Too Young to be a Dad

I think this movie presented the story of a teen pregnancy in a different light, because all the stories we hear are about how the girl feels or reacts to being pregnant.

Guys feel pressure from many different sources. Most guys feel the pressure from his teenage years on. Not suprisingly, the boy's friends are often the ones who are pushing him to follow through with what he feels already.

For girls, pressure comes from many more directions. First, the girls have to deal with their friends, who all seem to think having sex is like a rite of passage. Other pressure comes from a boyfriend, especially if the guy is also feeling pressure from his friends. The media is also an important force in the mix, because it portrays teenage sex as something fun, that has no consequences.

Drugs and alcohol play a HUGE part in teenage sex/pregnancy. If the couple uses drugs or alcohol, and then they spend some time alone, they are more likely to make a bad decision and cave in to the pressures they feel every day.

Of the ways to make a decision, active is probably more effective, because it allows you to decide what is good for you in a certain situation. If you are passive, and you think having sex is the norm, then you are going to go along with what you believe, and have sex. Although it is probably worse ,I am more of a passive decision maker, and base my decision on what I am used to, rather than what I think would be "cool," and it keeps me out of trouble.