Advocacy and Reflection

REFLECTIONS

Aila Dinapo

                “You’re supposed to be changing the world, not changing diapers”. This advocacy focuses on telling the teenagers to focus on their future of making their lives and the world a better place, instead of focusing on things that should be done only when you are married. Bearing a child is not an easy task for adults, and it would be more difficult to bear when we’re at a very early age to even have children.

            Teens are supposed to be stressed out in school, studying for upcoming exams and passing projects before the deadline, instead of stressing out in home, taking care of your child, making money to buy for the baby’s milk, and changing the diapers.

            There are many risks in getting pregnant at such an early age, and even more sacrifices and regrets that we would bear in the future if we choose the path of motherhood before success in education. This is why we must be aware of the consequences before we make this kind of decisions.

Michael Biliran

            For some time, teenage pregnancy has become a national issue here in the Philippines. The population continued to grow and the production became unstoppable. The teens’ lack of exposure to this issue has been regarded by the government but it is still not enough. We still have to impose and emphasize the causes and effects of teenage pregnancy, letting us take action to leave this knowledge to the teens, opening their minds to and use it for proper living.

            Young mothers who’re victims of this issue lacked exposure and education to the issue, just as I said at the first paragraph. Possibly, the parents’ absent-mindedness that caused their horrific fate is one of the reasons.  Schools only offer education about the vital sex organs of a male and female, how masturbation and ejaculation works, the process, development and relationship of egg cell and sperm cell and other science lessons about human life. These types of issues are only pushed to the teens’ minds during important meetings, counselling and seminars.

            The importance of knowing the threats and effects of teenage pregnancy is to be implemented in a much more effective way that’ll make the information retain in their minds and in their hearts. We’ll have to remember that we’re supposed to change the world, not changing diapers at early age.

Trixia Francisco

            Our country is facing different issues and problems, one of these is teenage pregnancy. Our group decided to pick this issue since this issue is getting worse year by year. Each year the number of the young ladies that gets pregnant is increasing and the age is getting younger. There are different reasons why teenagers get pregnant early but whatever the reason is, this issue is still a very serious problem. This problem greatly affects its victim mentally, emotionally, and socially. The young lady who bares the child will face a great depression and mood swings because the child inside the womb affects the hormones of its mother. Whoever the victim is one thing is sure, this problem will affect her future. Because of the baby inside the womb the young lady will not be able to go to school for months and there is no guarantee that she will really go back because if the shame she felt, causing for her to not finish her studies and not get a decent job.

            Our advocacy 'You are supposed to be changing the world not changing diapers' is aiming to be an eye opener for the teenagers to focus first to their studies. The present world is hoping that our generation will be the change of this world. They want to see us succeed in our future and start changing the world. Our advocacy wants to tell the teenagers that we should be dreaming ti be successful and not to be a young parent. We also want them to realize that being a mother is so much harder then being a student. Being a teenager our responsibilites are be a good student and children to our teachers and parents, and of course focus on giving ourselves a very bright future.

Ilysa Audiencia

Teenage pregnancy here, teenage pregnancy there. No, I think this problem is everywhere. Thats why our group decided to have an advocacy concerning this old yet still growing issue on the society. As students we can also see the changes of society's state then and now. And I might say its getting worse by the minute. Being relatively close to the subject matter, we can easy understand the mind set of the subject matter.

"You're supposed to be changing the world, not changing diapers" is our advocacy against teenage pregnancy. That concerns the number of teenage mothers and its effects on the society, may it be directly or not. This advocacy helps to open the minds of the youth, and that they may be able to change before they lead down to that path.

All of this effort can be conserve and can be put to another good use if the individuals in our target audience is responsible enough to see the right and wrong. And mature enough to listen to the advice. Though there are factors that may cause the subject to lead such problem like poor parenting, type of environment, and mental stability.

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