For the wrong done by the captain, all the captains conspire to do greater wrongs; peace is only a name for civil war. Life itself is civil war; and our enemies are more or less strong and numerous, according to circumstances. Teens should not even be having sex, as it is illegal, nor should they be having babies. Teenagers are basically children. Their bodies and brains are not fully developed, so they cannot be fully responsible for their choices and decisions. Not only that, but if you are not fully developed and you get pregnant and have children, it is likely those babies could face psychological issues of developmental issues. There are many teenage prostitutes, in the United States, and Canada. After they have run away from their homes, teenagers often become prostitutes as a means of survival. In their minds, because teens are not fully cognitive, other options for earning money are limited or nonexistent. As one adolescent prostitute reported: There are no doors open to us…How are you going to be able to hold down a job if you have no high school diploma? Well, many teenagers got jobs while they were in high school and graduated and went to college. However, many teenage prostitutes come from privileges families and they sell themselves to their parents’ business partners, and some teen prostitutes come from modest backgrounds, and hook up with their parents’ friends, coworkers, their teachers or religious leaders. And some youth are actually having sexual relationships with their children. And I had no idea about the Catholic priest and the sex scandals, with young boys, until the media broke the story. Just goes to show you, credibility is not linked to your title.

Approximately 95 percent of youth prostitutes have been survivors of sexual abuse or some have been abandoned by their families. Many of these teen prostitutes are not preforming well in school, and have low self-value. Furthermore, about 60 percent of boys and 80 percent of girls, in prostitution, have seriously considered suicide. It is interesting to note that male prostitutes, who are teens, usually do so because they have unstructured and unsupervised home lives, and they also feel rejected by their peers and have few friends. However, some of the females, who are child prostitutes, seek adult attention and affection, and they believe that prostitution is glamorous and fun and exciting. However, the reality of the situation is that having a pimp, walking the streets, or becoming a prostitute is extremely dangerous. There are risk of contracting HIV, 35 percent of prostitutes are known to have HIV, which is a disease that will eat your body alive and anyone who has contact with you sexually or your body fluids can catch it. And it has been noted that in tropical regions, HIV can live outside of the body because it is so humid. There are other serious problems associated with prostitution such as drugs, sharing needles, which can also lead to disease, viruses and death. Children involved in prostitution often suffer emotional distress and have a hard time adjusting to life. Many of them view themselves as sexual objects to be gratified and sold. Sometimes these prostitutes will get traditional jobs, but have problems dealing with the low pay and authority. Therefore, childhood prostitutes may have problems establishing real relationships and will likely engage in other crimes. Some teenage prostitutes work out of their parents’ home, with or without parental consent. Also, prostitutes are highly likes to be beat up, raped and killed. In fact, 80 to 90 percent of childhood prostitutes have been assaulted. An estimated 75 percent of prostitutes have been violently raped in situations not involving their work. And many prostitutes suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Furthermore, 83 percent of prostitutes have been threaten with a weapon, 68 percent have been raped while they were working, and 84 percent of child prostitutes report being homeless (many of them probably ran way). Meanwhile, 88 percent of prostitutes do not like being hookers, and want to escape.

Nonetheless, if the teen is a prostitute and gets pregnant or simply is breaking the law by having underage sex and has a baby, this is not always a good idea, as these youth are not fully developed and need to wait because they could ruin the child’s life. Some teens see a baby as a way to make a man settle down with them and support them. Others see these babies are toys and do not realize how serious the situation is. And because these teens are not financially or mentally stable, they made taunt their children, abuse their or set their child up to fail. And some of these teen prostitutes are likely to be jealous of their children, as they grown up and try to live their life right and might do something to ruin the life of their child. This is not a judgment call, but it is my belief that people should grow up and live life a little, before having a job, settle down, get a career going and buy a house. That way they are ready for the baby and can handle the responsibility. It cost about $500,000.00 to raise a child to age 18, and that does not include college cost. So people make fun of men and women, in their 50s, who have infants, toddlers, and preteens, but I think it is honorable that you took so much time to consider the life of your unborn baby, and waited because you did not want them to suffer unnecessarily. Nonetheless, some want to have children, when they are young, but men can bank their sperm and save it until they are older and the female body can get pregnant, even when women are in their 50s, so there is no need to rush. Take good care of yourself. And young men, please because, I know many of you do not want to admit it, but you are fathers because you got drunk, and a woman took advantage of you and now you are stuck with a baby. All the drinking and drugs that young people tend to do have consequences. Think before you act and know your surroundings. War is the most terrible of all disasters, except dishonor.