“Teen Mom” drawing criticism

A popular reality TV show that follows the lives of four teen moms is drawing criticism for “glamorizing” teen motherhood.
Is it possible to glamorize teen motherhood?
Anyway, NBC’s Today Show featured a segment today about the MTV show “Teen Mom.” Host Matt Lauer interviewed two of the teens featured on the show, Tyler and Catelynn, who gave their baby up for adoption over a year ago.
Lauer asked them if they thought the show glamorized teen parenthood, particularly since Tyler and Catelynn and other teens featured on the show have recently been featured in People magazine.
Both teens tried to find words to convey that they felt the show simply chronicles the real lives of teens who had children while in high school.
I think Lauer said it best though when he summed up what they were saying. He asked if the teens were saying that “Teen Mom” serves as a “cautionary tale” for teens watching the show and both Tyler and Catelynn said yes.
Lauer said the show is very popular and I’m not surprised. It was spawned from an MTV show called “Sixteen and Pregnant.” The four teen moms (and the fathers of their children in three of the four cases) were part of a larger group of teen parents featured on the show, which started in 2009.
“Teen Mom” picked up where “Sixteen and Pregnant” left off, giving viewers glimpses of what happened to the young women after they had their babies.
Tyler and Catelynn gave their baby up for adoption. Another teen mom, Farrah, had her baby and viewers learned this year that the father of the child was killed in a car accident and never knew he was a dad. The other teen parents featured on the show are Maci (pictured) and Amber. Maci was engaged to Ryan, the father of her son, but things didn’t work out and now the two are on the brink of a custody battle. Amber is also engaged to her child’s father, Gary, but recently the two broke things off and they’ve pretty much done that on every episode.
If you watch the show, let me know by sending me an e-mail at chinton@opubco.com. Tell me why you watch the show and if you think it is glamorizing the lives of these teen parents. Be sure to send me your name, age, city and a phone number where you can be reached because your comments may be used for a future story.
Carla Hinton
Staff Writer
 

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I watch this show every week and have from the very beginning. It definitely does not glamorize teen pregnancy. I think it is a cautionary tale in that is shows how hard these teens have it, trying to raise children and go to school while they are still kids themselves. Most of the episodes are filled with emotional turmoil. I think that teens everywhere should be watching this show with their parents. Maybe they would think twice about having sex and risking having to go through all the trouble that these teens are facing.

Really If they had a program like that when I was younger I don’t think that I would have had my children at an early age I don’t think that is any thing wrong with the show maybe everybody will stop beinning so closed minded about the whole truth about teenagers having sex and making a baby.And the what do we do now after that fact. Let their experience shine on others , it took courage allowing the world in their business.

janelle im so sorry about your mom not given you custidy of jace ps,your a grate mother

love you leah with your adorable spunky attituide love your mothiring choices your a grate mom to the soon to be olsen twins love yu

love uu chealsea with your grate looks and happy pursunality ps,aubrie soooo cute

I am 19 years old and I watch the show Teen Mom every week. I began watching the show to see how the teens differ from the teen moms around me. I can say after watching they are no different they struggle just like the teen moms in the area that I’m from. The show does not glamorize teen parenthood for me, but that is because I have no intrest in being a parent until I am married. I do feel that for some young girls it may glmorize things. I believe some girls hope to one day be featured on the show, and many hope that they can have what Leah has(marriage). What they fail to realize is that, that rarely happens many people do not marry their childs father. Many do not even remain in a relationship with them very long. Girls fail to realize is that most marriages with mature adults do not last. So what gives a relationship with two teens, raging hormones, and children a better chance at lasting?

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