(Re) Chic

Not only is teen pregnancy on the rise. But its en Vogue . From celebrities to TV shows teen pregnancy is everywhere, and its never looked better. "Secret Life of an American Teenager" centers around a girl who has a baby while still in High School. A new show on MTV "16 and Pregnant" makes me feel as if its going to be the next "Made" with trailers of girls saying "I'm 16 and I'm ready for a baby." Not to mention the movie "Juno" which was a huge hit and frankly showed the main character, Juno, more worried about her relationship with the main male character rather than the fact that she was bringing a baby into the world while still practically a child. Teen pregnancy is something that hits very close to home for me. There are a HUGE number of teen pregnancies in schools all over the area where I grew up, as well as my own sister, who had my niece just out of high school. In my sister's class, being pregnant or a...

I have been trying to read up on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize because while I think its great that our President has won such a prestigious international award I'm a little worried about the repercussions.   A lot of people are speculating that a part of the reason that Obama has received this award was because of the comparison between his work in the international arena and that of the previous administration.  I don't want the Prize to be awarded as an insult to the Bush Administration, I want it to be awarded because of what has been accomplished.   Which brings me to the second concern, what has been accomplished.  While I agree that Obama has done more to better international relations in his 9 months as President than seemed to happen in Bush's term in office, he really has only been in office 9 months.  And for those of you who are arguing that he did so much before he entered office I will agree with you there as well, but he has not yet d...

There have been so many discussions about Gen-Y and comparing them to previous generations.  And this article by Sasha Halima about Generation Recession (her blog is great I would recommend reading more than just this article).  She quotes an article from the Times that compares Gen-Y or Generation Recession to The Silent Generation cultivated by the great depression.  And while I understand the point she is bringing up about how similar circumstances in the economy could bring out similar characteristics in the affected generations the characteristics listed frustrate me. I am not a hard-worker because the economy is hard, I work hard because I was raised that way.  While I do feel that many Gen-Yers are working twice as hard right now because of the need from the economic downturn (check out last post about Gen-Y and ZZZZs) a part of me is a little offended that people believe that there have to be poor economic times for people to work hard.  And I'm def...