[xsmommy]

When we were in college, the younger sister of one of my HS friends got pregnant in her freshman year. we were sophmores. There was a shotgun wedding, both families were practicing Catholics, one was italian the other was polish. That young couple had that baby. With parental support [parents continued paying tuition], and sibling help [there were 3 of the guy's siblings at U of Pitt and my friend, sister of the wife was there as well] they graduated, the wife with a degree in nursing and the husband did well enough to get into and graduate from Pitt's dental school. they have 5 sons now and are still married. This happened in 1976. Unwed pregnancy, while not optimal, is not a tragedy.

i am not very proud of my freeper friends on this thread. lots of ammo for DU to use against us here. it is sad, really.

[big'ol_freeper]

i am not very proud of my freeper friends on this thread. lots of ammo for DU to use against us here. it is sad, really.

Indeed you are correct.

[wagglebee]

i am not very proud of my freeper friends on this thread. lots of ammo for DU to use against us here. it is sad, really.

Well said!

I would be very interested to talk to some of the parents of teenagers who can claim that there children are perfect.

The Palins are handling this in the most public way with a level of dignity that we should all aspire to.

[Xenalyte]

I’m aware that my stance is unpopular.

One thing that strikes me on this thread is the amazing acceptance of premarital sex. Why is that? Because of the couple who engaged in it, one is the daughter of one of ours?

[Candor7]

Am absence of human kindness is always sad to witness.

I am not proud of Freepers this day on this issue.

I agree with you and with Xena.

Life is not easy. Especially for the young. It is an ancient issue as old as humankind. And kindness is always the way to heal it. This is the lesson and wisdom from my Scottish ancestors, and the echos of matrilineal ancient society.

Our job is to help, and to empower,not to decry and denigrate. The later just causes much more suffering than need be, and makes tremendous spiritual obstacles for the righteous and smug.

Nothing more to read here. I will move on.