Spread morals and respect, not your legs

By Hansen Sinclair

When I was younger I had a puppy. Within a month of me getting that puppy I was forced to give it away. I didn't play with the puppy. I didn't feed the puppy. Heck, after a few days I forgot I even had a puppy. It was complete and utter neglect on my part. Now, why did I mistreat the puppy?

It wasn't because I didn't love the puppy, but because I was four years old, and had no business having that kind of responsibility.

The same could be said for all the young girls out there having babies. Once the deed is done and the child is born they realize that babies are not puppies. You can't just give it away without some kind of emotional consequence.

Kids have this facade about them, leading you to believe they are cute and cuddly and a joy to behold. But the truth is, kids are hell to handle -- especially if you're not qualified to do so.

What irates me more than kids having kids, is kids having kids and getting rid of their kids because it's 'too much responsibility.' No kidding (no pun intended).

A baby should be planned and brought into this world with open arms. And not because your boyfriend couldn't pull out in time. A baby should be a joy, not a job. You shouldn't have to put your plans on hold for a baby. Instead, it should be part of your plans. And abortion shouldn't be used as a quick cure-all because you were to quick to spread your legs like jam on
toast.

Granted, there are some girls out there who have the financial and family backing to deal with having a baby at a young age. But for most, it is the end of all their hopes and dreams, and that can be a scary thought. So their solution -- abortion.

To me, this option is too readily available. Accepting abortion so nonchalantly is like saying, "Yes, humans are mistakes that can -- and should be -- erased," without taking into consideration we are literally murdering a defenseless victim.

If it were up to me I would make fornication with unlawful carnal knowledge illegal. You would have to obtain a license and have to be a certain age to participate, much like drinking or going to a club.

Why?

Think about it, the human body is the most loaded weapon out there -- able to create entire nations in just a few strokes.

If I made the law, you would have to get a learners permit in the form of sex education classes and sexually transmitted diseases seminars before you were able to experience sex on your own. Everything before then would be in the presence of an adult. Abortions would be used in extreme medical emergencies, and not because your condom popped.

If you did get caught having sex, punishment would range from chastity belt to tube-tying. Sounds a bit harsh, but why bring someone else into your messy life?

If you don't want your kid, you should not be able to have one.


Mothers: Fathers Need to Man Up
By Te-Ericka Patterson

As a young girl's belly swells she looks to her boyfriend for comfort, but he has gotten his thrill and is no longer interested. He figures that she can take care of things on her own, after all, his mother did it and so many other mothers before that. He walks away, without even as much as a 'so
long.' She is left to make sense of the mess she is in, with no guidance or support.

Florida is a high-ranking contributor to this epidemic known as teen pregnancy. People are unsure where to place the blame. ˜Kids shouldn't be having sex.' 'Parents need more control.' ˜Children are just wild these days.'

In Black youth, no one seems to recognize that this is a cycle that began in the days of slavery. When slave masters owned blacks, they would mate the strong Black men with fertile Black women. Once the Black woman was pregnant, the Black man was relieved of all further duties and free to go back to his own
life. He didn't have to worry about taking care of his child; the master would do that. His part in the child-rearing was complete; he had successfully planted his seed. The term fatherhood literally had no meaning.

This cycle is paralleled in Black society today. Most men who have grown up without a father do not know what it means to be a father, and most women who were raised in single-parent homes, don't know how to train their sons to be fathers. The men expect that the government, much like the former slave master, will take care of the child and that the woman is well-equipped to take care of everything else.

Sometimes abortion is used as a quick cure-all. Women faced with the possibility of having to struggle through life with a child on their own, sometimes make decisions out of their emotions. They don't see a way out. They don't see anyone in their situation come out successfully, so automatically they believe they are doomed to failure.

No mandatory sex education class or STD seminar will teach a young person just what they are worth. Only the love of God and their father can do that. But with so many fathers missing in action there will always be an empty hole in a child's heart that is aching to be filled.

Fathers need to step up and break this cycle of degradation. One man's decision to teach his son to be a responsible, goal-oriented individual could lead to a change in his entire lineage.

More than a bank account filled with cash, an inheritance of strong moral values passed down from father to son will garner a much richer return.

Young women don't need to be punished with chastity belts or the threat of a tubal ligation, they need their fathers to be there to show them and their mothers unconditional love. A child that grows up in a home with a strong, responsible father will be equipped with the self-respect and principles they need to one day raise their own children who will love and respect each other and themselves.