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Expectant and parenting students have a federal RIGHT to an education, reminds @NatashaVianna on rhrealitycheck: http://rhrc.us/1AGcf4t
mateenpregnancy reblogged
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Must read new report from the ACLU of Northern California on discrimination faced by pregnant and parenting youth in schools.
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Humans of New York: “Who has influenced you the most in your life?”
President Barack Obama: “My mother. She had me when she was 18 years old, and my father left when I was one year old, so I never really knew him. Like a lot of single moms, she had to struggle to work, and eventually she also struggled to go to school. And she’s really the person who instilled in me a sense of confidence and a sense that I could do anything. She eventually went on to get her PhD. It took her ten years, but she did it, and I watched her grind through it. And as I got older, like everyone else, I realized that my mother wasn’t all that different than me. She had her own doubts, and fears, and she wasn’t always sure of the right way of doing things. So to see her overcome tough times was very inspiring. Because that meant I could overcome tough times too.”
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Bored at home on this snow day? Here are 3 things you can do right now to support young families (while still wearing pajamas): 1. Read young parents stories on the realities of teen pregnancy and parenthood on ThePushback.org. 2. Sign up for our advocacy alerts! Governor Baker just made 300 reductions in state spending and huge cuts were made to teen parent programs and the teen pregnancy prevention program. We will need your support soon!massteenpregnancy.org/support/advocacy-alerts 3. RSVP for Teen Parent Lobby Day on March 26th and advocate for young families across Massachusetts! teenparentlobbyday.eventbrite.com
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As a young parent, being shamed for the decisions you have made and being stigmatized for your identity makes navigating through the world very difficult. We are more than just young parents; we are sisters, brothers, partners, students, hard workers, friends, and always more than one single identity. Stigma can keep us from wanting to go back to school, or returning for a visit at the doctor’s office, or feeling like we are capable of making the best choices for ourselves and our children. Stigma can pressure us to avoid making ambitious goals or striving to overcome challenges. Stigma keeps us in a place where others can still narrate and dictate our lives. by @NatashaVianna
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Everyone deserves full control over their reproductive selves, of which self-determination is a huge part, and teens have proven that when resources are available to them, they are capable of taking responsibility for themselves.
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"If young mothers had the support and resources to think about what makes teen motherhood so hard, they’d realize it’s not being a mother; it’s society. Life was hard because the people around me were rooting for me to fail…The truth is that teen mothers are just like many other new mothers. Parenting is novel and challenging, but [we] too want [our] children to lead great lives.”