First thought through my mind was... "18 and 7 months pregnant."
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First thought through my mind was... "18 and 7 months pregnant."
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So are you saying the first thought through your mind was to judge her?Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly
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I'm saying that my first thought (since it is revealed in the top 1/8 of the story) is "wow, that's a bit young to be knocked up. I realize it happens all the time. Just an eyebrow raiser.
The sun has fallen down
And the billboards are all leering
And the flags are all dead at the top of their poles.
Another FYI - She was released form the hospital today. She has very slurred speech, but she is walking around. From my understanding, the bullet didn't enter her brain, but it shattered her skull and fragments did damage the part of the brain that effects her speech and some motor skills.
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Man, that is rough. It was such a freak occurance.
Used to be considered odd to NOT have children by 18 only 100 yrs ago...relatively speaking Squid, this notion of not having kids until later in life is a new social convention. It has nada to do with biological capabilities and everything to do with modern society's need for financial gains.
Having said all this, if my daughter gets pregnant at 18 I would be disappointed...
Having said that, my mother was 17 when I was born...
All in all, the pregnant and 18 part of the story was so secondary IMO that it didn't dawn on me as a point of possible discussion until it was pointed out.
Canadian perspective: first thing I noticed was the flagrant and irresponsible use of guns all over that community...but as I said...it's a Canadian thing.
Again, it was the first thing I thought of since it was mentioned in the first paragraph, and like it or not, pre-18 pregnancies amongst caucasians are still eyebrow raising for many in the United States.
The sun has fallen down
And the billboards are all leering
And the flags are all dead at the top of their poles.
Admit it Squid...you do that to get a rise....
LOL!
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