I Was Taught That Getting Pregnant Is Easy for Black Girls — Too Easy. But It Wasn’t for Me.

Motherlode
When I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, I was taught that my mission was to get out of high school without a baby. I thought that once I was ready, those babies that came too easily, and too early, for many girls I knew would come readily to me. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/i-was-taught-that-getting-pregnant-is-easy-for-black-girls-too-easy-but-it-wasnt-for-me/


Posted Apr 25 2014, 04:35 PM by Motherlode
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