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Addendum to my comments above. To the young lady who did not finish school and feels that she is a "stereotype": IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A STEREOTYPE THEN DON'T BE ONE! Make changes to beat the stereotypes; go to school; achieve a carreer; beat the statistics! It can be done. I finished a degree in chemistry with three kids all under the age of 5. If I can do it, anyone can.
JUST DO SOMETHING! Break the cycle not and don't pass your poor decision making onto your child. I work in a hosital and I am tired of seeing sick kids, with preventable illnesses and injuries that are born to young parents. You can be the like the other young lady and make somthing of yourself.

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Bingo! Your reply is right on the money.

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I am so frustrated listening to the young ladies. The first young lady, the one that finished school etc. has at least made some lemonade out of her lemons by finishing school etc. Kudos to her. However, the other young lady is really angering. How are these young ladies supporting themselves and their babies? I imagine my tax dollars are supporting her poor decisions. I can be angry and lecture these girls because I too was pregnant at 19 and I exercised my option to have an abortion (twins). I did not want to burden anyone, including taxpayers and had no way to support myself and children. I continued on with life, finished college and have three amazing beautiful kids, who will probably not give me grandchildren until I am too old to enjoy them. I am also an adoptee and was the product of an adult pregnancy (my mom was 20). Good luck. You have made life much harder than it had to be.

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