My eggo is definately NOT preggo...

After watching my new favorite movie, Juno, starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera, I was inspired to write about pregnancy and my feelings on the topic. From what I hear, pregnancy is somewhat uncomfortable, painful, and inconvenient. From cravings to puking your brains out and swollen feet, not to mention the humongous tumor-like growth that develops, it just does not sound like fun. And, I never really understood why it had to last for nine months to begin with. But, anyway, this movie has given me a new perspective on the topic at hand. If you haven't seen it, it's about a sixteen year old girl, Juno, who becomes pregnant after having boredom sex with her best friend. She goes through with the entire pregnancy but decides to give it up for adoption to a young couple. It has intensely dry humor and a great plot. It also serves as a great way to teach kids that having sex comes with consequences without actually coming out and saying "hey, sex is bad."

Since fourth grade I have been taught that sex is bad and it only leads to pregnancy. I've also been taught to shun those who become pregnant before marriage because they are big fat sinners that should burn in the firey pits of Hell. Well, even in high school it was preached that pregnancy often leads to an infant and that abortions are wrong yadda yadda yadda. Luckily, my views have been slightly altered in that sense before viewing Juno. I always thought "gosh, if I got pregnant, I would never get an abortion. I would keep it because I made a huge mistake." But, now, upon watching the greatest movie ever, I have realized that there's no way I could ever raise a baby right now. As Ellen Page would say "I am illequipt." Pregnancy is a terrible curse that only adults should deal with, at least that's what I believe. A baby does not deserve parents that are going to secretly hate it, because I know I would hate my baby if I were forced to keep it. So, that's why I believe it is a terrible curse for young people. For adults, it is a blessing because they are mature and prepared to take care of another human being. As for young people, our role in society is to make mistakes and learn from them. Of course, getting pregnant is quite the grandiose mistake and shouldn't be taken lightly, but at the same time, I don't think it's right to judge young women for the mistakes they once made. Sure, loads of other people disagree with me that pregnancy is beautiful and should not be terminated because of selfish reasons, but I don't care. I still think pregnancy is gross and painful (even though i've never experienced it) and perhaps one day I will embark on the terrible journey of pregnancy. Until then, I think abortions are a cool way of controlling the population and giving people a second chance after making a mistake. I'm still not sure if I would abort my fetus or donate it selflessly to a family in need, but I'm not planning on making that decision anytime soon. Thanks Juno, you are the perfect form of abstinence.