Second to drug addiction, early pregnancy is the epidemic among the teens in the Filipino society nowadays. Yes, the number of young girls getting pregnant between 16-21 years old is increasing each year and abortion is becoming a bold option among those with poor spiritual and moral background.
When i was in my teenage years, there were many temptations, occasions and opportunities to give way to sexual pleasure but what held me back to indulge in pms with my bf then was my great fear of getting pregnant before graduation in college. Part of me really told me it was spiritually wrong and guilt feelings usually emerged especially when i remembered how my father struggled to raise us three children as a single parent. No matter how I loved my bf then, I did not have the courage to ignore those realities. I also never wanted to be blamed. Not just blamed but repeatedly blamed for your mistake. As the eldest among 42 grandchildren and the eldest among two brothers, i likewise wanted to set a good example. I did not want the younger generation to follow the footsteps of some of our aunts and take me as a bad model. Yet, the cousin next to me by age was the first one to become a single mother. She is now married but she did not pursue her college education.
Now, two more cousins are pregnant, although the other one is already old enough. The younger one is so eager to marry and so in love. Today, she expressed ambivalent feelings towards marriage and cried, as it dawned on her and realized how well her parents raised her and helped to send her to college.
I cannot help feeling disappointed but my heart goes to her and i support her decision whether she will say I Do sooner or later.
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