When I first discovered this show I, as well as my mother, was a little horrified with the idea. Glorification of teen pregnancy came to mind, but after watching the show intently, I have formed a different relationship with it.
It is freaking genius.
Of course, you cannot have a show like this on MTV without some young girls, and maybe boys, looking up to these figures and thinking that they would like to be like them one day (I am talking more about stardom and being on a reality show than the way the characters of show live their lives). However, for me, the girls mostly give an example as to what not to do with your teen years, ie. you don’t want to be at home changing your baby’s diaper when you could be at your schools homecoming game. This show displays to teens the harsh reality of bringing a human being into the world.
It also shows what dickheads the guys you dated and fell in love with in high school are. Last nights episode was about a girl named Ann who became pregnant from her high school boyfriend Adam (I think). He was supportive at first, and she thought that the baby would bring them together (a HUGE mistake that many teens make, and an obvious misconception, as shown last night). He was there when the baby was born, and that was just about it. He constantly would rather work on his car or go hunting for quail than spend time with his newborn baby. Although Adam did not cheat on Ann or get thrown in jail for drunkenness (both things in the previous few episodes), he proved himself to be the worst father and hugest piece of shit yet. Why?
He is the only father to proclaim his newborn baby as a mistake. In a text message. Piece. Of. Shit.
Absolutely disgusted me. He is the perfect example of why you should not have babies very young, as the maturity level is not anywhere close to being ready for parenting. This is what it took for Ann to finally break things off with Adam, change the child’s last name, and rid herself of that worthless piece of crap. It is sad that she had to wait until he insulted a completely innocent little angel to realize that he is shitty. THE shittiest. But, everyone had a breaking point, and that was hers. At least she didn’t stay with him to put up with more of his shit. Moral of the story: If Ann had waited a little longer before pregnancy she would have come to the realization that he does not deserve her attention, never mind her child a.k.a WAIT.
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