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Re: 16 and pregnant - April 20th 2010, 05:36 PM
Wait, for those of you that say it glorifies teen motherhood, in what way? The safest form of birth control for me so far has been simply my job as a nanny. I assume my experiences are not even remotely comparable to those of the girls on the show (because I get to go home at 10pm or 2am and take days off).

That is: I can't see the reactions or situations of the girls on the show as glorifying their decisions.

There was a show a while back on nbc or abc where they took young couples in early 20s or teens and had them care for babies, toddlers, preteens, and then teenagers. Sort of like chidcare in fast forward. It was not a great show, but it showed young couples who wanted kids at 15, 18, 22 get a taste of what their life would be like and whether they wanted that so immediately.