blog número dos

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TEEN PREGNANCY seems to be one of the most controversial topics of today's pop culture.

~ MTV has a show TEEN MOM (and used to have the show 16 and PREGNANT), which portrays the life of teen moms and their struggle of life with a baby.  the teen moms juggle social life, relationships with friends, baby-daddy's, and parents, school, and the most important thing... their baby.  the show is at constant debate among teens, girls and boys, and parents because society is unsure if the media is supporting the action or showing the negative effects of it. 

 *NOTE*

i'm not trying to say that having a baby and a baby's life is negative or wrong,

nor do i think anybody who has an opinion on this topic does.

the fact of the matter is that people feel that teenagers having babies is wrong for the teens and for the newborns, due to the lack of experience, and un-readiness of the parents.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=12892076

this link is a review on the MTV show.  

         * it did not come as a surprise to me that teen pregnancy rates dropped to 6% and have reached an all time low.  in my opinion, shows like teen mom, 16 and pregnant, secret life of an American teenager, although i do not watch them, when i see bits and pieces of it, these shows show the difficulties of parenthood at such a young age.  i feel that because the life of teen moms are so exposed it somewhat gives viewers a feel of what life is like when two people who are not ready emotionally and economically ready and maybe not in love (even though it does not matter if you are in love or not), have a baby and what they have to go through to keep their heath and sanity and what is the best for the baby.

         *i agree with Logan Levkoff (the doctor/author in the video).  i think that the moral of the show is to expose the struggles and hardships of young life with a baby; however, the media makes reality t.v. star's real stars (in the sence that because they are on tv, on a reality show, they are now celebrities on magazine covers and getting a salary for technically, doing nothing).  another thing i agree with the doctor about is the way young men (teenage boys, or baby-daddies) are portrayed.  guys are seemed to be dead-beats... they do not participate in the baby or the mother's life.  unfortuanatley,most of the time that is the case; however, sometimes the mom leaves and the dad is there to help, sometimes the dad stays and helps out with the mom to take care of the baby and become an active part of the baby's life.

~ LIFTIME's THE PREGNANCY PACT is a movie based on a true story of 17 girls from a small town in Massachusetts that came up with a "pact" to get pregnant together.  the movie stirred up a lot of controversy.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdnl06yH_kk 

this link is a reaction of the movie and how it affects society, the way the small town of gloucester, massachussetts was looked at and judged, the way teenage girls are viewed, and the way the topic of teen pregnancy has become such an issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce0ES19thzY 
this link is the trailer to the pregnancy pact, incase you were interested and wanted to watch it =)  !!!

*JUST TO MAKE THINGS CLEAR*

in no way is this blog made to judge teen moms (or dads).

*IN MY OPINION* 

people should do what they want

if teens want to get pregnant then go get pregnant

!HOWEVER!

if you can not support the baby in everyway (economically, emotionally, mentally...)

then you should not have the baby.

it is not fair to the new born who was not asked to be brought into this world, and for teens to make that decision is selfish and wrong.

...i'm not a fan of babies having babies...

***** as i was about to end this blog i looked online for some more videos on teen pregnancy-

   the first minute of this video is the typical situation, unfortunately the baby daddy is out having fun and the burden of being pregnant (which is DEFIANTLY NOT a burden when you are emotionally ready, mentally stable and economically comfortable) is only on the mother.   

      * the rest of the video is about a teen dad and his struggles to keep up with school, work, his new born baby, and also, his own standards for himself and the pressure to meet them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7913462

  thanx =)