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« on: February 21, 2010, 01:47:04 PM » |
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What do you think about these shows on TV?
My 13 year old daughter loves to watch them and I don't mind. She sees the hassle and all the things that the teenage moms miss out on because they got pregnant so young.
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alyssa
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 02:32:57 PM » |
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I think these shows are fine as long as they don't glorify being a teenage mom. We were out this weekend with our daughter and this 15 yr old ran up to us to tell us how cute she was and how she couldn't wait to start having babies!
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mommy2
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2010, 05:25:17 PM » |
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I agree. I don't think they are glorifying it at all. They are showing how tough it is to have a baby when you are so young. I think the most important thing they are showing is what the teenagers are missing.
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HappyDad
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2010, 06:36:50 PM » |
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Never even heard of the show until now. If it shows how hard it is to raise a baby then I'm all for it. If it helps one teen have second thoughts about having sex or unprotected sex, then the show has been worth it.
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CryBaby
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2010, 06:41:33 PM » |
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It just amazes me how these young girls truly believe that a young father would want to have anything to do with a baby. None of these girls or boys are ready for children and it shows with their immature behavior on these shows. The only one who showed that she could do it, in my opinion, was Maci. I thought Ryan was a piece of crap from the moment they showed him on the screen. He would rather party with other girls and his friends than be a good dad to his son. He thinks it's only hurting Maci and it's not, it's hurting his son too.
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2010, 11:28:46 PM » |
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I would love to see a poll of some sort on CNN or something about these shows and if they:
A. Serve as great birth control as they highlight the not-so-great aspects of having a baby that young and all of the responsibilities
B: Serve as inspiration as these girls on the shows become well known and even famous, and the girls in our country now want to be like them or hope to get on the show themselves, and so creates a yearning feeling of pregnancy in these young girls...
I haven't watched them yet but I have heard about both sides. I'll have to check it out and I'll be back to report!
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mommy2
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2010, 02:32:16 PM » |
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I really liked Maci too but I am glad that is showing her struggles too. Her friends all went off to college and she is stuck home doing online classes and taking care of her baby.
There is a new round of girls now on 16 and pregnant but I have not gotten into it yet.
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AmyA
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2010, 08:16:12 PM » |
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I think the show is actually very educational and addresses many issues that need to be addressed. The show in no way glorifies teen pregnancy and actually highlights the difficulties that come with it.
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mommy2
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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2010, 01:13:16 PM » |
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I do agree with you 100% on that one. 16 and pregnant and Teen mom are both great shows, showing the struggles that these teen moms have to face.
I hope that kids see this and it makes them decide to wait.
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CryBaby
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2010, 02:56:07 AM » |
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Why should it take a "Reality Show" to deter young girls from having children when they themselves are children? People are so afraid to teach sex education to their children that they rely on other people to do it for them. These kids are having unprotected sex, not caring about getting an STD or getting pregnant and when they do get pregnant they think it's cool. It's not like they are raising a puppy! They are raising a child that demands attention and not to mention the expense involved in raising a child. How are these kids, who don't have jobs, suppose to raise these kids? Don't say they aren't glorifying it because they are. Look at that movie Juno, which is about teen pregnancy. I know teens will be teens and they will have sex but I think we are going about teaching our children in the wrong way.
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mommy2
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« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2010, 02:13:01 PM » |
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Wow! Now I never said that we should not teach our kids about waiting until it's the right time and safe sex. Believe me, I'm doing that ALL the time. I just think that with all the peer pressure of having sex, shows like this are great too. They might sway kids to be careful or think twice. At what age do you think our kids stop listening to us parents as much and start listening to their friends more?
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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2010, 04:28:28 AM » |
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I have other thoughts about this one. Why don't we teach sex after marriage? Is this kind practice gone already? I know that we are in the world where sex is compared to a food already. Why don't we teach the children of having sex after marriage rather than having safe sex? To be honest, I feel like we are promoting sex if we teach them how to do it safely.
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« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2010, 02:57:49 AM » |
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Honestly, my sister had a child at 16. She was younger than I was and our parents taught us that sex was for marriage. We weren't raised that way but she just got into trouble. Believe me, it helped me to see what having a baby was all about. I am 23 now and I'm finally married and going to have my first child. I DID NOT want to have a child before I was ready and the only way to ensure this for sure is not to have sex until you are ready.
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mommy2
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« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2010, 05:09:30 PM » |
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Sex after marriage is a thing of the past, I'm afraid! It's sad I know... but it's life. You have 13 year old girls that look like they are 20. All kinds of teenager pregnancies, it's just sad.
I watched the new show last night and it was really sad. My daughter was like- man are they stupid for even having sex!
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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2010, 09:16:41 PM » |
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I have never caught the show but I have no issues with it either. Sometimes its just hard being an adult parent let along a teen one, and really where is the common sense? If you knew then what you know now, right?
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