There is a misconception that this is a well-thought response to social and economic pressure. It is a fantasy which bubbled up from the bottom of the human heap and infected the most vulnerable. The parents of these girls didn't/couldn't teach them self-respect, and their families didn't teach them about men and women caring for each other. None of them expect to do anything with their lives. They are having babies for the "stuff" (their own place to live), the respect (from being mothers), and the love (babies will love them). They will no longer be dictated to by their parents or their teachers. (They are not thinking of ever having a job or a boss.) They don't expect the fathers to be around (or it will screw up the "stuff" - and maybe the respect). They don't expect their children to want a better life, either, since they can't imagine one for themselves. It's not inevitable. These girls are not even close to adults (the oldest is 16. They start at 14.) This is an aberration. This is a scream for the community to take action. Peer pressure made this look like a great idea to children who grew up without hope or love. The community can figure out how to clean the windows so they can see out of the hopelessness. Because the community let lovelessness become "normal." We let those girls down.
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The oldest is 16 - the rest are jail bait
Date: 2008-06-20 03:56 pm (UTC)It's not inevitable. These girls are not even close to adults (the oldest is 16. They start at 14.) This is an aberration. This is a scream for the community to take action. Peer pressure made this look like a great idea to children who grew up without hope or love. The community can figure out how to clean the windows so they can see out of the hopelessness. Because the community let lovelessness become "normal." We let those girls down.