^ I agree that parents should help, but parents don't have a curriculum enforced by a body of professional educators. While most parents do have good morals regarding sex, I've heard some horror stories about parental sex ed. I asked my brother what puberty was when I was 9 and didn't really get the answer I was looking for. Mind you, had I asked my mom or dad, it would have turned out a lot better. But my point is, teaching kids about sex in a classroom is important. It's not as personal, but it provides a point of view that's different from a child's parents'.

But regarding girls who get pregnant intentionally, that just makes me sad. I knew a girl in high school, she was 18 at the time and intentionally used her boyfriend just to have a baby. She dumped him as soon as the doctor said she was prego. She was not financially stable, she had not graduated high school, and the child's grandparents were both her and her daughter's main source of support. I'm sure the baby will grow up healthy and happy but I just can't wrap my mind around using a guy like that and wanting to have a baby when you are not financially able to care for it.

I'll admit, sometimes my maternal instincts kick in and I think I'd love nothing more than to be a mom. But I will never do something spontaneous like that. For one thing, I haven't lived life long enough to provide a child with a strong, good influence. Teens who have children still have a lot of growing up to do themselves. They still have so many lessons to learn and to pass on.

And as for losing one's virginity, I lost my v-card when I was 15, due to pressure from other people at school. I'd never had a boyfriend, so as soon as I dated my first guy I made a personal pledge to sleep with him at least once. And it was probably the worst consensual sex in the history of consensual sex x) I don't regret it, it's just a part of my life story and helped push me along to wear I am today. But it is humiliating and hilarious to think back on...