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June 25, 2005
Letters to a son
from Maggie Gallagher
I don't understand why so many people are surprised that sex leads to pregnancy.
Posted by alicia at June 25, 2005 9:12 AM
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I'm glad you posted on this article. This is the 2nd in her series and it has been a great read.
Posted by: Jordan at June 27, 2005 9:30 AM
I volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center. A 16 year old girl came in for a pregnancy test. As we waited for the results she was visibly trembling and near to tears. When the result was negative, she began t o cry and laugh and bounce up and down. I asked her why she was so happy. She looked at me like I was a total idiot and and with that "duh, you're so stupid" tone that teenagers do so well, she answered "I'm way to young to have a baby". I leaned toward her and said "Then you're also too young to be doing what makes babies." For a long moment she stared at me with her mouth open and not breathing, then in a very small voice she said "No one ever told me that before."
Posted by: Terry LaForest Lynch at June 27, 2005 8:54 PM