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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-12-28, Page 11THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 2d, 1903 — All Teens need info to avoid pregnancy BY PATRICIA OMER There has been a lot of talk lately about Susan White's article about teenagers and the double standard on sex. There have been a lot of opinions given concerning this topic through both conversations and letters to the editor. All of these opinions are very reasonable and it isn't hard to understand people's concern about such an important In last week's paper it was super to see Mrs. Ryan include a positive attitude in her letter to the editor. It seems that tqg many people stereotype today's teenagers in a negative way. Believe it or not, there are a lot of really good kids in our society. Unfortunately. people seldom speak of good kids. Unfor- tunately. many people would rather hear about teen pregnancy. a juvenile deliquent or teens who are high on drugs rather than a teenager who helped someone shovel a sidewalk or who held a door open for an elderly lady. Hearing nice things about teenagers isn't nearly as interesting as hearing the bad things. TEENS ARE STEREOTYPED When an adult hears of a teenager who does something wrong. often he (the adult) stereotypes all teenagers as doing the same thing. This is waere Susan White's article comes into play. Many readers saw Susan's article as a promotion for teenage sex. Those readers saw the article as an invitation to teenagers to get birth control so they can engage in sex. This is not the case. The article simply suggested'to teenagers where they could get birth control if they were already sexually active. The article also educated a lot of teenagers and adults. Many people were unaware of the Huron County Health Care Unit in Clinton. By being familiar with this Clinic. young girls may find out the information about sex that they may not already know. Information may be found about different types of contraception, the risks and possibly the expense of contraception. These are important factors for a girl to know even if she has no intention of becoming sexually active yet. There are so many things that teenagers must know about. When our parents were teenagers there was little. if any discussion about veneral disease, AIDS. or herpes. These were seldom heard about until just a kw years ago. Now. these are very 'real' problems that people should bg well informed of. By telling a teenager of these diseases you are more likely to discourage him/her away from sex than encourage it. By being aware of these risks a teenager can see that there is a big responsibility in sexual intercourse; a responsibility that many teenagers may not be ready to make. SEX IS BIG RESPONSIBILITY Another thing that teenagers must be educated about is the high rate of teen pregnancies. Many young couples have married because they 'grad to". Premarital sex has always happened and it still does today. However. teen mothers now are finding other options to what ways available years ago. Before the couple would be married. the child would be born and everything would be fine or Would it? I've heard manv times that marriage is not Dear Santa Claus Dear Santa Claus 1 hope you and Mrs. Claus have been fine over the past year. Thank you kir the nice presents you brought last year. 1 am 3 years old and my sister Katie is only 4 mdnths old so my Mom is writing this letter for us. i think Katie would like a cuddly doll and a rattle. i have tried to be a good girl and help Mom so 1 am asking for a "skating baby" and a guitar. There will be a hot cup of tea. ice cream. squares and an orange for you on the coffee table beside the Christmas tree. 111 leave some carrots outside for the reindeer. Merry Christmas Love: Janette and Katie Wood The best Christmas present 1 ever got was a barbie doll car_ I liked it becuse i had never had one before_ WeB 1 really don't know the reson. Why I liked becuse i like all my presents. WeB maby 1 could tell yore why i Eke it. When I first opened it i really really !Geed it. I played with it all the time. and it was very pretty. And that's why i liked it. Angela Barry Saint James School CHRISTMAS Christmas has raindeers, ice. stockings. toys. misltoe, and Santa Claus. By Stephen Pletsch 527-0292 Seaforth Public School CHRISTMAS CHEER BY FRANCES FORD It was a December night Everything was covered in white 1 wished upon a star I could see That you were here alone with me Christmas cheer wherever you may be You will always be here with me 1 hear choir members sing As 1 listen to sleigh bells ring Everytime I dream of you in my eye sight, I feel warmer than the firelight So 1 drink a toast to you and 1 As I think of you tonight Wherever you may be at this time 1 hope you are feeling just fine 1'11 dream that you are with me here To celebrate this joyous year But until you are I will be a far Up in ,the heavens wishing on my star That everything will stay pretty and white And that you will be with me soon one night. easy. Establishing a home. dealing with expenses and working as well mutt be a strain on the best matches. Add pregnancy and a rushed wedding and the difficulties multiply. Life would be even harder for newlyweds who are inexpeneaced, unedu- cated and not too sure they 'Wanted to be married in the first place. It's hard to say what's thebest thing for a pregnant teenager to do. Some teens do get married for the sake of the child. In my opinion, unless you marry for love (not just to give the child a name). in these times that marriage probably will not work. MARRIAGE WITHOUT LOVE DOESN'T WORK Some teenage girls decide to have an abortion. This is a highly debatable subject and 1 suppose it depends totally on the girl's morals and circumstances. Many teen mothers have the baby and then give the baby up for adoption. This is a good idea in the sense that there are thousands of families eager and waiting to adopt a child and give it a good home. The child would then be loved, comforted and supported by people who truly canted and could provide for it. A single teen mother may not be able to do all or any of this. However. there is another side to the adoption alterdative. After carrying her baby for nine months and delivering the baby, a mother could become very attached to that child. 1t would be very difficult to make the decision of having the child adopted after a bond between mother and child had been made. Also. after putting the child up for adoption the mother may always wonder where that child is. PREGNANCY MEANS SOUL-SEARCHING Deciding what to do after a girl is pregnant r[ecqqnites painfutl soul-searching. BY rcveatiag there is no because there is nondecision to be made. Knowledge and the tote of contraception Is the key. Information about contraception should be available whether or not a teenager is sexually active. In fact. the best form of birth control is a good talk with parents who will give open and thorough information about sex. By having a thorough knowledge of these things. the teenager may decide he/she is not ready to begin a sexual relationship. Addressing these issues in public only adds to everyone's knowledge. Being offended if "sex' is put in the papers. does not solve the problem of teen sex. We cannot ignore it by pretending that it isn't there. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT Not all teens are sexually active. Many are ,virgins. But those who are not virgins should not become parents unless they are ready. The newspaper has printed letters that depict parents concern and opinions. This column reflects a teenager's concern and opinion. Teenagers are equally concerned about teen pregnancy and many share the same concern and opinions as adults. A few years ago, a meeting was held at the high school that brought teens and their parents together to discuss drinking and driving. The police chief was there and a lot was learned at that meeting. Drinking and driving and accident -related deaths were a real concern that summer. Maybe. a meeting should be held about this equally -important topic. People have some valid opinions regarding teenage sex and we should talk about them. What is your opinion? Belgrave service cancelled (Continued from page AlO) PERSONALS Mr- and Mrs. Doug Mitchell. Jeff and Scott of Hanover. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Vincent. Alex. Stuart and Carrie Ann of Campbellville. Paul Vincent of Oakville. Mrs. Cliff Logan of Belgrave spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vincent. Christmas day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Danny McBurney and Jason were Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Nixon. Jeremy and Jordan of Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Nilson of Cambridge, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Nixon, Mr. John Nixon and Randy of R.R. 5 Brussels and Mrs. Leslie Bolt of Belgrave. Due to the stormy weather many roads were closed. church services cancelled and several 'motorists wete stranded on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, Mr. and - Mrs. Robert Gordon. Kooert ana Margie. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson. 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