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Shoes, Purses & Babies

Will this hot new accessory still be in next season?

Jourdan King | Staff Writer
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In the past few years babies have been the talk of the town, from the “octomom” to Angelina Jolie: who has one, who’s expecting, and who’s adopting. With all the frenzy in the media over those little bundles of joy, it’s no wonder young people everywhere are getting caught in the frenzy, and taking the plunge into parenthood, but are they ready?

“I think all you ever see is all the glory and glitz of having a child, but you never see the pain and struggle behind it,” says business management major Kristy Bivens.

“The media glamorizes pregnancy to a market that targets kids. You don’t expect grown folks to be home watching TRL in the middle of the day. Grownups don’t watch “E! News” and “Access Hollywood”
at 4:30 in the afternoon.”

At one time having children was something people did once they got themselves together, finished school, got married then settled down to start a family. But in today’s society things aren’t done in that order. According to babycenter.com the average age of first-time pregnancies is rising, but recently the fastest growing demographic is women age 20-24, which saw a 4 percent increase in 2006.

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These young parents don’t have to be raising the child by guess work if they don’t want to.

“We’re trying to implement more parenting classes because children are products of their parents,” Smith says.

“They’re just not ready. You don’t have the same mindset when you’re 15 as you do when you’re 30,” Bivens says. “You think it’s cute now, but babies are not accessories. They’re not there to make the situation cute. They’re not there to just put on little shoes and dress up. It’s a person. It’s a soul. And you’re required to nurture and take care of that soul until you stop breathing.”

Most can agree babies are adorable and different people have different reasons for wanting one, but sometimes the reasons sound better when thought than spoken aloud.

According to an article in Time Magazine, the pregnancy rate quadrupled at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts, all the expectant mothers being under the age of 16. The girls decided to make a pact to get pregnant at the same time so they could raise their children together. Girls went to the local health clinic to see if they were pregnant and were disappointed if the test came back negative. One teen confessed the father of her child is a 24-year-old homeless man.

A baby is a lifetime commitment, so it’s important that parents are doing it for the right reason. Babies may be cuter than a coach purse, but how does spit-up and dirty diapers compare to Ray Bans?

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