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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

I'm glad I did a search on this one. I was actually going to start a thread on it. Tonight was the 1st time I watched it. I saw it as I was flipping through the channels. I thought those living conditions were totally unrealistic.

I totally agree. I think the jobs were pretty realistic though. As teen parents it is pretty likely that one of them could be working at a burger place like the one girl did.

The houses were ridiculous though. There is no way on earth that any of them would be living in a development like that with new homes if they had a baby. Nor would they be driving NEW vans or taking their baby to The Little Gym. They should've had them living in 2 bdrm apts with 1988 Buick LeSabres.

They also had a consistent amount of money each day. That doesn't happen in real life. The show was also set up so that AT LEAST one parent was at home with the kid all day. That's pretty unlikely if you're a teen parent. The teens also didn't have to concrn themselves with paying for sitters or daycare. That's pretty unrealistic as most people have to do that unless they're lucky.

The furnishings and such that they needed for the baby were just THERE when they showed up. As a teen mom, you probably aren't going to have the latest and greatest in baby supplies/furniture for free. It would have been interesting for them to see how much preparing for a baby costs with having to buy cribs, high chairs, and such. They should have had them working jobs a few days to see how much baby stuff they could afford based on what they earned.

Also, some teen moms have to WORK while pregnant to pay for baby things. The girls didn't really do much with their bellies on. It would have been fun to see them flip burgers with their fake bellies.