Curious Play

The Curious Play

I. Introduction

Teenage Pregnancy is one of the big factors that continuously show our irresponsiveness as a Filipino. We tend to do this act for the reason of “curiosity”. The question is how we are going to cure the unstoppable word “curious”? Don’t they know that it wills to loss their freedom if they want to socializes and go out with their family and relatives? They can no longer just consider them and need to adjust lifestyle. Is it true that only curiosity drives us to commit sex? Or is it the fact that we are not morally healthy to avoid the said activity? Those are only the questions that are continuously playing on my mind. Questions that I cannot answer yet.

C. Thesis Statement

The specific purpose of the writers in this essay is to persuade others to help prevent teen pregnancy by letting them realize what the content implies to them. We all know that teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young woman is facing on. We the writers are very sad for the reality that nowadays teenagers, most especially girls, are not capable to avoid premarital sex that results in teenage pregnancy. The practice of being conservative that we have for the past centuries is now decreasing. Liberation that gives us the freedom to do things that we like is also the reason that will remove our freedom in life. We are very motivated to this essay because for us, we are morally healthy which gives us the advantages to avoid this kind of teenage problem.

What a coincidence that we had a list of common feelings that goes with teenage pregnancy. Sadness, disappointment, and discouragement to be the said “Hope of the nation”. We only like to abstain them from sexual activity which is a great way to prevent teen pregnancy, and the risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease. And our only way to abstain them is to encourage them to fulfill their life, give them the best possible entertainment to avoid that problem, and lastly is to give them the idea and own perspective view regarding on the causes and effects of teenage pregnancy.

E. Readers Benefits

Reading this form of essay will help you to make your life better. Especially to us teenagers which is said to be the “Hope of the Nation”. You will be benefited by the content of this which includes the causes, effects and realities in life that will definitely gives you the good perspective to avoid that kind of practice. Rest assure that the context will help you solved your present problems regarding this matter. And it will help you a lot in building a new personality that will make you physically, socially, mentally and morally healthy.

You can also get answers to your miserable questions on your mind. It will also give you an idea of what curiosity is? How it will affect us from in having premarital sex and for other form of situations that is incorporated with curiosity.

II. Body

C. The effects of Teenage Pregnancy

1. Early Parental Responsibility and Lacking of plan for the Future

We all know that Teenage Pregnancy is directly leading on early parental responsibility in any person who is involved with that. It can be a big challenge on their part because they are too young for that responsibility. With that, failures and withdrawals are the most common result of it. Why? Because with that age, they are not yet familiar with the experiences that will help them for their future success. They will be having a difficulty on planning for their future plan because they are not really capable to handle those things which we all know is the truth. And with that, responsibilities are rendered by their parents.

2. Limited job opportunities

Also one of the effects of Teenage Pregnancy is having a hard time in finding and having a job because there are only limited job opportunities for those people because of the reality that most of them are not totally educated. And with that, they should accept the reality that they will not be payed with high salary. And finding a regular source of income becomes difficult as every job position demands certain skills which are markedly lacking because of not having a proper education.

The only alternative left after a Teenage Pregnancy is to take public assistance, that is, go on welfare. Most of these teens are unmarried and most of them ask for support with their parents.

3. Abortion

Abortion is also determined as one of the effect of Teenage Pregnancy. Because of the fear of those people, they don’t have any guts to open that situation with their parents. So the tendency is they will abort the baby or fetus on their womb so that they will eventually escape their problems. It is also said the worst effect that Teenage Pregnancy can affect too. With this case, we disobey one of the ten commandments of God which is “we shouldn’t kill”.

4. Out-of-school Youth

Well, if we dodge that crime and teenage moms continue their pregnancy, there is also a considering effect on that. Effect that may not be seen in present, but maybe for the future. What is it? That is the reality that the baby on their womb may be possibly growing with lack of support with their parents, either financial, moral and the likes. They may be possibly become an out-of-school youth which will extend and connect to the unbreakable circumstances regarding curiosity.

Those out-of-school youth that is typically prone to vices like alcohol drinking, smoking, and particularly as what we are going to emphasized like sex and aggression.

5. Lack of Direction in life and Financial Problems leading to Poverty

Being pregnant in an early age of life can also affect their direction in their life. Why? Particularly because it serves a big hindrance for them to achieve or to strive for their success or superiority. With that, they cannot support their child and the whole family because they are financially needy and it leads to poverty. Poverty, who is now killing our country, society and personality.

6. Suicide

And speaking of killing, Teenage Pregnancy can able individual to kill them. It is most commonly known as “suicide”. It is also determined as effect of teenage pregnancy. They tend to that because of the reason that they are raped, they are too young for that situation and they are only under the influence of drugs or alcohol. And that reality will lead to anxiety and much worst, depression. Depression that gives them the idea to withdraw on their problem and on their life.

7. Parental Disappointment

For me it is very disappointing, because we all know that premarital sex is not a good practice. So why we are not able to control it. And how disappointing to their parents is they don’t give respect to the guidance, advice, love and concerns of their parents who molded and shaped their personality for their own good. It is that doing unfavorable things gives them the pleasure and happiness that’s why they disobey their parents. Or doing unfavorable things only to caught attention for others.

8. Unhealthy Relationship between the Couple

And in reality, we all know that parents of those teenagers contradict their relationship. Sometimes they separate their child on their partner because of that they are angry. And that will cause a unhealthy relationship between the couple. Because if they are being separated, their children will grow on an incomplete family which for the reality is unhealthy. And having unhealthy relationship between the couple will give their child inferiority in life. Inferiority that acquired from lacking of protection, love and guidance to their parents.

III. Conclusion

A. Summary

Being aware of what we are doing is the most brilliant thing that we as an individual should do. Curiosity that leads to malicious actions like teenage pregnancy is the factors that we should avoid. In line also for teenage pregnancy, we all know that it can affect too much in our life. Just think on the effects of it like early parental responsibility, which will lessen your freedom. Crimes like abortion and suicidal that felled the dignity that we have. Poverty, that causes unhealthy economic. And that poverty will highly build inferiority in life. All of those are the effects of our negligence if we will do it.

B. Evaluation

a. Advice

My advice to teenage moms, you are on that situation. You cannot escape to that, even if you like. For me, the best thing to do is accept the reality and help yourself in standing again. Don’t take it like a curse, in fact; take that as a challenge that will help you to do the right things in life. Just stand and do what is right for the baby and for the family.

My advice to teenage dads is help their family in achieving your goals. Find a job, and keep moving on to the challenging is pushing you down. You should always take all the responsibility that your wife cannot. Love your family as much as you can and support them until your last breathe out.

My advice on teenagers who didn’t involve to this kind of problem is enjoy their life to the fullest. Don’t make a problem that will remove your happiness as a teenager. There is a right time on those kinds of obstacles. If it is not the right time don’t enter on it. Always remember that regrets are at the end.

b. Personal realizations

In doing this essay, I can say that it gives me a big responsibility as a teenager. Responsibility, wherein I myself is my own enemy. I also realized that writing is a passion that will not be able to remove by the time. Why? Because it is a daily practice that every individual are doing.

In sharing my experiences, actually writing this essay gives me a lot of experiences. Just like easing the pain of my stomach when I was hungry. Even though I want to pee, I can’t. and the worst of all when I’m physically present to other class but is mentally absent on the discussion and topic because all I’m thinking is this essay. The essay that gives me a big commitment to our beloved teacher who gives me a reason to write. She is a teacher that opened my eyes on the importance of writing. And not just writing, but also in developing my critical thinking. A lot of thanks to Mrs. Ma. Lourdes Menorca.