would you like a free condom? they’re boysenberry.

“McCann Erickson is rolling out a new spot for Dentyne that compares gum with condoms. Using the tagline “Practice safe breath,” the commercial shows a trio of men in need of protection from halitosis, lest it inhibit freaky time. One is about to get into it was a comely blonde in the backseat, another is [...]

flaunt that baby bump

There is a lot of publicity for girls who get pregnant. It is seen more and more in movies and on TV – what message is it sending to youth today? Juno’s review by the New York Times says it best (boldness added): Juno” also shares with “Knocked Up” an underlying theme, a message that [...]

hey big-puffy-version-of-Junebug

Today’s Topic: The Pregnancy Pact. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you haven’t. (reported June 2008) Lifetime made a movie about the Pregnancy Pact and that was the first time I had even heard about it since I was out of the… news world for a year and a half. Time Magazine put out most [...]

U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Up After 10-Year Decline

BOOM! Vanessa: Your parents are probably wondering where you are. Juno: Nah. I mean I’m already pregnant so what other kind of shenanigans can I get into? The U.S. teen pregnancy rate rose in 2006 for the first time in more than a decade. In an article published on January 26, 2010 by Fox News we [...]

i’m actually off sex right now, thanks.

Alright, I am going to talk about something super fun. Abstinence. Of course when you think of abstinence you think only of not having sex before marriage. But what about those who already have had a baby or have already engaged in sexual activity? They STILL can choose abstinence. According to Planned Parenthood: Any woman [...]

they were talking about it in health class, how pregnancy, it can often lead to… an infant.

Option 3: Parenthood. More often than not – SINGLE parenthood. I am going to link you to Planned Parenthood again to answer some questions like: How Can I Know If Parenting Is the Right Option for Me? What Are Some of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Parenting? Who Can Help Me Decide? How Soon Do [...]

juno: they have ads for parents? leah: yeah! desperately seeking spawn.

Okay, so we’ve talked about abortion. So now, we will focus on adoption. My little sister chose to place her baby for adoption and it was a really good decision for her. It wasn’t an easy choice. 9 months of sacrificing your body and then to place your baby for adoption is an act of [...]

all babies want to get borned! all babies want to get borned!

So, there are 3 basic options that are available when a teenager finds out she is pregnant. (not listed in any specific order) 1. Keep the baby 2. Place the baby for Adoption 3. Abort the pregnancy Today, I will focus on the third. Abortion. The more often than not taboo idea for any woman [...]

i thought you were the kind of girl who knew when to say when

Oh hey. It’s been a while. I heard something recently that I thought was interesting. There was a study done in 2008 about the connection between teens’ likelihood to get pregnant and their television show preferences/viewing habits. As it turns out, teens who watch shows that have more sexual content are more likely to actually [...]