Teen Pregnancy- Touchy Issue

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So the other day i was watching a new reality show on MTV called 16 and Pregnant. what it does is follow around teen age girls that are pregnant and what their crazy dramatic lives consist of. So i notice every episode that i watch it kind of only shows the negative side of teen pregnancy.

im not saying it's such a happy situation. it is also very irresponsible as well, i mean seriously about 97% of teen pregnancies are planned. and i agree that we have absolutley nooo idea how hard it becomes and what financial hardships we are going to face. at the time we're ignorant little kids and we only see what we want to see.  and a majority of the time relationships fail because one spouse doesnt want to grow up so fast and the parents basically lose their freedom as teen agers. they forced themselves to grow up and at one point it bothers them. there is a lot of negativity to teen pregnancy but there is also a lot of good to it.

when girls are pregnant and in school they start doing better. i mean the chick is pregnant and bored anyways so she starts to focus on her school work. i've seen it before. the girls with the worst grades clear up theyre act once they're pregnant. maybe not all girls but most.  it brings out this strength in girls that says they can make it through. young girls, especially teens need that kind of strength in their lives, which is probably why we get ourselves in the situation in the first place. the minute we hold our baby in our hands we know what we have to do that's right for them. we get up and get a job. we finish school. we do many things for our baby. we become very strong. it's not a bad thing for a girl to want to be a strong role model. it's not wrong for a young girl to have a baby for a reason to do good. i mean there's a limit when having a baby young, is too young! i would agree with that. it's just so normal to see these days. it's nothing new. i mean women have children young in all generations and cultures. it's normal for some people to have kids young. this is nothing new. why make a big deal about it now??

im not going to lie i do get into that show 16 and pregnant because i like to compare and contrast other teen parents lives. but they should really show a positive in some of these girl's lives. all they show is the negative of how they screwed up. what about the good things they learned from their mistakes?? running that show on negativity isn't going to stop anyone from having babies. it's not teaching any one a lesson. they should show how strong those girls become after having a baby as well. at least add that part in. some of these girls would be on a very dangerous road if it werent for the kids they have now. a beautiful flower can grow in a garden of wheats!  

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