“It upsets me that my parents never had ‘the talk' with me, because what if my school didn't teach us sex ed?”
—Jennifer, 16
Looking For Love: Teen Girls Tell Why They Became Parents
“I knew if I had a baby, everything would disappear—my freedom, friends, fun. And I knew I would have to work twice as hard for everything I wanted,” says Jill, a 17-year-old who lives inVincetown, New Jersey. Still, she let it happen.
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