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Tash1 · Jun 24th, 2008, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by Roo

Sigh.

I hate to say this, but it's a growing trend in my opinion; young people making decisions without thinking about the responsibility that goes with the decision.

These girls feel entitled to babies, so, by jove, they're going to have one if they want it! After the babies are born, they'll probably feel entitled to public assistance, free educations and all the perks taxpayer money can buy, since I'm sure they have no financial means to support themselves or their babies.

IT NEVER ENDS.

I commend all the hard working single moms out there... but the attitude conveyed by this story is just disturbing on so many levels.... and does such a disservice to women who have found themselves in this circumstance and have done their best to be good parents.

ITA!!!! This is all too familiar in the UK, with it being seen as the norm, living off the state, in every sense of the word! Teen pregnancies are rife, and the UK has one of the highest, if not THE highest number in Europe. I find it sad that these young girls look at as their sole life option, but can be all too common to regret it later in life!!

Ladybug09 · Jun 24th, 2008, 01:35 PM

Whether it was a pact or not, I still think they did it on purpose and knew full well what they were doing.

surferchick2 · Jun 24th, 2008, 02:37 PM

Unbelieveable. Did the one girl just wander the streets trying to find some guy asleep in the corner to seduce for a quickie? I'm surprised she would admit her baby's daddy is a homeless one...the dude better get a bigger cup. I can see them getting together at the slumber party to talk about who knocked each of them up ..... omg omg omg girl .... gross out.

illinirdhd · Jun 24th, 2008, 02:50 PM

Unless the showers in the girls' locker room are spilling out sperm, I think it's pretty likely that these girls all knew what they were doing and all did it on purpose. What are the chances that all of these girls would be pregnant coincidentally and accidentally?

lm040523 · Jun 24th, 2008, 03:44 PM

ABSURD! these girls sound so brainwashed

stellamaried · Jun 24th, 2008, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by illinirdhd

Unless the showers in the girls' locker room are spilling out sperm, I think it's pretty likely that these girls all knew what they were doing and all did it on purpose. What are the chances that all of these girls would be pregnant coincidentally and accidentally?

EEEWWW!!!

twin53 · Jun 24th, 2008, 07:28 PM

pretty pathetic

caitlin1214 · Jun 25th, 2008, 07:59 PM

Why is the song I Just Wanna Make Love To You by Heart running through my head right now?

Roo · Aug 13th, 2008, 03:23 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/13/pre....ap/index.html

'Pregnancy pact' principal resigns

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A high school principal who set off a furor after being quoted as saying that teenage girls formed a pact to get pregnant has resigned, weeks after his comments were publicly questioned by the mayor.

Time magazine reported in June that Joseph Sullivan said a pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together was at least partly behind a spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School. Seventeen girls at the school became pregnant this year -- four times the usual number.

Sullivan later said he did not recall using the word "pact" but believed many of the pregnancies were intentional.

The theory arose amid a debate over whether to dispense contraceptives at a school health clinic without parents' knowledge.

Mayor Carolyn Kirk said at a June 23 news conference that she and school officials could not confirm the existence of a pact and had not invited Sullivan to the news conference because they could not verify his comments.

The principal said in a statement released by his attorney Tuesday that he believes the mayor "publicly slandered my reputation, my integrity and my intelligence" at the news conference.

"The ramifications of this whole episode on me and ... my family have been devastating and the Mayor's actions and the Superintendent's public silence has forced me to recognize that I have neither the trust, confidence or respect of the Mayor nor the Superintendent," Sullivan said in the statement sent to the Gloucester Daily Times.

He said he was resigning effective Friday and would retire.

"I have at all times tried to fair and honest with the students, the faculty, the staff and the community," he said. "At all times I have done what I have felt was in the best interests of the high school."

Kirk said in a statement Tuesday that "Dr. Sullivan will long be remembered in Gloucester for the many individual families he helped over the past 10 years. I wish him all the best in his retirement."

She did not immediately return calls to her office and home seeking further comment.

Officials have started an extensive study of teen pregnancy in Gloucester, including a review of the city's sex education programs and whether the school's 8-year-old day care center sent a message approving of teen motherhood.

Ladybug09 · Aug 13th, 2008, 12:17 PM

I thought that was crazy when he said "he could not recall calling it a pact"--then wy did a TON of media get on the record as saying this?

He's an idiot trying to do damage control.

twin53 · Aug 13th, 2008, 12:50 PM

stupid is as stupid does

Jun 24th, 2008, 01:35 PM	#62
Ladybug09 So Sweet! Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Born in the USA Posts: 3,750	Whether it was a pact or not, I still think they did it on purpose and knew full well what they were doing.
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Jun 24th, 2008, 02:37 PM	#63
surferchick2 Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,085	Unbelieveable. Did the one girl just wander the streets trying to find some guy asleep in the corner to seduce for a quickie? I'm surprised she would admit her baby's daddy is a homeless one...the dude better get a bigger cup. I can see them getting together at the slumber party to talk about who knocked each of them up ..... omg omg omg girl .... gross out.
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Jun 24th, 2008, 02:50 PM	#64
illinirdhd Sofa King Hooked Joined: Dec 2007 Location: New to the Philadelphia area! Posts: 5,730	Unless the showers in the girls' locker room are spilling out sperm, I think it's pretty likely that these girls all knew what they were doing and all did it on purpose. What are the chances that all of these girls would be pregnant coincidentally and accidentally?
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Jun 24th, 2008, 07:28 PM	#67
twin53 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,151	pretty pathetic
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Jun 25th, 2008, 07:59 PM	#68
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Jun 24th, 2008, 03:44 PM	#65
lm040523 Member Joined: Jun 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 458	ABSURD! these girls sound so brainwashed

Aug 13th, 2008, 03:23 AM	#69
Roo Mod Squad Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Rue Roo Posts: 12,629	http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/13/pre....ap/index.html 'Pregnancy pact' principal resigns GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A high school principal who set off a furor after being quoted as saying that teenage girls formed a pact to get pregnant has resigned, weeks after his comments were publicly questioned by the mayor. Time magazine reported in June that Joseph Sullivan said a pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together was at least partly behind a spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School. Seventeen girls at the school became pregnant this year -- four times the usual number. Sullivan later said he did not recall using the word "pact" but believed many of the pregnancies were intentional. The theory arose amid a debate over whether to dispense contraceptives at a school health clinic without parents' knowledge. Mayor Carolyn Kirk said at a June 23 news conference that she and school officials could not confirm the existence of a pact and had not invited Sullivan to the news conference because they could not verify his comments. The principal said in a statement released by his attorney Tuesday that he believes the mayor "publicly slandered my reputation, my integrity and my intelligence" at the news conference. "The ramifications of this whole episode on me and ... my family have been devastating and the Mayor's actions and the Superintendent's public silence has forced me to recognize that I have neither the trust, confidence or respect of the Mayor nor the Superintendent," Sullivan said in the statement sent to the Gloucester Daily Times. He said he was resigning effective Friday and would retire. "I have at all times tried to fair and honest with the students, the faculty, the staff and the community," he said. "At all times I have done what I have felt was in the best interests of the high school." Kirk said in a statement Tuesday that "Dr. Sullivan will long be remembered in Gloucester for the many individual families he helped over the past 10 years. I wish him all the best in his retirement." She did not immediately return calls to her office and home seeking further comment. Officials have started an extensive study of teen pregnancy in Gloucester, including a review of the city's sex education programs and whether the school's 8-year-old day care center sent a message approving of teen motherhood.
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Aug 13th, 2008, 12:17 PM	#70
Ladybug09 So Sweet! Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Born in the USA Posts: 3,750	I thought that was crazy when he said "he could not recall calling it a pact"--then wy did a TON of media get on the record as saying this? He's an idiot trying to do damage control.
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Aug 13th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#71
twin53 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,151	stupid is as stupid does
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