TikTok and the DISTURBING Promotion of TEEN PREGNANCY

Hey guys! In this video I will be discussing TikTok and the promotion of teen pregnancy. More and more you see teen moms on TikTok showing their pregnancy journey or day in the life. Is this toxic, problematic, or beneficial? I break all of this down in today's video! What are your thoughts? Comment down below!!!
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[@krystal-animations]

As a wise person once said "Support pregnant teens, but don't support teen pregnancy"

[@gaybitchynerd]

AND THAT'S IT.

[@Ocean_Rainstorm]

👏👏👏

[@monique4525]

Exactly

[@faithdougherty1697]

Agreed.

[@Babiemelo]

Never support it they’re filthy sl*ts for it

[@xonae6547]

i think people forget that the reason why you’re seeing more teen moms is simply because you’re seeing more people due to social media. we actually talked about this in one of my psychology classes. Teen pregnancy has been declining for decades. We have a lot less teen moms then past generations. You just now SEE them more because they’re at your reach with your phone.

[@ShayViezcas]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@xonae6547]

@@ShayViezcas idk why ppl don’t think that far. let them tell it, this generation has had record breaking numbers of teen pregnancies when that’s not the case

[@meganhopkins9788]

But what about before tik tok? I’ve been online for 12 years when Facebook and KZbin and IG existed. All of these are social media, they are not new. So why in the last 2.5 years are we seeing more? Social media has existed long before tik tok and I’ve been seeing the promotions for a long time.

[@xonae6547]

@@meganhopkins9788 i mean luv what age group were you mainly interacting with? mainly your age. the algorithm on other apps are much different from tiktok. these other apps were mainly friend based. you added and followed exactly who you wanted to see, friends, family members, coworkers. and unless those people were teen moms you probably weren’t seeing many teen moms. so unless you were going out of your way to follow teen girls/preg teen girls, you prob didn’t see them. Tiktok algorithm is MUCH different. you can see anybody and everybody. that’s literally the whole premise of the app. AND it was literally marketed as a TEEN app. so by default you’re going to see more teens, and like i stated earlier, the more of them you see the more teen pregnancies you’ll see. and just because we’re seeing more doesn’t change the stats.

[@meganhopkins9788]

@@xonae6547 that’s a good point boo. I genuinely wanted a counter response. Thank you ❤

[@tati.9345]

I'm fifteen, I can't believe people my age gets pregnant. I still feel like I'm 10 like wtf

[@meganhopkins9788]

I became pregnant at 15, a lot of us experience sexual abuse from a young age. It molded my mind into thinking having sex young was normal. A lot of people become promiscuous due to that. That’s just my testimony tho

[@roxanna6987]

I feel the same and I'm 25 🤣🤦‍♀️ I still fell young and fabulous

[@alexis-zq9hi]

i mean it happens yk u dont say u can’t believe ppl ur age get pregnant u theres billions of ppl in this world and they all go thru things..

[@celebrityelisebeauty]

I feel like I’m 10 somedays and I’m 22 😂

[@eveningstar8581]

@@alexis-zq9hi settle down girl damn! She's allowed to state her opinions! There's always something happening in the world, someone has it worse, blah blah blah!!!🙄

[@mwoods4608]

It's only glamorous when your parents are rich and fully supportive

[@Cheerleader644860]

This 👍👍

[@dariamorgendorffe8]

Probably not even then. In my experience, older people in that tax bracket tend to be bitter and controlling.

[@ktostam35]

I mean still it's probably traumatizing and teens shouldn't be engaging in seggsual stuff for their own physical and mental health

[@yoleeisbored]

My parents would beat me black and blue if I got knocked up. Lol

[@PaladinThizz]

​@@dariamorgendorffe8why wouldn't they be bitter? You brought a whole new mouth to feed and you can't even feed yourself, pay your own rent, buy your own clothes. They might wanna retire or go on vacation but now they can't. They might wanna have a good night's rest. Now they have to wake up in the middle of the night, and feed the baby so they can help their 16 year old daughter with her child. Where's the boy? Long gone. Living his best life. But their daughter wanted to be grown and now you gotta raise her and her baby. That ain't fair. You got work at 4am but now you waking up at all hours of the night to a baby screaming and dealing with a stressed out 16 year old who was too hard headed to listen to the wisdom of their parents. I can't blame any parent who's strict and controlling when their daughter went out and got pregnant and ain't even got a highschool diploma yet. You living under their roof.

[@PrincessVelaryon]

My cousins daughter started dating and I told my cousin to get her on birth control and she said no she doesn't want to encourage her daughter to have sex. Her daughter fell pregnant literally 2 months later. I found her reasoning as very weird because my cousin did also fall pregnant at 15 so she should of known that teen pregnancy was a possibility yet she chose to bury her head in the sand.

[@lolo_z]

Maybe she low-key wanted to be a grandma, she was a teen mom so her reasoning against getting her daughter on birth control was just weird.

[@sr.chi7741]

How did she got pregnant without sex?

[@a.a131]

@@lolo_z by that she is egotistical

[@LoneWulf278]

@anaferreiramattos Some mothers secretly don’t want their daughters to go farther or do better than they did. It’s a crabs-in-the-bucket mentality. If you make the same mistakes they did, then they won’t feel like failures. So they use benign neglect to ensure that you follow in their footsteps.

[@chidiogoikeh4550]

@@LoneWulf278 thissss. U hit the nail on the head fr

[@MD19853]

Teen pregnancies actually went down 50 % compared to back then only difference is now there is the internet so everything is more show cased

[@ruum9]

True, but this occurance makes the belief that teen pregnancy is easy and something you should 100 % do spread around. Because don't forget that social media is the #1 influencer.

[@terra5857]

@@ruum9 teen pregnancies are looked down upon tho

[@LoneWulf278]

@@terra5857 Exactly. For the most part, your environment or upbringing will give you an impression of whether or not something will be easy. The most significant factor in your perception of teen pregnancy is if you had a teen mother yourself. It’s about your own home, not an app.

[@somerandoinoceania]

@@terra5857 well it damn well isn't something to praise that's for sure.

[@Helfirehydra]

Teen pregnancies have gone down, but teams are getting pregnant as young as soon as they start their period I’ve heard cases of some kids who haven’t even hit puberty are already being intimate Because it’s societies over sexualization of everything so now you have literally have 10 year olds doing things to each other

[@jerika8694]

No child is ready to have sex. Period. It doesn’t matter if you “think” you’re ready. You’re not.

[@leyaaugustine8238]

That's what I was thinking this whole time! Western culture allowing kids to have intercourse and just giving them the pill is crazy, they're already going through so many horomonal changes and in school and they think teens can accept the consequences of sex? Nah that's insane, teens aren't even fully developed

[@jerika8694]

@@leyaaugustine8238 Exactly!!

[@karimabdelgalil6556]

Yes I I agree

[@corabellavery]

Say it louder!

[@angelaburress8586]

But they’re going to do so as a parent you have to have the talk with them or run the risk of your teenager becoming a parent 👀👀👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤷🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️!!!! And the schools have to have sex Ed or run the risk of a sex pact breaking out and STD’s running rampant and that school and school district!!!!

[@Jay-ho9yk]

Also there would be girls on TIKTOK talking abt “ POV: you took the risk” and honestly it’s not cute , having a baby at a young age can cause lots of stress.

[@corysbae]

EXACTLY

[@mealoser.1645]

And its risky, bc their body is not ready for v4ginal birth and they can die

[@starpink1]

This

[@nightlysobbing]

Having a baby at any age is risky

[@EmoDarkWeb666]

​@@nightlysobbing THIS

[@adie._.]

girls on tiktok: *pregnant as a teenager* me at 15: *dying with loads of crappy assignments and test*

[@EllaH_09]

Trueeee

[@StellaKouevi-uu3se]

same also hi carat

[@rawanosman3194]

SAME BUT I AM 17

[@Tamil_Atheist2023]

Same here portfolio,busy with projects, meeting

[@NaturalBeauty214]

I'm 38, married, and have 2 kids,(13 and 11 whom I love dearly) but let me just say, BABIES👏🏾 DON'T👏🏾 STAY 👏🏾BABIES!!!!!! They GROW UP and STILL need parents!!!! Believe it or not, the baby preschool age is EASY. It actually gets MUCH harder as they grow up. And EXPENSIVE!!! I didn't have kids until AFTER I graduated college, was married, had a full time job with benefits, had bought a house with my husband, and was NOT relying on my parents for anything....AND👏🏾 IT 👏🏾WAS 👏🏾STILL👏🏾 HARD!!! Yes, even with a husband who is very hands on and active as a father. I know it's people who have kids as teens and seem to do fine, but listen to an elder like myself, if you're not financially stable, living on your own and paying your own bills, and not in a secure relationship, DO 👏🏾NOT👏🏾DO 👏🏾IT!!

[@rucianapollard7098]

Preach it, Sis!!!! It is harder now than Ever to raise children. More and more children deal with difficult situations in life, like peer pressure and bullying. Also, teenagers are committing suicide more than ever because of the intense pressure put upon them by Social Media!! I thank the Lord that I'm not a teenager or in my early 20s anymore!!! Yes babies are cute and adorable, but they certainly don't stay that way!!! So if it's hard to raise kids when both parents are present, I can't imagine being a single mother, especially a Teenage single mother!!

[@eveningstar8581]

It's just hard period lol! I'm 40 with a 22 year old. Their age doesn't mean anything! You're their mama for life. You hear constantly, 18 this 18 that! Ma'am nooo lol! They look to you and come to you for their/your entire lives. Anytime someone is like I just have to get them to 18, I'm like nooope! Yes, you can cut your child off on their 18th birthday and ghost them or what have you, sure. But the majority of families don't do that. Parenting is until the day you die and beyond ❤

[@christinarooz5115]

See this is my goal. My parents were teen parents and my sis and I had it rough growing up. I don’t want that for my own so I want to be sure I’m financially stable and ready.

[@audreyshelley4714]

My partner’s older brother (23) and his fiancé (23) are having a baby after moving back to their family home so that the brother could work for the dad. It’s a four bed house with 8 people nearly nine now as the fiancé got pregnant two weeks into moving back to the family home. I get that with the economy now that it’s hard to afford anything anymore as well that they’ve tried for years now, however only the brother works minimum wage, not the fiancé (she gets benefits) as well and they both don’t intend to move out until the baby is like 2 years old.

[@marlenepaulino6733]

I wish someone drove this home to me when I had my sons at 16 and 19. It was definitely harder and till this day I am well behind my peers financially especially and in every other area and my kids are adults now! You also don’t stop being a mom when they turn 18. Especially in this economy. Young people are dependent on their parents longer these days unless they are wealthy or the parents worked their butts off to make sure their kids would hit the ground running into adulthood.

[@TheCrystallineLeoness]

I became a mother at 24 and even that felt too young to be a mother! I couldn't imagine falling pregnant at 15, 16 and having to face the brutal force of responsibility and sacrifice that comes with having a baby. I'm 26 now and my baby is my absolute heart and soul 💛, but my advice to any young girl that wants to be a mum - go live your life a little bit first and enjoy being young before you bring another life into the world.

[@manicpixiecoffeelovr]

24 is not even that young

[@TheCrystallineLeoness]

@@manicpixiecoffeelovr Honey, it's young. It ain't old lol.

[@fin2926]

@@manicpixiecoffeelovr it's young dawg 💀

[@manicpixiecoffeelovr]

@@fin2926 no it’s not you’re literally in your 20s 😭 young would be your teen years 💀

[@manicpixiecoffeelovr]

@@fin2926 i mean dont get me wrong, young to have a child 24 isn’t young but young as in stage in life then yea it’s not “old”

[@dontduckwithme01]

I would also love to point out the disparity between what we see on TikTok vs the reality. I have seen a lot of the teen moms on TikTok who are middle class or upper middle class. This contributes to the “fantasy” of teen parenthood we’re seeing. We don’t see a lot of the stories of teen parents who had to STRUGGLE for everything they got, not saying that these young parents don’t struggle, but so many of these “cute” TikTok parents and kids also have so much financial support from their parents, this allows them to have a fantasy TikTok presence that makes other teens susceptible for thinking that it’s going to be all sunshine and roses.

[@wake5307]

Facts. You worded this perfectly. And it’s because those ones don’t got the time to be posting/flaunting on tiktok. Usually because they don’t have the support these ones do.

[@eveningstar8581]

@@wake5307 thank youuu

[@eveningstar8581]

No for real!! That one moms' video clip was showing her cleaning her room! Just hee bedroom lol. Which is a clear indicator that she lives at home with her parents and her parents are hands on in helping her raise her baby! Which is great! Don't get me wrong. But usually nap time is cleaning the house. And everything else. Not just cleaning your childhood bedroom

[@emajjabowen6748]

I blame parents 30% because of a different reason.The parents in these cases created an environment where they knew their parents would help them if they did this very irresponsible thing. That contributes to the problem.

[@postrachsmietnikow]

@@wake5307 That but also the tic tok algorithm is known not to promote content that looks to be made in lower class homes or by "uglier" people. So there very well might be those kinds of tic toks as well but they dont get promoted.

[@boxshapedhearts]

I have a friend who was super fun and outgoing in high school. About 2 years ago she got pregnant and we drifted apart. I slowly watched a girl with so much energy & a lust for life become burnt out at 20 years old. Don’t get me wrong, she’s a kick ass mom & I know she wouldn’t trade her life for anything. But she tells me all the time she wishes she had waited, because she didn’t really have a life before her child. It’s sad because you can see she stunted herself by taking on too much responsibility too young.

[@ghostrider1761]

She should have just swallowed it

[@johanacaba5219]

It’s hard being a parent. No matter the age. I had my first child at 18, had to move out of my parents house, had to get a job, and I had to work twice as hard. I didn’t enjoy my youth. I was lucky to have support so that I could finish school, get multiple degrees, and work a good job. But it’s so hard. It’s not a walk in the park.

[@josephstalin8298]

Sorry but you don’t have the right to say this unless you were raped It’s ur fault u got pregnant so U don’t have the luxury to complain about how hard being a parent Sorry Parents shouldn’t have the luxury of feeling sorry for themselves Because they’re parents

[@eveningstar8581]

I was pregnant at 17 and had her at 18. It's cool though because you grow up together in a way. It creates a closeness in a way, not all parents experience. It is hard at any age really lol

[@bailey7792]

@@eveningstar8581 Im sorry but no. Its not cute or cool to 'grow up together' with your child... that is sad. Kids deserve responsible stable adults for parents. Not parents that are still children themselves, who have absolutely no life experience, and zero clue on how to raise a healthy well adjusted child, into adulthood.

[@theebillionairess3377]

@@bailey7792 exactly all this promotion of “growing up with your child” is very worrying imo why on earth would you willingly want to do that? It’s so ghetto

[@rockabyeruby0370]

@@eveningstar8581 im 18 and married... yall want to be mom's out here without a ring.

[@Allison1111]

I've seen multiple teen moms on tiktok say that they wanted to have kids young so they can go out and have fun in their 30s and 40s. That is not a good reason to have a kid young. I think that's another conversation, this fear of aging and trying to keep this youth. There is a girl on there who planned her pregnancy at 15/16 with a guy she'd only been dating for a few months. I honestly think she glamourizes it, she doesn't show or really talk about the struggles. She makes it look like this amazing thing.

[@jalapeno1119]

I promise you all their friends aren't gonna go out to the bars at 40 lol

[@PauLina-ji6io]

Often they can’t achieve it bc they have multiple kids after their first. Not all of them, but the majority of the really popular ones do so. So their younger kids are still at home when the parents are in their 30s and 40s. Also it’s a huge different to have fun without kids in your 20s. When you’re a parent your kids will need you even when they are above 18.

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

​@PauLina-ji6io I agree and most of their friends are probably having kids in the late 20s or 30s so they they have hardly anyone to go out with.

[@courtneymapel]

I never understood why young people would want kids. I was never able to be blinded by a cute baby or anything. I always new that it would be sleepless night and sickness and loss of money and friends and time. I’m 19 now and it’s not even a thought in my head. I’m not financially or emotionally ready. I don’t think I’ll ever be.

[@Miss.Mellow]

same

[@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2]

This is actually not your problem, If you don't feel a certain way, it doesn't mean that everyone should feel like you, besides, people who like children are very common.

[@joandarc441]

​@@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2 yet some of them never finished school or having a hard time in finance especially if they live in a third world country.

[@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2]

@@joandarc441 so what? They are happy

[@joandarc441]

​​@@tadmira127dreamuvtadmir2 different story here in the Philippines mate mosty the poor make a lot of babies due to being horny or didn't go to school due well being poor the kids here end up on poverty/not going to school due to no financial support/selling illegal stuff like drugs/even some became young prostitute just to get money 💰💰💰 even our government had enough.

[@sarcasm176]

Being young and prego isn’t new but social media reinforces the fact

[@ToniBryanneTV]

Exactly!!

[@nivihandy]

@@ToniBryanneTV IT SEEMS PPL ARE FORGETTING THE POLITICAL INTERESTS HIGHLY INVESTED IN THE ISSUE OF REBUILDING AND REPOPULATING CENSUS NUMBERS FOR THE CAUCASIAN RACE. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT APPEARS OLDER CAUCASIAN WOMEN HAVE MANY OBSTACLES TO CLIMB TO EVEN BECOME PREGNANT IN RECENT DECADES. AS OPPOSED TO YOUNGER GIRLS/WOMEN WHO PRIMARILY ARE MUCH MORE CAPABLE AND SUCCESSFUL AT REPRODUCING. THEREFORE, AND THUS, THE TRUE REASONING THAT POLITICIANS ARE VOTING TO OUTLAW ABORTION - AND CONVERSELY TRYING TO POPULARIZE “YOUNGER” GIRLS/TEENS APPEARING HAPPILY PREGNANT AND LIVING FUN LIVES…WHEN MOST RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE AND ADULTS KNOW THAT IS RARELY EVER THE CASE.😢

[@pinkturtle2016]

I think what these teens fail to realize is that kids are EXPENSIVE af. If you don't have the funds, or support from your parents, you're setting yourself up to live an exhausting and miserable life.

[@jae6xr]

I'm +20 and there's no way I can see myself with kids like, I see someone at my age and I think "OMG teen pregnancy" when it's not but I don't even feel/look like an adult 💀

[@nad9609]

the fact my younger cousin literally wants to be a teen mom 😕 i think that says enough

[@aseofhearts]

how old is she? or do i want to ask😬

[@nad9609]

@@aseofhearts 13 😭 shes been saying this since she was like 10 though

[@kdprevost2444]

but same.......

[@Lee-cr6xb]

....what

[@jazzy5410]

@@nad9609 AIN’T NO WAY. 😟 She better realize that once she has a child at that age, her life isn’t about her anymore sooner than later. 😭

[@Amal-ku9xq]

Feeling pressured to have sex is rape or coercive sex

[@jazzy5410]

💯

[@mealoser.1645]

@Inbox me on Bestgram: alyssadarland bot

[@Helfirehydra]

And what do you call stealing sperm, poking holes in condoms or doing everything you can to get pregnant with a man just to keep him Because that is 99% of the cases when teens get pregnant It’s not caused by rape or coercion It’s caused by the boyfriends gonna leave so she decides to poke a hole in his condoms because a baby keeps them together And of course he is responsible if she got pregnant, even though she has many forms of birth control protection I understand actual coercion you don’t have time for protection, but guess what morning after pill There’s absolutely no reason for a woman to get pregnant by accident because they can do whatever they can to stop it from happening in the first place, or they can terminate it before it even becomes an embryo but of course, it’s up to the guys in his condoms who is responsible If a woman gets pregnant nine times out of 10. It’s always she plays the victim, says that he forced her. Just because she cannot take responsibility for her actions. I seen it with my own eyes. The day I see women taking responsibility for their own actions. Is the Day actually believe all women But that they will never come because women will never take responsibility for their actions because pregnancy and teen pregnancy is a clear example that they don’t want to take responsibility for their actions they make the active choice to get pregnant and who’s fault is it the 17-year-old boy friend, not the girl who has 3 to 5 options of pregnancy prevention the 17-year-old boy that only has one form of pregnancy prevention Can somebody explain to me how that’s fair

[@MakaykayLAMB]

Perfect example: my fiancé who is a woman was never taught sex ed. Her mother also never had a sex talk or a talk about periods. I’m not saying this is the norm but it’s not uncommon for this to happen. My parents never had that talk with me and shamed me for having sex (although I wasn’t) after I got a yeast infection as a teen. Though my parents didn’t have the talk with me, they enlisted the women in my family to have these conversations but honestly the talks I had still weren’t extensive enough.

[@roxanna6987]

It amazes me that in United States is still a taboo talking about sex education. I'm from Puerto Rico (part of the U.S) and at school I remembered they taught about sex education since elementary school (with age appropriate language).

[@maninthebox3654]

​@@roxanna6987 I'm from Poland and it's pretty conservative, right leaning and not so tolerant country with a lot of taboo subjects but even here we have sex education in middle school (when kids are 13-15 years old) and most of the time we were talking about family, relationships, human anatomy, period and that kind of stuff, but we also had a few lessons about safe sex, protection, pregnancy ect. so it's shocking to me that in the US sex education is on such a low level...

[@MakaykayLAMB]

@@roxanna6987 yeah, our sex ed isn’t extensive AT ALL. honestly, I don’t know anyone who actually learned anything from sex ed and I live in a “blue” or liberal state. So I can only imagine the kinda talks (or lack there of) they have in the Bible Belt which are places like Texas, the Carolinas. Etc.

[@aishakamara3112]

Honestly same. Because my parents are super religious they never expected me to have sex and to wait after being married (I’m 22 now and still a virgin). I had to learn through lessons at my school, doing my own research, and speaking to those who were happy to be open about it😅

[@roxanna6987]

@@MakaykayLAMB That's sad !! Thanks God in Puerto Rico Sex & Health Education, Drugs and Bullying and at the time I went to School in the 2000's and early 2010's were serious topic specially Sex & Male & Female Health. I remembered between 5th - 7th grade I went to bunch of "Reunion type orientation" talking about those topics and at the end of the reunion we received bunch of free sanitary pads and tampons . I remembered that they taught us about birth control and that was at Public School. At home my mom taught me about sex talk & periods it wasn't a taboo or awkward conversation. In college people talks about those topics as well like a normal topic to talk about it even with the most religious person. Even at the street I can have an appropriate conversation with a lady about periods. The older generation like my parents & grandparents never had those conversations because it was a taboo at the time but I think it started to becoming a normal topic to talk about it in the 90s.

[@leenn1148]

support teen moms, dont support teens being moms

[@smart._]

Seriously correct.

[@bougiepeaches5497]

I'm honestly glad that I didn't fall for that trap.

[@doragemz]

I blame the parents PERIOD. The amount of enabling today is beyond me. You have mothers pushing their daughters to have babies because they’re bored. The world is damaged.

[@manicpixiecoffeelovr]

huh...what are you even talking about

[@maninthebox3654]

where did you saw/heard about mothers pushing daughters to have a baby cuz they're bored, lol?

[@nyahpittman]

@@manicpixiecoffeelovr that’s a scam don’t do it!

[@chanelghostin6060]

no. it’s the teen moms fault.

[@zirarose3029]

@@chanelghostin6060 I don’t think so

[@queenofspiders]

I feel more than anything I see more couples that haven’t been together very long, (less than 9 months or a pregnancy) that are having kids, which I also feel like will have negative effects in the future.

[@ToniBryanneTV]

Yesss this!!! Not even together for year and halfway through the pregnancy. A lot f trust there cause.....

[@eetfuuk]

Coming from a 22 year old who’s 13 weeks, I hate the fact how people on social media make pregnancy as an easy and beautiful experience, but they don’t tell you how physically and mentally it drains you especially the risks pregnant woman go through. I see why some teens glamorize pregnancy they think it’s all glitter and gold. I was once that teen I’m so glad I didn’t end up pregnant years back because I don’t think I’d be able to finish school due to feeling sick and tired everyday.

[@sm1purplmurderedme583]

i’m 16 and aint having kids till im financially stable lol, yall teen mums stay safe tho tf💀💀💀

[@jittybug4188]

I’m financially stable and a teen mom…? 🧐 very safe thx for the concern 💜

[@ul2aa]

@@jittybug4188 no ur not

[@jittybug4188]

@@ul2aa Ik your mom wasn’t but plz don’t project that on me 😂 we’re good over here 💵

[@plastic_warrior]

@@jittybug4188y are you flexing this 💀 your PARENTS are financially stable, you aren’t, you just have their support 💀

[@ciitrus111]

@@jittybug4188 flexing daddy’s money knowing damn well if you were out alone you’d have no money or a card😭

[@paolaanimator]

I'm in my early 20s and finished college, been doing small gigs and projects. I knew teen pregnancy is a trap because I saw young teen moms during high school and they look exhausted. I remember helping a babysitter with the kids when I was a teen and it's so draining. You have to know you're willing to be a mom to take on all of these responsibilities. Personally, I would rather spend my 20s learning new skills, getting experiences, if possible to travel one day as well. Personally I've been thinking of being childfree because I want to take care of myself and everything is getting more expensive nowadays. In the USA parents basically has no safety net or support, like paid parental leave or free healthcare that other countries has. Lastly, in these TikToks I mostly see middle class/upper class teens who looks like they have support from their families. When you come from a family who can financially support you, it's more easier to raise children without worrying about finances.

[@pangkoulee7648]

Big FACTS.

[@Colourfulmelanin]

No paid parental leave? I surprised cause here in Tanzania every mother gets 3 months of paid leave plus 3 extra months of having half day at work. If this isn't followed than the employee can report the employer.

[@Randompersonwhocarestoomuch786]

I was 19 and pregnant with my first child, and although I was happily married, I can completely agree with social media being a reel of the happy moments and not showing the full aspect of being responsible for another whole human. I never got to go to college or know a life outside of being a mom. While I don’t regret it one bit, many who don’t understand the full scope of things, may feel that once the actual responsibilities kick in, it’s not what they signed up for. Being a mom is glamorous 1% of the time and the rest is poop diapers, spit up , sleep deprivation, lack of self care, having zero free time, etc. It’s incredibly rewarding, super fulfilling, and absolutely amazing, but it’s definitely not butterflies, sunshine and photo ops.

[@ghostrider1761]

Should have just swallowed it

[@jabezalynn]

the human brain isn't even fully developed until the age of 25, so when I hear my old classmates having kids (I'm 20 btw) I still think it's babies having babies

[@tiseytise]

I am very proud of you! Yes a teenager should know they have a whole life ahead of them. Teen moms do need support but once you become a mother, life is not about you no more it’s about the child.

[@strongrock132]

I agree,the parents may kick them out for their HUGE mistake

[@itzzlayne7955]

why do you have to call babies mistakes? accidents yes but mistakes never. these kids know what they’re doing they say they don’t but they do i was literally 12 knowing damn well what sex led to. they may be accidental but definitely not mistakes

[@amobaleiasassassinas]

@@itzzlayne7955 I think the comment meant unprotected or reckless sex as the mistake, not the child itself

[@melinadampier1641]

@@itzzlayne7955 mistake as in, intercourse being the mistake, not the baby.

[@itzzlayne7955]

@@melinadampier1641 accidents. as a “mistake child” from a supposed to be one night stand hearing on that you were a mistake to your parents is awful. my parents make it clear to me every day i was the mistake but my other 3 siblings were not not even the one that my dad had at 17 or my younger brother. i think i have every right to say that it’s not ok to call babies mistakes. accidents YES mistakes no. when you have sex you know exactly what you’re doing there’s no mistake there.

[@itzzlayne7955]

@@melinadampier1641 and before you say “well teens don’t know what they’re doing” oh yes they do tf, i knew what sex was in 1st grade and knew exactly where babies came from and so did most other kids by grade 5, along with my cousins and previous brother mention. maybe some don’t but tbh it just sounds like an excuse for having intercourse if you ask me. if you know what intercourse is you certainly know how babies are made.

[@tiadavis8406]

I’m about to be 28 and can’t imagine having a kid now because of the lifetime commitment it takes and it’s not an easy job I couldn’t imagine having a kid when I was a teenager. 16 and pregnant really scared me tbh 😭 nothing about it looked glamorous to me it looked depressing

[@shellydavis855]

Thank you for posting this. I see teen moms like Maddie and Brooke legit getting the bag by being teen moms They are setting a bad example and subliminally encouraging our youth to get pregnant as it will bring them money and fame

[@sydneymason6567]

They never actually say that youth should get pregnant.

[@m.p.9931]

people seem to forget that supporting teen moms is a huge difference to supporting kids to become parents .

[@BriSoza]

Thank you for making this. I'm 26 and selfish rn. I need to be selfish because there is sooo much pressure that I need to have my ish together at this point but I do not! I'm still developing my career and I honestly was in a deep depression a few years ago and I'm still working on me. I also just have a lot of things I still need to do. I do want kids though but not now and not in my 20s honestly. But that is just me and some people do find themselves in situations but no matter what, you will get through it and you can still accomplish things but imo after children you're no longer the main focus in your life because you have to provide for a child that is 100% dependent on you.

[@rocker725227]

I feel you, I’m 23 and don’t even know what I want to do yet. I’m just chasing a degree to have some sort of income at this point.

[@papelitog9514]

That is why people need more information about abortion and sexual education

[@EATYOURVEGABLES667]

AGREED!

[@nightwingnoir]

I always assumed that all teens know about sex, because I was privileged enough to have sex education, from both parents and school. However, as I get older, the more I realize that not everyone has or had that. One of my friends, just the other day, told me she didn't even really know what sex was until she was 17. I've heard of other experiences like that as well. Though it's bizarre to me, there are kids who are so sheltered, or misinformed, that sometimes they just don't know.

[@fatherpleasereturn2088]

one of my sources for sex ed was literally big mouth lol

[@Lunarbutterflytarot]

I had my oldest daughter when I was 14 years old, my grandmother had THE TALK with me but she never told me how boys will say whatever to get your jewels.

[@prettygangs]

🤦🏽‍♀️

[@DiaGreen08]

14???😯

[@taybee4653]

I agree, I noticed that their has been an uptick in teen/young motherhood on social media. When the show Teen Mom first premiered studies showed that it actually decreased teen pregnancy but it’s interesting to see in 2022 it almost seems that the number of teen/young seems to be slightly increasing.

[@itzzlayne7955]

no it’s still declining you just see them more due to social media

[@zoc.6922]

It's not increasing. It's just that the social media algorithms work differently now. Before (on things like facebook and instagram), you would only see people you follow. But, now through tiktok, you see reactionary content.

[@ashleyford6205]

I grow up a jw. We did not talk about sex at all. I also grew up in an abusive house. I knew nothing about sex let alone pregnancy. I got pregnant at 17 completely unaware for 4 months. There were a lot of factors that lead to me getting pregnant. I thought I found someone who loved me with never having loved shown to me from my family played a huge role into it. I struggled tremendously.

[@jennideangelis]

i grew up watching those teen mom / 16 & pregnant shows and it made me never want kids bc of how stressful it looked being a teen and having a baby .. being 19 some of that has changed .. i want a family someday but definitely not anytime soon . i’ve seen so many girls i went to high school with who had kids in sophomore - senior year and it looked hard .. i would hear girls gossip about them or guys “slut shame” them and i could only imagine how hard that was but also most of them didn’t have the babies father involved and they would just leave them when they got pregnant and it was very sad .. i see young girls idolize these teen moms and it’s sad knowing 50% if not more will grow up being 14-18 years old having kids bc of it

[@pleasantdiamond]

You made a point about girls in broken homes who see that these girls have this cute baby who will love you back, I am 25 and 7 years ago I was that girl. My son is 7 now and I did manifest love (hes a cancer 🥰) BUT there's so many things I missed out on, so many things I had to wait in order to experience include love for myself. Waiting is one of the guidelines to success as a woman. Your freedom matters

[@AlyssaBonilla2022]

I manifested love too and mines a cancer lol but that point was correct your words are 💯 % true

[@furlycee]

Definitely agree. I grew up in an incredibly evangelical conservative culture and tbh I think they fetishize pregnancy in women. They hold up motherhood as the ultimate attractive thing you can do, and make it seem glamorous like you've "arrived" if you've reached motherhood. I was 15 when I was neck deep in this culture, and I'm SO glad, my relationships at the time did not work out because I've grown SO MUCH since then, I'm NOT the same person as I was back then and somewhere along the way realized I didn't even want to have kids. I think it's so important for people to grow up a bit before having kids so they can weigh all the pros and cons and make sure it's the right decision for them, rather than having kids and being resentful or losing yourself later.

[@ohshanana2397]

as a teen on tiktok, i didnt even know about this

[@aphrodite8463]

I’ve never actually met a teen mom in person so it’s crazy that so many people freak out on it when it’s actually the least of our worries

[@dariamorgendorffe8]

You clearly did not grow up in a small conservative town, lol. There was a group of teen girls in my high school in Idaho. The leader got pregnant junior year and her four closest friends quickly fell in line. My high school in New Mexico had a day care on site because of all the teen parents.

[@aphrodite8463]

@@dariamorgendorffe8 okay but realistically speaking teenage pregnancy isn’t as bad as it used to be it’s actually at the lowest it’s ever been..

[@aphrodite8463]

@@dariamorgendorffe8 plus the American system is baddddd so rip stay safe and don’t be the next victim

[@fatherpleasereturn2088]

@@aphrodite8463 this girl i used to work with at a fast food place is a teen mom that had moved here and dropped out of school. i felt really bad for her because she didn’t really have a way of making friends her age because she wasn’t in school. and then this girl in my grade (i’m a senior), who’s 17, got pregnant from her 26 year old boyfriend.

[@joandarc441]

​@@dariamorgendorffe8 that's a fake conservative what happened to sex Before marriage bible rule I guess they skipped that page.

[@smart._]

I saw it spread on yt shorts too... I am 13 and I hate this type of content. :((((

[@firstnamepea7367]

i had my daughter at 24 and even that was too young, IMO. i really had NOOO idea what i was getting into, esp w/o any support or involvement of her father during the tough times. things are great now, a decade later, but what i went through was NOT glamorous. there are so many facets to motherhood, in particular young unwed motherhood, that just aren't discussed enough. maybe it's due to shame or fear of judgment, bc the worst judgment seems to be reserved for young moms.

[@karapup7087]

oh my god finally someone is addressing this topic! Teen pregnancy should be neither shamed nor desired!

[@janiyapassionately2013]

I myself am a teen mom i graduated high school at 17 had a job and a car at 18 I got pregnant had my twins at 18 got my apartment and now I'm 19 living my best life with my 3 kids. It's hard being a teen mom but as long as you get some help that's all that matters

[@taiahunter2600]

I could never imagine having a kid at 16. I’m 19 now and am considered a mom to some people online. And I do see them as my kids. And that itself is draining. Not as much as a real kid, but it is stressful. Especially since you care so much about the kid and want the best for them. They trust you and you feel this need to help them go the right direction.

[@celebrityelisebeauty]

I’m 22 and pregnant and I already know it’s going to be an extremely hard journey. luckily I have supportive family but if not, I’m not sure how I would get through this. I genuinely cannot imagine 15 year old me even thinking about planning a pregnancy. having a kid is probably the biggest responsibility you could ever have and is extremely challenging. yes, there are rewarding moments but having kids young isn’t ever going to be easy.

[@PaladinThizz]

Where is the father

[@celebrityelisebeauty]

@@PaladinThizz WITH ME, taking care of our son

[@jaxthewolf4572]

I'm a 27 year old woman and still child-free. Best decision I made.

[@AntiHAES]

I have to disagree a baby is not a blessing, a baby is a human being you’re going to have take care of and raise correct for their own success in society. We have to get away from that saying

[@GodistheredontworryChild]

It is so disturbing to know that some people promote this kind of stuff even after the consequences

[@niviaslife2419]

EVERY child deserves a parent not every parent deserves a child (yet)

[@ren3704]

happy you brought light to this because ive noticed this on tiktok for months… many many teen girls getting pregnant. very disturbing and alarming. my mother was a teen mom at 17 and she struggled a lot working long long hours to support my brother and i. teen pregnancy is wrong and it needs to stop

[@avreellaveen]

im 17 but dont know how to cook yet

[@JessicaMelgar3]

Teen pregnancy is at an all time low and is still trending downward. People just used to be more hush hush about it (aka girl gets pregnant and drops out of school or goes to alternative school) than they are now, as well as these teens now have a platform and make artistic content to express themselves. Tiktok doesn't PROMOTE teen pregnancy, nor do they have agency over how users choose to present or make content. Nobody is using Tiktok to say "here is why you should get pregnant as a teenager and these are the benefits", and nobody can truly glamorize teen pregnancy, per the definition of the word-teen pregnancy isn't trendy, it's super stigmatized and seen as a negative, as a teen I remember everyone being super afraid of getting pregnant if they were having sex and overall societal norm is to NOT be pregnant as a teenager, and it's an unintended and unplanned consequence to having sex. The best analogy to this, you can't glamorize being hit by another car, because it's unplanned/an accident and while you may benefit (think getting a new car out of it because yours was totaled), nobody is saying you should go out and plan on getting hit by someone else to get a new car? I'm tired of media saying ANYTHING (tv shows, celebrities, social media) can glamorize teen pregnancy because it's absolutely not true just by definition and the mechanism by which teens get pregnant, of which the main cause is lack of information and sex education as well as lack of resource (not having access to birth control or condoms). Saying teen pregnancy is glamorized is blaming these young girls who do get pregnant and saying they chose to get pregnant because it's a trend or desirable-which it's not, and they often didn't make the decision to get pregnant so let's finally stop using the phrase "glamorizing teen pregnancy". Basically, no average minded young woman is going to make the decision to get pregnant on purpose just because she sees tiktok/other media about being a teen parent. That's not what's causing teen pregnancies. I will say however, if anybody comes close to popularizing young pregnancy, it's Kylie Jenner. Even though she's in the best case scenario (family support, having a lot of money, etc) that still doesn't mean she didn't have struggles esp. with her relationship being on and off. As for the tiktok girls showing their pregnancy, I don't see an issue with it or how they choose to present their life journey. Just know that as with all social media, what you're seeing is a thoroughly edited clip of someone's life where they picked and chose what they wanted the world to see.

[@clairerogers2411]

This is Exactly what I came here to say. You hit the nail on the head.

[@nenytreee689]

3 years ago when I was 15 I got pregnant and gave birth to my precious daughter she’s currently 2. I never planned it but I never regret the decision. My family supported me and I still got a good degree and a soon working my dream job . But I don't think it's good to promote that, I wouldn't even wish my own daughter that. I hate being compared to some TikTok teen moms when I don't even have social media. not everyone is like them

[@jennycollins7388]

Thank you for sharing that. I was also a teen mom at 16 & had family support & was also able to get a degree & work my dream job as well. I do not want to promote it, it was hard work as you know ❤

[@freetojustbe5698]

It’s not advertised or promoted. People realize they can make an ass of money from videos more than the 9-5’s we’re programmed to work. We all have different paths, nothing wrong with someone sharing their journey.

[@manicpixiecoffeelovr]

my thoughts exactly

[@freetojustbe5698]

@midnightbliss I support people excepting the fact that every single soul on this earth has a purpose and a journey unique to that specific individual. I also support people making money by showing their lives especially if it can benefit/help somebody else. I haven’t seen one young teen on KZbin that promotes getting pregnant at an early age. It happens though and it’s not your business or place to judge. 🫶🏾

[@richabanerjee3977]

Most of them are getting pregnant at 13 or 14 but I'm also a teenager and i never thought about a kiss with a boy but they had sex ....it's so unusual and awkward ....

[@themousefiles]

I do not have a tiktok and I refuse to use it.

[@virginia3937]

Everyone should wait until they're adults before having sex. Nobody regrets waiting.

[@user-idontknow984]

I'm glad people are talking about people on tiktok normalize teen pregnancy too much and act likes Nomarl

[@sandraestrada3295]

i didn’t learn about ovulation entirely until i had a pregnancy scare and had to research more about pregnancy. This country’s education fucking sucks

[@missstranger7697]

Even though I started working with children and understood what it means to be a mom, I wouldn't consider myself to be a mom at such a young age. Children are adorable, but putting them in their place is a long term hard work... They can also be annoying...

[@corysbae]

a girl when I was in middle school got pregnant at 13. I dont think these tiktoks influenced her, but I think that this is a matter of society almost enforcing these kids to grow up and "oh it okay to watch..." "when are you?.." e.t.c... I mean these kids are 13 and already thinking about stuff like this. I think this generation is the main problem aswell. I get so many videos relating to topics around it.

[@sayjay26]

I was 31 when I had my 1 and only Son. From age 17(I was a Debutant and some of our friends in the group were older) to 26 I partied. I graduated high school got my 1st job and partied until I graduated from college. My two older Sister both had children at age 16, the eldest still graduated high school and got her degree in computer engineering. My graduated high school had us 3 girls by 26, retired at almost 60. Went back to school got her A A., then her B.A. at age 71 walking across the stage. 18 you can be a teen mom if that is your aspiration, just graduate high school first, you can still do it all

[@theminecraftskillz832]

We should just make more disclaimers so it doesn't get romanticized. It good to show that your life isn't over if someone ends up in that situation but it shouldn't be strived after

[@biancangarcia2]

While I don’t think we should belittle people who currently are teen moms/parents, I definitely think there needs to be a bigger conversation on not normalizing it and proper sex education. How does a teenager properly consent/understand having a child when they themselves are a child? I personally advocate for teens/children who get pregnant to have abortions because you’re now ruining two lives. Yes some people are very lucky that their parents are able to help out, but that isn’t the case for everyone. And the amount of stress & trauma you go through during pregnancy and giving birth is not something to push onto young teens. Giving birth is traumatic, especially if there is complications or emergency medical care to be given. I truly hate how social media has sexualized younger girls and made them think they need to grow up quickly, and the education systems failing to teach proper sex ed to prevent pregnancies. They’re gonna have sex regardless, take your religion and personal opinions out of it. This is such a sad and frustrating topic.

[@Shalom-ij9qs]

this one family got pregnant super young and i was like ok, but then they turn around and pop out 2 more before they even graduation and im like no no !!!

[@alyssaguillite9999]

I used to watch the teen mom KZbin videos and wanted a family at a young age. This was all before I had the s*x talk with my mom who’s a nurse. She shed light on how dangerous it is to become pregnant at an extremely young and and how having s*x as a teen has its risk. I thank my mom because at 15 I am not that mature to make good decisions for a child.

[@sadloif7238]

girl you are looking gorgeous... very good video as always

[@simply.samarah]

yes teen pregnancy are very much being the new thing on tiktok but as someone who us 18 and started birth control at 16 it was so hard finding somewhere that will actually give me it . Also safe sex is not really talked about enough at all either online or in school.

[@lesliecartagena1292]

Teen girls don’t realize babies take more love than they give and it can be emotionally and physically taxing especially at their age .

[@mortandsquiggy.2023]

Right, glamorizing all that is wrong

[@st4rgirl251]

i completely agree with this take, you look super good toni!!!

[@Freshmarketflesh]

Oh dear. As a kid of a really young mom (my mom was 19 when she had me and turned 20 that year) I can see how the children might get bullied and just because of this. The mom also. The kids will hear so many times in their life: “are you expected? Do you have a dad? Have you seen your dad?” All these kinds of questions. My mom has told me that many people have asked about my dad from her too after they have realized how young my mom is and how old I am. It’s not fun to live a life where you have to question your mothers word’s because so many people ask you or say you were an accident tho your mother says that you were planned.

[@stormystormy5429]

It’s about time ppl talking about this 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Yourlocalanimenerrd]

This is what I hate kids and teenagers doing it now!! Their someone on KZbin who’s pregnant at 19 and had their first kid at 17 everyone supports her? Like wtf? Why are you supporting her? She’s way too young to have children.How is she going to afford two kids? Apparently she depends on the father? This is very dangerous, what if he leaves? How is she going to be able to take care of them?

[@mmunekitaa]

I saw a tiktok about this 14 YEAR OLD GIRL deciding to be a mom. with a 15 year old boy. wtf?? the parents were okay with it too?!?! my mom didn't even let me stay up past 8:30pm and these girls be having kids at a pre teen age.

[@mpazinambao2938]

I've woken up from nightmares of being pregnant.

[@natania892]

Tbh I’ve never understood why someone would choose to have a child as a teenager.I’m 16 and I babysit my baby brothers almost everyday(mind you they are twins so there’s two of them)and I honestly think that is exhausting,like even if there was only one of them it would still probably be very exhausting.I can’t imagine someone my age having a child that they actually have to take care of full time while also doing school.ik now with roe v wade ppl can’t get abortions anymore but even pre roe v wade I wonder why ppl didn’t just have an abortion or give them for adoption.there are adoption options where you can still see the child at least that’s what I was told.but yea I do agree that they still deserve support once pregnant and they shouldn’t be judged based on wether they choose to keep the baby or not, I just wonder if they really know what they’re in for

[@YanoLBP]

Bro people can still get abortions, some states just have more restrictions now.

[@natania892]

@@YanoLBP ik but it’s still harder to do these days

[@Niyahtashayyy]

You look sooo prettyyy and i love this topic! You next up fr omg!

[@EstefaSaucedo]

I have a problem with them oversharing things from their babies, like some medical information, private moments and the kids loose some of their privacy and make money out of them, The kids do not have a voice in here or are protected against abuse and work explotation.Random people knowing them can be very scary when they grow up.

[@sofieeeee]

A girl from my school is pregnant and the same age as me (13) and i could never imagine being a parent!

[@alicewharton7916]

i'm well aware that there's a lot of people glamourising teen pregnancy on tiktok and it isn't okay but i also feel bad for the girls who just post videos or pictures innocently with their belly or their baby not encouraging anyone to get pregnant and are ridiculed for posting when they could've just been posting for their friends/family who watch their videos. i sometimes wonder if it can become more harmful to sometimes not understand what encouragement is and what is just enjoying and loving their baby

[@sierra8017]

This is even worse than the MTv show about teen moms. This is shown world wide now. Before it was only here for most Americans to watch. Now it's seen by all ages.

[@Yofavvchichi]

im so happy you mentioned brooke morton cause its like no one talks about how she promotes her pregnancy instead of just sharing her story and pokes fun at it to young girls cause she turns out okay when thats not the case for everyone with less shes the worst one on tiktok who should not be on the platform.

[@fruitsnacks9987]

I completely agree. It’s so strange how there’s literally no coverage of Brooke with how many followers she has. She promotes teen pregnancy full stop. There’s no justifiable reason to have two kids at 17 besides being irresponsible. Everyone says it’s fine because she and her boyfriend have money, but no one is actually thinking about how young she is, and that there’s still so much more maturing she needs to do. Reading her comments always feels like the twilight zone because they’re full of young girls gushing about how they want her life, which is so sad. She’ll definitely come to regret it in a few years once the fame stops because she’s not a teen anymore, and is left with children from a middle school relationship.

[@caribbeancurls1963]

Insightful as ever , love your content keep up the great work Hun! X I adore your videos :)

[@neith6450]

The thing I want second most in my life is a stable family. Key word STABLE. I do want kids, just not when I am supposed to be studying and building my career.

[@deborahkinanvuidi2157]

Watching the video now xxx Keep going, keeps the faith and God will help you to succeed

[@Bronxchick92]

You have some good points. What I thought of when you said that some kids are not taught about safe sex also what is not taught is pregnancy, child birth and what can happen after like postpartum

[@tplouis]

I’m just binging your awesome videos, and hopefully changed algorithm on my feed. ❤

[@kiira0823]

I’ve been watching the 16&Pregnant/Teen Mom franchise since it started. My mom was pregnant with my youngest brother at the same time the first season of 16&Pregnant started and we watched it together. I only really watch the Teen Mom franchises through MTV’s KZbin now. Growing up and watching girls not much older than me get pregnant and then my mom being a teen mom herself, there has not been one time where I felt drawn to being pregnant young. I’ve never seen the life that the girls on the show live and have ever wanted it for myself.

[@ligaakachan]

Girl you''re amazing for talking about this kind of stuff you deserve like 2 million subscribers ,you''re very smart young lady very apreciate your videos :) please dont ever stop

[@yurygomezlove]

I had a friend that purposely got pregnant at 14 years old just to get out her strict parents house, turns out the man she got pregnant with was married and wanted nothing to do with her or the baby ☹️ she had to go thru an abrtion. Lesson learned

[@cherryblossom7120]

Even as a teen, I hated little kids and babies.