OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.
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BUT AS A SOCIETY, WE HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN TOO
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QUICK TO TURN OUR BACKS ON THOSE WHO HAVE FOR
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WHATEVER REASON FOUND THEMSELVES HAVING A CHILD
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AT AN EARLY AGE.
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WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT, THE FUTURE
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PROSPECT FOR THOSE YOUNG PARENTS ARE INDEED VERY GRIM.
00:24:04.030 --> 00:24:08.000
BUT AS YOU HAVE SEEN BOTH STATISTICS AND INDIVIDUAL
00:24:08.020 --> 00:24:11.040
STORIES HAVE POWERFULLY DEMONSTRATED THAT WHEN
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FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS
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ACTUALLY COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A NETWORK OF
00:24:16.280 --> 00:24:19.270
LOVING AND STRUCTURED ASSISTANTS, WELL THESE
00:24:19.290 --> 00:24:22.130
YOUNG PARENTS CAN RISE ABOVE THE CHALLENGES OF
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TEEN PARENTHOOD AND IN FACT ENJOY A PRODUCTIVE
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FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
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FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
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- THE ONE THING THAT TEENS WHO MAY BE FACING A
00:24:33.180 --> 00:24:36.070
PREGNANCY COULD DO TO POSSIBLY HAVE SOME OF
00:24:36.090 --> 00:24:42.090
THESE AMAZING OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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OUR TEENS IN ARIZONA HAVE HAD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST
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YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOUR FAMILY.
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THE SOONER YOU TALK TO YOUR FAMILY, THE BETTER
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EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE.
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THE PREGNANCY IS GOING TO BECOME NOTICEABLE, AND
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HIDING IT IS NOT GONNA BE GOOD FOR YOU,
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YOUR BODY OR THE BABY.
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SO THE FIRST AND FOREMOST, IF YOU FIND
00:25:04.010 --> 00:25:05.220
YOURSELF IN A PLANNED OR UNPLANNED PREGNANCY,
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TALK TO YOUR FAMILY. GET SOME SUPPORT.
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- PART OF ME COMING HERE AS PRINCIPAL, THERE WAS A
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QUOTE THAT I ACTUALLY PUT ON MY EMAIL BECAUSE I
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THOUGHT IT WAS POWERFUL, AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE
00:25:15.140 --> 00:25:17.200
IF MY PREDECESSOR ACTUALLY CREATED THE
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QUOTE OR IF IT JUST EXISTED AMONG THE SCHOOL,
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IF THEY CAME UP WITH IT AS A GROUP, AND IT SAYS
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"TEENAGE PREGNANCY IS NOT A REASON TO FAIL,
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IT'S A REASON WHY YOU MUST SUCCEED".
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AND I THINK THAT'S BECOME THE NORM.
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NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT TEEN PREGNANCY, LIKE
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WE'RE GLORIFYING TEEN PREGNANCY.
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THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.
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BUT I'M SAYING ONCE IT HAPPENS AND THAT STUDENT
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DECIDES TO KEEP THEIR CHILD, WE HAVE TO BE
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SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
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WE HAVE TO SHOW THEM THAT IT'S NOT THE END OF THE
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WORLD AND GIVE THEM HOPE FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILD.
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- I'VE LEARNED NOT TO GIVE UP ON YOURSELF
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BECAUSE ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHERE YOUR LIFE
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GOES, AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH ALL THE
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STRUGGLES AND ALL OF THE BARRIERS THAT
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HANG OVER YOUR SHOULDER.
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YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU'RE
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THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN GET YOU THROUGH THOSE
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CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS.
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AND I FEEL THAT NOW I AM A CONFIDENT PERSON.
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- I HAVE BIG PLANS RIGHT NOW.
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I REALLY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND MAKE IT BIG.
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I WANT TO SHOW MY PARENTS THE SUCCESS THAT I HAVE
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ACCOMPLISHED. I JUST--
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I WANT, I WANT MY FAMILY TO JUST RECOGNIZE
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I HAVE MADE AND HOW
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I HAVE CHANGED.
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- NOW MY KIDS ARE FOUR, SIX AND 17, AND IT'S
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REALLY CRAZY BUT IT'S CRAZY ON MY TERMS.
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IT'S CRAZY WHEN I ALLOW IT TO BE CRAZY.
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I WORK LATE WHEN I CHOOSE TO WORK LATE, NOT BECAUSE
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I'M BEING MADE TO DO SO.
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AND I'M PRESENT FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING,
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AND IT'S AMAZING.
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IT'S NOT EASY BY ANY CHANCE, BUT IT'S AMAZING,
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AND I'M THANKFUL.
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