MaatMalika
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it comes as no suprise that teens neglect to use condoms.
but facts always hit harder when you have an experience with them. Whether it be first hand or that of a situation you bore witness too.
My cousin,who is barely out of highschool literally, let alone mentally, just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
When i asked her how she got pregnant she simply responded "Well i didn't have the money for another abortion"
You see, in her Projects the abortion clinic has become the main means of birth control. Most girls have had atleast two by the time they are 18. As i walked around the basketball court with my cosin i took account of all the strollers. then all the toddlers. then all the pregnant teens. this is what an epidemic looks like.
Another friend tells me " You don't HAVE to use condoms with your boyfriend" and a boy i once called a friend assured me that unprotected sex "Is not that big of deal"
why have we trivialized our safety? why is it so hard for young people, specifically inner city black youth, to see the link between their unprotected endeavors and the continuous crumbling of the black family structure?
yes, it may be a "mood killer" but those seconds it takes to wrap your wacker could preserve childs quality of life, allow a young couple to enjoy their childhood, and save a young women from the emotional and physical damage that comes along with premature mother hood and abortion.
