thank you so much rbrignoni pepole need to stop being hateful to these girls an be supportive no teen girl gets pregnate because they think its cool it just happens an they choose to take care of there children stay srong girls its not as bad as there saying be a good mom an you will have good things come to you
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One of the most thoughtful reactions came from Melody Hobert-Mellecker, whom I spoke with for a subsequent story on teen pregnancy in the media. She is the mother of Meghan Mellecker, a 15-year-old teen parent (to 8-month-old Sophia.) In the days leading up to our interview, she had been reading through the comments on Newsweek.com, and, when we spoke, she mentioned how upsetting they were. She didn't quite get why hundreds of commenters were pouring their time into criticizing teen parents. "It's really hurtful to see grown adults attacking teenagers like that," she says. After helping her 15-year-old through a pregnancy and now as a parent, what she has come away with is this: "Yes, we would not choose for [teens] to get pregnant, we don't want them to get pregnant, they shouldn't be having sex and, yes, Jamie Lynn does make it look all too easy. But you know what, when has it ever stopped teens? She is not the first teenage girl to get pregnant, and she won't be the last. There are plenty of places that these people who are spending their time criticizing teen moms could spend their excess energy." She immediately sees one option: "Having an honest discussion about sex with their teens, instead of criticizing other kids."
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