Mom at Sixteen Page #5

I have these shots every day.

My husband normally gives me the shot,

but he's been really busy, so...

I'm hoping this can just stay

between you and me, okay?

It's none of my business.

Are you still thinking about

joining the swim team?

Because it's a cool way to know more kids

and feel more a part of the school.

I gotta go to class.

All right.

What point is Mr. Hobart making...

...when he says, "Men and women

have their place until death"?

- Jeff?

- That men and women play different roles...

...and they should stick to them?

- But he says earlier...

...women can do anything men can do.

Still, just because they can

doesn't mean they should.

Jacey, do you have any insights

to offer us?

- On what?

- On last night's reading.

What was it again?

"The Course of Gender. " Did you read it?

- Not last night.

- Then you've just earned yourself a zero.

I read it two years ago. James Hobart.

In the short story following his essay,

"The Life Span of a Day"...

...he looks at the concept

of gender in today's world.

He makes the assumption that

after death, when souls gather...

...they meet on equal footing. His

hypothesis is there is no gender in heaven.

That's correct.

Don't forget, your analysis of one of the

works of Shakespeare is due by Friday.

- Jacey, can I speak to you a minute?

- Yeah.

- Why are you in my class?

- What?

Why are you in English II,

when you belong in AP Literature?

I read your transcript. The past two

years, you've taken honors classes.

- I thought I'd take it easy this year.

- What do you think we'd have today...

...if Mr. Shakespeare

took the easy way out?

Mr. Shakespeare didn't

have MTV and the Internet.

He had no choice than to sit around...

...and write about boys who wanna sleep

with their mothers and kill their fathers.

Does anyone know anyone

who's pregnant right now?

Yeah.

My boyfriend's sister got

pregnant when she was 16.

Her parents had to support her.

It was really hard for her.

You all hook up, and you speak about

friends with benefits.

Do you discuss the responsibility

that comes from having sex?

There's things a girl can do. If she's

hooking up just for fun, she should be...

It's not all on us to be careful.

It's your guys' fault too.

You think kids are having sex

younger these days?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

They're more scared to talk

to their parents about it these days.

- Yeah.

- Why do you feel...

...you can't speak to your parents

more openly?

Having sex is a secret.

You don't talk to your parents.

My dad would freak out.

If you got a girl pregnant, what would

you want the next step to be?

How would you go about that?

Personally, I wouldn't

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