There are so many teenagers and young adults having babies. Whether they are having them by accident, because they think they're in love or they think it's going to keep their significant other. The young ladies may not know how to care for the child due to no one showing them how to raise one. Once the child is born and they are released from the hospital, they are own their own. More recently the number of women trying or seeking the available programs has declined. This is because the tedious forms, documentation requirements, participation requirements and long processing periods discourage them from trying. Young ladies with babies and young children may not put them in school for fear of not being able to keep them clean, up to date with activities or feed them. The system is said to be designed to help them. Yet, I see young girls homeless with babies. Also, I see children not in school because the...
Author, ANN J. GOLD gives inspiration, motivation, thought provocation poetry, encouragement, short essays and commentary on topics related to famous people, reality and controversial topics or actions. Some of her posts are not for the faint at heart. They are meant to make you think and open your eyes to what's in front of you.