Life is hard when you're a teen mom. You have diapers, judgmental people, and crying surround your everyday life. But strangely, this isn't the main reason why I sympathize for them the most. Sure, all of those are MAJOR bad, and yes, they made the bad decision first (unless aliens impregnated them...that sorta thing you can't prevent), but there's an issue about them that we as Americans need to help them with.
Teen girls who had babies cannot form a legitimate conversation.
I have this old friend on Facebook, right? That one friend that you knew from elementary school and considered to be alright enough to be Facebook-friend-official. Well, I had heard she had had a youngin, which is heartbreaking because, well, she was a sweet girl, and she's about a year and a half younger than me. Very sad. Even more strange though, was that she popped up on my IM and decided to say hello. Now, that's not too weird, except it got weird when the conversation went a little like this:
TeenMommy: Hey! I think I saw you at Wal-Mart yesterday!
PinkHairedGirl: Yeah, I think I saw you too! You looked good! :D (in my head: especially after giving birth...)
TeenMommy: Thanks! So what's up?
PinkHairedGirl: Not much, just bummin' on Facebook. You??
Teen Mommy: ....FEEDING MY CHILD!!!!.....
PinkHairedGirl: ....That's cool....wish I had...a....baby?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT! It's like, I'm here, trying to catch up with you, and BAM you have to one-up me with childbirth. Thanks a lot. Now telling you I dyed my hair with Sharpies is gonna sound totally not weird. You teen moms, you get it all. The reality shows? Check. The cute baby? Check. The poopsies? Oh wait a minute, I gues I'M getting the one up there, aren't I? Heck yes.
In all seriousness, though, I really feel bad for this girl. I also feel bad about her lack of conversational skill.
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