On todays youth..

United States
February 18, 2010 11:01am CST
I was at FaceBook the other day and found one of my friends posted this little gem that one of HIS friends posted. A teenage girl wrote: "I think my Mom would be mad if I was pregnant. Last time I was, she grounded me for a week." Wow, is all that comes to mind for me when reading this..just...WOW! lol What are your thoughts on this?
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
18 Feb 10
she grounded her for a week? seriously, thats crazy! if my daughter came home like that, well, there would be h*ll to pay. makes me wonder what the parent(s) are like. maybe the apples does not fall far from the tree!
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• United States
18 Feb 10
I know, I don't have any daughters, but I do have 2 son's. It was actually my son that found that, he thought it was crazy, too. I think you are exactly right about the parent(s). Grounded wouldn't even touch what I would have done, once someone pulled me off of the ceiling, that is..lol
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
19 Feb 10
Just grounded, that is amazing. I would have done more than that, let me trll you. That is just crazy. What kind of mom just grounds her daughter for getting pregnant..
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• United States
19 Feb 10
Hi Irish, I KNOW! It's crazy, isn't it? She is certainly lacking in parenting skills. I really don't think that she is the norm, though. At least, I would hope not!
• United States
18 Feb 10
That this parent needs to be more in this child's life so she will come to her for advice instead of posting on Facebook. Grounding a girl for getting pregnant for a week is so under-reacting. Just seems like a slap on the wrist, and also not what she needs. This mother needs to communicate more with this child, and alert her to the dangers of what she is doing before it becomes too late. I truly wonder if this girl had the first child, or did she miscarry.
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• United States
18 Feb 10
I have no idea, as I don't know her personally. But, I was sort of curious of the same thing. I was wondering if she had the child and was raising it due to the first pregnancy. Yes, you have to put some of the responsibility (or a lot) on the parent. She may have problems of her own, I don't know. It is kind of sad to say the least and how many other parents are out there like that one? I am glad to see the comments here are ones of shock, which tells me that I was not the only one rendered speechless by this girl's comments.
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
18 Feb 10
Grounding her after she was pregnant is kind of like shutting the barn door after the horses get out. Doesn't sound like there was alot of actual parenting going on, in this kids life, in the first place.
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• United States
18 Feb 10
No, it doesn't. I am hoping that there are more parents that know a bit more about parenting than this woman. If she was pregnant before, had and kept the baby, then it seems like that child will not be raised any better :(
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
18 Feb 10
There are many things about the youth of today that quite frankly disturb me. I mean, really, really disturb me. And I am not really that far removed from that age bracket. Its only a few years, but it does seem like decades with stories just like this. Actually, come to think of it, the youth of today did disturb and appall me in many ways when I was a part of said youth. This story on the other end, it completely baffles me. To talk about being pregnant as if it was just as common as sneaking in past curfew. Wow, I mean seriously, that is just disturbed. I mean really disturbing. I'm honestly at a lost for words. Wow, talk about appalled. Not really surprised but appalled. I am really at a loss for words. If there was one statement that just shows everything that is wrong about the youth of today, there is your textbook example right there.
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• United States
18 Feb 10
Yes, exactly. That is why I said, all I can say is "Wow". I really didn't know what to say to this remark. It took me aback. As I said in an earlier post, everyone posting here sees something disturbing about what she said, and how it was handled. So, maybe there is hope after all.