Lesson 2: Challenges of Being a Teen Parent

miscellaneous: 〈사물 등이〉 형형색색의(것으로 이루어진), 갖가지 잡다한, 잡동사니의

Around $33,000 for clothing and other miscellaneous expenses

 

scandalous: 〈행위가〉 수치스러운, 창피한; 지독한, 괘씸한

While teen pregnancy is not as shocking or scandalous as it once was, there is still an overall disapproval from society that can lead to teen parents feeling unable to seek help when they need it. 

 

abstinence: 〔음식·쾌락을〕 끊음, 〔…의〕 자제, 절제, 금욕〔from, in …〕;

Among other safe sexual practices, abstinence is the only choice that has a 100% success rate for preventing pregnancy and STDs.

 

untimely: 1.때가 나쁜, 때[철] 아닌; 불순한 2.때가 이른, 너무 이른, 미숙한

Each has decided that their lives are better served by abstinence at this moment, whether they want to prevent an untimely pregnancy, they need to prioritize work and rest, or they want to learn more about STD prevention before they have sex.