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because being an unwed mother is no longer looked on as something shameful.
Remember when I was a teen that if you got pregnant you either got married or went to visit Auntie Bea for a semester. Had one friend get married at 16 and drop out of school. Back then you couldn't stay in school as a pregnant person. I'm not even sure she got her GED. Nowadays, they have nursery facilities.
Had another friend whose boyfriend finally agreed to marry her when she was about two weeks shy of delivering. Everybody heaved a great sigh of relief. Not sure if either of the two couples stayed married.
Being pregnant and unmarried back then was a major no-no. You were shunned by the 'righteous.'
Hell, I even remember one guy friend who announced he would only marry a virgin. We girls all had a good laugh on that one.
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