http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/06/04/a-fact-about-teen-mothers Comments On: A Fact about Teen Mothers by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by HellboundAlleee]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:35:03 -0700 The Stranger
Yes, it would be great if sex ed and access to contraceptives were better in the U.S., but the cause of this incident was one girl's poor decisions. (Also, at 19, she'd be physically capable of conceiving a child in almost any society.)
Posted by DRF]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:41:48 -0700 The Stranger kidsandcars.org is designed, it seems, to scare people (it's worked for me!!), but maybe everyone should consult it at least once.

I agree (lost way down in my comment above) that this woman having been a teen mom is not a good thing in our society, but her mistake of leaving the car seat on the car is not limited to teen moms and most stories of babies left on top (and inside) of cars contain older, otherwise responsible parents.

Posted by Allyn]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:50:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Sea Otter]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:58:14 -0700 The Stranger http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con…).

This NY Times post describes it very clearly, though it's worth reading the original piece: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/…

Anyway, I mostly wanted to say that there are a lot of things wrong with accidental teen pregnancies, but this particular incident doesn't really touch on them.
Posted by mkb]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:44:04 -0700 The Stranger
This NY Times post describes it very clearly, though it's worth reading the original piece: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/…

Anyway, I mostly wanted to say that there are a lot of things wrong with accidental teen pregnancies, but this particular incident doesn't really touch on them.
Posted by mkb]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:42:29 -0700 The Stranger Posted by GirlSmiley]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:57:26 -0700 The Stranger
It is only by the grace of [god] (luck) that my kids are still alive and not on a milk carton.

We were all at a restaurant in a room to ourselves. There were three doors out of the room. My husband was facing the entries, I was turned and could see one doorway, and there was a heavy glass door over another opening. We noticed our two-year-old was missing and found her on the other end of the restaurant. There were six adults and five other children in the room and none of us saw her wander out.

Not on dope, I forgot to buckle my niece’s car seat into the car.
While I was bringing in groceries, my 14-month-old grabbed my keys and was half-way down the concrete stairs to the street before I found her.
My folks almost lost my two-year-old when they didn’t coordinate who had her and went separate ways.
I was left at home as a young child because of a lack of a head count.

I’m not saying negligence is okay, but we’ve got to cut each other a little slack and help each other out. We’re not actually competing for parent-of-the-year, but rather working together to make this a safe society for everyone.

It’s not okay that she’s a teen mom, but she’s not the only one. She’s also not the first parent to put a baby’s car seat on top of the car as they drive away. She’ll make mistakes, just like all parents do (she will likely make more because of her age and lack of development, but she’s not alone in making mistakes). She’s fortunate the baby was not hurt severely.

Also, maybe she and anyone who reads this story will remember that keys and coffee cups go on top of the car. Car seats sit on the ground, not on chairs, tables, couches, counters, cars…

Posted by Allyn]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:35:31 -0700 The Stranger
A few are born that way, a few are raised that way, but most just make irresponsible decisions because there's a million fucking liberals standing behind them with an entitlement and a pat of the back ready to tell them it's someone else's fault they fucked up.

"You're in favor of abortion, right?"

Abso-fucking-lutely. In fact, I want to see Fed-a-bort clinics in every ghetto, barrio and trailer park in America offering free rims and a Playstation with every abortion.
Posted by Sadly, they'll still breed]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:04:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by hmmmmm]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:47:56 -0700 The Stranger
In a country of 300 million people some stupid shit is bound to happen, I wouldn't read too much into it.
Posted by Ernie1]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:12:20 -0700 The Stranger So you feel people are born evil or good, period? They're born that way, and that's the way it is, nothing can change them?

You're in favor of abortion, right?
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:00:26 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Ian Smith]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:02:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Sugartit]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:16:01 -0700 The Stranger
Just sayin.
Posted by catballou]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:10:45 -0700 The Stranger
Incidentally, that point about how humans use culture to solve problems like this? I like that, and you'll notice that it applies here: our culture dictates that the babies get put in car seats, and it's because of the car seat that this baby wasn't hurt. So the system worked. Not the way it's supposed to, but it did work.
Posted by Matthew E]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:58:10 -0700 The Stranger
At this point in American history, we need a Constitutional amendment prohibiting pregnancy until age 25 (both parties liable).
Posted by Che Guava]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:32:54 -0700 The Stranger B. It made a suspiciously cogent argument.
Is someone else writing your posts for you, Charles?
Posted by bigg]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:24:30 -0700 The Stranger
In her situation I hold it morally unacceptable that she did not exercise more care, and that includes knowing what pot does to her well enough to know that (I would guess) she shouldn't be driving around,with her baby, as stoned or buzzed as she was.

(Maybe we use her THC level to help set the state limits; say, half of it.)
Posted by Gerald Fnord]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:26:26 -0700 The Stranger Posted by NateMan]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:12:03 -0700 The Stranger Posted by MLM]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:09:40 -0700 The Stranger
Seriously though, interesting post. Though I really do wish all of Charles' writings would contain an embedded link to a Star Wars clip.
Posted by mikethehammer]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:49:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Approaching 40 in LA]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:34:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Hernandez]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:25:03 -0700 The Stranger
As it stands, this was an interesting read.
Posted by Central Scrutinizer]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:14:34 -0700 The Stranger