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I’d like to hear the opinions of the adults here, preferably people by 20+.

A while ago, I watched a video about a 14-year-old girl who was in a relationship with a 19-year-old boy and became pregnant. When she was interviewed, she said that no one had forced her or pressured her into anything. She said that she wanted it and had always dreamed of becoming a mother from a young age, rather than living the same lifestyle as other teenagers.

Another case I heard about was more about them not knowing what protection was or how to use it, and then the pregnancy happened. (Both were at the same age of 15)

Of course, those aren’t the only cases of teenage pregnancy I’ve heard about. There are many others, and it seems to be becoming more common, even in my country. So, it made me wonder:

What do you all think about teenage pregnancy? Who do you think should be responsible? the teenagers themselves, their parents, or a combination of both?

does your view change depending on the circumstances, such as the age gap, whether the pregnancy was consensual or non-consensual, and whether the teenagers are actually prepared to raise a child?

Things like whether they’re mature for their age, whether they have support from family or others, or whether they choose adoption or abortion?

I’m genuinely just curious to hear your thoughts and opinions. I’d like to understand and learn from different perspectives!

Have you guys ever had a fake friend? Well, here's my experience.

I went through some mental health stuff and ended up dropping out of school for a bit. My friends were supportive in their own way, but never really asked why. I didn't mind that, it's not really their job to fix me.

One day I was kinda struggling and at a point where I just wanted to die, and I told one of them. First time I'd ever opened up like that. She said she'd pray for me and left me on delivered. After that I just kind of stopped venting to her.

My other friend already knew I was struggling, she'd give advice but nothing I hadn't already heard before, and she used to stick up for me when people talked crap, so I did appreciate her. But after I dropped out, we just naturally drifted, calls got less frequent, texts got shorter. I know she was busy with school too, so it wasn't all on her.

When I’d ask to hang out, they’d say they were busy but then post them hanging out with other friends on their story. They also never came to my birthdays, they said they were busy but again, I saw them posted up with other friends. They'd also talked crap about me before, multiple times actually. It used to bother me a lot, but after a while I just kind of got used to it.

Now that I've graduated, it feels like we've drifted even more. And it's a little awkward since we still live in the same town and run into each other sometimes.

Anyway, are my friends fake, or am I just reading into it too much? And did you ever have fake friends? What was your experience with them like.