MTV's 16 and Pregnant

[WVU alpha phi]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Regarding the 1st episode, what pissed me off was when the guy told his very pregnant (like 8 months) girlfriend to get out of the car and check for a flat even though she told him it was hard for her to get in and out of the car. He told her something like....it's not impossible.

My boyfriend and I at that too. That fiance was a waste of space.

It always amazes me how people's parents seem to be OK with their 16 year old having a child. Like the girl saying she told her mom via TEXT, and her mom hugged her when she got home. I would've been greeted with a "wtf were you thinking?" and then months of anger, tears, and "well, if you hadn't gotten pregnant.."

Even if I were to get pregnant now, at 23, with my long term boyfriend, my parents would NOT be volunteering to watch the child while I went to something like dance practice.

[Educatingblue]

I am really glad this show came out. It's no secret a lot of teens are having sex with little to no regard to the consequences.

Sadly enough, I teach in a middle school and every year one (or more) of my students ends up pregnant.

[WVU alpha phi]

Originally Posted by Educatingblue

I am really glad this show came out. It's no secret a lot of teens are having sex with little to no regard to the consequences.

Sadly enough, I teach in a middle school and every year one (or more) of my students ends up pregnant.

When I was in seventh grade, a girl in my class got pregnant with twins by an eighth grader at our school. She dropped out of school and would bring the babies in to show them off, and everyone (including teachers!!) would oooh and ahhh over how cute they were. Even at the time I remember thinking, anyone wanna mention how her life is over? She has 2 kids at age 12!

She got pregnant again a year later too.