16 and Pregnant

MTV is causing me too shake the pigment off of my caramel face......! So now it's "COOL", "HIP", and ''EXCITING'' to be a mother at "16" ?!?!? NO, I don't think so! I refuse to even entertain that show when there are minors in the room. It could speak the wrong messages to the youth of America......[sarcastically stated] "Hey kids go make a baby it'll be cute! You will be an AWESOME parent!!!" But in all reality they don't show the true struggles of being a teen parent! Just the watered down truth! These poor young girls have no idea what they have gotten into! But instead of facing there problems they get a god damn T.V. show.....Reviews have said "the series is more interested in entertaining than educating were right. That's the challenge of taking on a social issue in a series for teens where ratings are equally as important. The cutesy notebook/hand drawn graphics and standard MTV soundtrack that plays throughout the show (complete with where to buy the songs) almost make you forget that you're watching the often gut wrenching reality of being a teen mom. Almost." -www.ypulse.com

Truth be told it does show that social life and a successful education becomes a BLAH and so do the men. It's kind of heart breaking to see the mom's baby-ing there babies while they are moments away from having there own! especially, when they have to bare the responsibilities of housing there teen parent and entourage.........I personally think that MTV had a missed opportunity to encourage our youth and adults who fail to be mentally or financially fit to assume responsibility as parents. If they were going to produce a show of this caliber they should have at least shown STD and HIV awareness, cervical cancer, birth control, condom, and college opportunity commercials!!! It would have backed up the irresponsible television series! I just want the best for our tomorrows instead of selfishly thinking about today Best of luck to all of the young ladies that were on the television show already and the ones to come......

_Lala-Aoki Bear