More of us than easily admit so decided to settle down only after the rabbit died. Yet today a miniscule 8 percent of teen pregnancies lead to marriage and in only half does the father even continue supportive contact. Many of the girls realize this, surprisingly, but too many still think that getting pregnant is all the incentive the young man needs to invest in a diamond ring. When it does, fewer and fewer choose abortion but become single mothers instead. Their lives aren't necessarily doomed, but neither can they possibly ever be like the pop singers, actresses and talk show queens whose decisions to play single-mom get splashed on magazine covers with gushy articles inside.
Children do get mixed messages about a travesty that in their real world makes no sense.
That doesn't make them role models, it just shows they do what they have to do. Many girls don't.