Pregnacy Pact?

I was on Facebook the other day and I came across a post that really bothered me. It was a picture of a girl’s pregnant stomach that I went to school with and under the picture were comments. The comments were what really bothered me. There was three other girls who commented on it, one who is also pregnant and is her best friend from my class, one was her sister who is a sophomore in high school that just has a miscarriage, and the last one was a girl who is in eighth grade and pregnant. They commented on how cute their tummies are, how they are so excited to have their baby, and what they hope to have, girl or boy. I realize that teen pregnancies are not uncommon and many are accidents. I am not saying that these girls should be ashamed or had an abortion. My sister had twins at nineteen so I understand how hard it is and that if she could have changed it she would. The difference in this case is that these girls planned their pregnancies. The two girls from my class said, “I am ready to start my family.” The problem with this is they both dropped out of high school as sophomores, have no jobs, have boyfriends that are not very reliable, and have sisters that had children as teens. The girl in eighth grade is fourteen years old; how is she going to finish school? How will she pay for all the expenses of a baby? Will her young boyfriend stay around? And does she really know how to take care of another human being? I am from a small town and these girls also live where I do. I do not understand how they think they are ready to be mothers at such a young age. If all of these were accidents I would understand more, but these were planned. All of these girls know how to use birth control, condoms, and other contraceptives so they are not in this position from lack of knowledge. They could have stayed in school, went to college, had a career, and then had a family. Instead this is what they chose. Is this a pregnancy pact? If it is, I hope that these girls are prepared for how hard their lives are going to become. When they decided to get pregnant they thought about the positives; the beautiful baby, having a family, cute stuffed animals and blankets. What about the negatives at this age; sleepless nights, money troubles, fathers running off, and no longer having a life that was just for you. I wish the best for these girls; I just do not understand why now, and why so young?