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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:21 PM Original message |
Teen Girls Report Abusive Boyfriends Try To Get Them Pregnant |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. African women are familiar with this tactic... |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sigh. Indeed, it's just another control mechanism in abusive relationships. |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm calling bullshit on this one. Never knew a teenage guy that tried to get a teenage girl pregnant |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Your friends probably weren't abusers |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I used to know guys who bragged about getting girls pregnant. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Have known serveral like that myself, observing daughter's old school chums |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. I worked with a guy |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Now I could give serious consideration to a mandatory vasectomy for somebody like that! nt |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. 1- It's not always TEEN boys abusing teen girls; 2- abusers are less social, victims reclusive |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
56. Are you claiming that 'introverts' tend to be abusers? |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Why assume the boyfriend is also a teenager? |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. as Freud said, "there are no mistakes"....maybe you mean no teenage boy |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Me either. But under 25 boys aren't known for their intellects, so it could well happen. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Allow me to introduce you to the father of my oldest child ... |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. No bullshit, I have heard some young men say exactly that... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. I see this as part and parcel of our increasingly sociopathic society. |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. happens inside broken marriages as well |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. This article isn't talking about getting pregnant to preserve a relationship. |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. its talking about using pregnancy to trap a woman in |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. That is so true |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Good for you that he's now an ex. |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. It was a hard row to hoe |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. A Misogynist move since the garden of Eden. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I certainly don't doubt that, |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. Advice: Pick your boyfriends more carefully. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. That's easy to say. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Deleted message |
Tian Zhuangzhuang (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I think fuckwit is a bit strong. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. "We are comfortable with the familiar, even if it is painful." |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. There are a lot of factors in a person's life that can cause this kind of decision making - it's |
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Tian Zhuangzhuang (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Not to start anything.... |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. That is total B.S. |
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Tian Zhuangzhuang (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Yes but the argument given is always. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Nobody seeks out abuse. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Her behavior isn't a problem |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Men and women, girls and boys, behave differently when they're courting |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
50. opinion: dumbass comments are more easily made than understanding complex issues. |
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connecticut yankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. Why do the girls stay with them? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Have you ever been bullied? |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Once they have a baby, the father may decide to exercise his parental |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Messed Up Families - #1 Cause, IMO |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. See my post #30. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. There are a thousand reasons why they might stay |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
57. I'm glad you brought this up, or, Ain't Darwin's evolution Grand? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
51. are you joking? |
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connecticut yankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Absolutely not! |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
60. why do the men abuse them? |
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verse18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. I was working with a 16yo who was in an abusive relationship |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. "she HAD to stay because she had gotten pregnant by him." |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. Sounds about right |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. omg... |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yep. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Wow. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:42 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. What kind of world do we live in when |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Not really |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
40. It's also a status symbol and proof of your "manhood" in some areas. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
44. My question: WTF was she doing staying with such an asshole of a boyfriend? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. There are a whole lot of posts above |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
48. Thank goodness for the "Abstinence-Only" education from the Bush gang - we know that works... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. or, thank god for over the counter emergency contraception. |
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