I grew up in Tulsa, finally reached escape velocity 18 years ago. When I was 14, my 13yo best friend got pregnant. I can’t tell you how many times I heard the phrase “got herself pregnant”, like she slipped and fell into a puddle of semen. The amount of derision heaped upon her - and not her 19yo boyfriend - was ridiculous. She got just as much crap for having it as she would have for an abortion (one is a ‘slut’ and the other is an ‘unwed mother’), but she had it, and kept it.
I have been mortally afraid of getting pregnant ever since.
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