16 and pregnant >:(

Stephanie - posted on 05/04/2010

i think the show is good in a lot of ways but in others it give the imprestion that all teen moms still have a major social life and dont change that for their kids...before i got pregnant at 18 and had my son at 19 i did go to parties in college and go out at mid night just to walk around wal mart with my friends but once i had my son who is almost one now i did not give up my social life i just changed it because my son is and always will be my #1 priority the show makes you think its okay to have kids young because you can just pawn them off on family and still be a teen yes you may have a mom or aunt who can watch the baby while you go to school but you should be the one to come home and feed and bath your child and put them to bed they need to know who mommy and daddy are now if the dad chooses to walk away i dont care who you are or where you live any girl at any age is strong enough to make the best choice for their baby IF they choose to...i have several friends who have or are having kids my one friends daughter is 2 months older than my son and the dad is not in the picture but she knew in her heart that she could love that baby even though sometimes money would be tight and she kept her daughter on the other hand i have another friend who is due in august with her first and the dad wants to be in the picture but she is to selfish to let him and she wants to put her up for adoption but wont because she knows they will give the dad a chance i wish teens who madwe the mistake of having sex so young would know that its not a bad thing to get pregnant but in my oppinion abortion is not birth controll and if you know or think you are just to young to take care of a baby there are other options then letting your child suffer....people need to grow up and know that a child is not a doll its not like babysiting and its not a game or a joke its a life that you are responsible for no matter what you choose to do...this show needs to convay that better and i think it needs to show not only the negitive but more of the positive adn i think it needs to show more from the dads poing of view guys dont watch the show girls do but girls dont get a stright answer for their guys and i think if it could show more of what the dad thinks and feels maybe we could understand our boyfriends/husbands/partner/baby daddy a little better!

Kia - posted on 04/29/2010

i hate this show as well i don't think its realistic at all & it makes the rest of us teen moms look like idiots, they all need to grow up & stop making their parents do all of the work, they should have actually good teen moms on the show cause we all aren't that ignorant, & not all fathers just ditch their child & the mother! even though i understand the show is trying to get people to see it isn't easy being teen parents, it isn't so realistic, way to much drama.

Rebekah - posted on 04/28/2010

i think its dumb. i have a baby at 17, and i am completely responsible. i provide for my child, and i dont act like a selfish idiot when it comes to things concerning my family. that show makes it seem like teens are fully incapable of raising a baby. i believe i am doing a damn good job. i would do ANYTHING for my baby girl. my world revolves around her. thats the way things should be.

Trisha-Ann - posted on 04/28/2010

i watch the show, well i will be honest i am addicted.
i think it is a good idea. a lot of teens out there think that having a baby is all glamor and no work. i thinkt the show shows the real side of teen pregnancy. and that even though your children are the best thing EVER, sometimes its better that you try to wait. i also like how it has the show at the end of the season that pushes concraceptions. it helps teens no what is out there.

Jessica - posted on 04/21/2010

I have never seen the show but have heard a lot about it. I live in Australia so it is propably on pay TV. I think that there is nothing wrong with being a teen mum as I fell pregnant with my son, now 15 months, at 17. However he was a major, major accident. My partner and I used more than one method of contraception but there is not much you can do when they all fail.

I don't agree with teens that say "my baby wasn't planned but he wasn't prevented either".

If there is a show out there that shows what it is really like for teens to have babies then that is a great idea.

I think all teens should take responsibility like I did. I stayed at school and am now at uni. My partner and I are still together and we are buying a house soon. We don't live together but you have to sacrafice if you wan the best for your children.

I hate seeing all the young mums where I live, out all the time without there kids or saying they got smashed on the weekend all the time on facebook.

Teen mums would get a much better name if they just took responsibility and put their lives in order.

Do any of the young mums in this show do this??? Or does it just show that you can have a baby young and let you parents raise it??

Kim - posted on 04/20/2010

I watch the show as well, I personally like the show because it show how much hard work a baby. I hate how the parents on this show go ahead and let their daughters still go out and leave the baby at home with them. And the fathers of the babies are pathetic none of them want to take responsibility.

Amanda - posted on 04/19/2010

Hm, I watch it. It's at least slightly more realistic and less pregnancy glorifying than a lot of other shows out there. I think it's intended to to convince teenagers not to have sex and get pregnant young. But in some cases it does the opposite, it says "Hey, if you get pregnant, you might end up on tv!" And instead you'll have a baby you struggle trying to take care of (hopefully you have a supportive partner/family/friends to help out) and you'll be struggling to keep your life on track. My sister had her first at 16. I say kudos to anyone who happens to get pregnant that young and can swing it, but it's definitely something we shouldn't be encouraging teens to be doing.

Anna - posted on 04/19/2010

i actually like the show, even though i still have trouble watching people give birth. but i get mad at the girls who still want to be a teen, they had a baby, they should stop giving there parents the responsibility and take it for themselves.