Can't they stop F-ing reproducing?! [NWR]

JennyColada

I'm watching the first episode of the new season of Teen Mom 2 (don't judge) and these girls are driving me crazy. Of 4 girls, three have had a new pregnancy between the end of last season and this season. And three are "oh, well, we got married." REALLY?! Can you girls just, I don't know, stop making major life decisions on a whim? LIKE SERIOUSLY.

bethsmiles

They are teenagers who got a lot of fame and attention for getting pregnant (also money from doing the show) so it's really not that surprising that they would get pregnant again.

hlvonb

I had to make myself stop watching that show because I wanted to reach through the TV and strangle them lol

JennyColada

As an aside, I'm a really horrible fan of Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, What Not to Wear, and Say Yes to the Dress.

Fi doesn't care to keep them all straight, so whenever I'm watching TV he always asks something along the lines of "are you watching 'I didn't know I was 16 and wasn't sure what my mom should wear'?"

hlvonb

Haha that's funny. My fiance would read a book when I watched Teen Mom 

JennyColada

He can't even stand to be in the same room. He says they're too whiney and their voices stress him out. He'll watch SYttD with me (unhappily) though, but I imagine that once I actually buy my dress he won't ("it's research baby!").

JennyColada

AND SHE PLANNING A FREAKING PPD.

I can't. I just can't.

hlvonb

@Jennycolada

See.... want to strangle them.... lol

JennyColada

I just can't stop watching.

I'm a horrible person. Lol.

hlvonb

@Jennycolada

You're not a horrible person for not being able to stop watching. You just have a guilty pleasure for ridiculous drama haha

CMGragain

I once taught a parenting class in a high school for teen mothers.  The girls were required to take the class so that their children could attend daycare in the building.  Several had already had two kids.
It seemed to be a status symbol for those girls to have a baby.  It was proof that someone "loved" them enough to knock them up.  They carried the babies around like trophies. Unfortunately, once the babies became toddlers, they were no longer the trophy, and their fathers were long gone.  The class was supposed to make the students understand the needs of their children, and to prepare them for the reality of single parenthood.
Most of the girls still lived in a fantasy world, looking for a man to rescue them and give them everything they wanted.  The good thing about the program was that it motivated the students to finish high school and get job training.  If they skipped school, their babies were no longer allowed in the daycare class.  Oh, and if the fathers were also students in the school, they were required to eat their lunch with the family they had helped to make.

afox007

I was watching 16 and pregnant and the mom was incredibly clueless/annoying/entitled. FI tuned in for five minutes before announcing "this is depressing that poor baby is fucked" and walked away.

jdluvr06

Ick. I hate that show. On the plus side though since that show premiered there has been a drop in teen pregnancies.

KPBM89

Unfortunately, that's the reason there's another season of Teen Mom 2.  Teen Mom 3 was canceled after only one season because the reviews were low and viewers said it was too boring.  Teen Mom 2, however, is full of terrible decision making and drama, so they're on their 5th season.  

climbingsingle

Those shows infuriate me to the point where I can't even watch. Ugh. 

Cokezerofreak

For the longest time I thought one of the Teen Mom 2 girls lived in Rapid City because her dad had a T-shirt on of a local bar and she went to Black Hill Beauty School.  I never bothered to look it up because the show was just a fun thing to watch and I'm not THAT obsessed with it.  I'd tease my FI about running into her when I was in town.  This past Christmas any restaurant we went to or beauty salon we passed I said "OMG maybe she works there!"  He of course rolled his eyes.  During one conversation I decided to Google it one night and she lives in Sioux Falls, SD not Rapid City.  I was so bummed.  lol

monkeysip

TwoDimes said:

When I opened this thread, I assumed it was going to be about the Duggars.

I'm not sure which is worse...

Hmmm... let me see, teens who can't support themselves and aren't getting an education who continue to procreate with guys in a desperate attempt to improve their self esteem?  Or a family who does not rely on any financial assistance (yes, I'm aware they get money for the show, but they were supporting their family fine before the show), who try and raise their children with values and just happen to have a lot more children than society deems normal?

I would not compare the two.

MrsDeRuyter87

The only negative I have to say about the Duggars is this...it's obvious now that she(the mom) has troubles with pregnancies now, yet they continue to do what they do. I adon't agree with that. On a side note...you can't tell me that the parents are the only ones raising those duggar kids...they are practicaly raising eachother. on another side note...the teen moms are whiney children and need to stop getting attention for their poor behavior.

misscoffeeplease

It's a train wreck show and I can't stop watching. They make me so damn angry. 

Senecaf

I was a teen mom. I always said back then I wished they put me on the show. It would have never worked out though. My life was and still is way too boring. 1 baby daddy, got a HS diploma, went to college and worked a part time job. No drama for TV

photokitty

TwoDimes said:

When I opened this thread, I assumed it was going to be about the Duggars.

I'm not sure which is worse…

ditto. ditto.

JennyColada

@senecaf I'd watch your show. At least it'd make me happy instead of raising my blood pressure!

thisismynickname2

I've seen a handle of 16 and Pregnant and like it for what it is, but wish they wouldn't give those girls celebrity status by continuing on with Teen Mom.

16&P really shows harsh realities. I felt so awful for girls who were called "stretch-marked bitch", had drug-addicted baby-daddies that wouldn't help them, had their baby-daddies flake out so they couldn't go to the job they needed to support said kid. The strained relationships with parents, changing relationships with friends.... all good stuff to show teen motherhood isn't glamorous, it's hard.

If I had a daughter, I'd have her watch that.

TM, no. Those girls are ruined and in it for celebrity. Sad. 

easilyunamused

The thing I can't get over is they all have almost the exact same issues as they did on their original 16 & pregnant show. Like same birth father issues, drug & getting in trouble issues, that one girl STILL doesn't have her son full time. They have not progressed what so ever. 

doeydo

I watch 16 & Pregnant and all the Teen Mom shows, too.  What really pisses me off is when one of the teen moms is like "But I just want a family!" because the baby-daddy and her broke up or whatever.  Um, you do have a family, just not a nuclear family.

LizM61409

Can I put IUDs in all of them? Please? Pretty please??

pumpkinsandturkeys

I always feel as though 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom should be mandatory viewing for all girls 12+ (because, sadly, they start young these days!).

Drewsgirl31

I too was a teen mom and while 16 & pregnant shows what it's really like, TM they've all become spoiled and entitled. I will say I got lucky that my mom and aunt helped me with my daughter so that I could finish hs and not have to put her in daycare right away but they don't show the hardships of turning 18 and really being adults. I know there were a few episodes here and there of them working but why work with the paycheck mTV gives them

hellohkb

FH and I watch the show together. He gets REALLY into it. That being said, I find it interesting when you compare the first season to the newest one. 

On season one of TM2, Leah and Corey could barely afford the tiny trailer they were living in. Now, on the premiere episode, she had her Michael Kors purse and they were all living in a nice house. I remember on TM1 Maci had a new car like every other episode. I believe they get $60,000 PER season, and that doesn't include all the interviews, appearances, photoshoots, and other endorsements where they make even more money. A LOT more money, actually. They continue to have children because it's literally their business. If the tabloids find out they're expecting (again), that's a business opportunity for them. If they get married, they'll get a "special"episode like Leah did. Her wedding was also featured in tabloids.

I will say, I am a sucker for this show and other reality tv drama. Although it sucks that they don't focus so much on the children and the parenting than they do on the drama.

hellohkb

Oh, and here's the Teen Mom drinking game, if you feel like getting alcohol poisoning. I found it pretty amusing. Surprised they didn't mention "Keiffa's" hoodie.

http://theashleysrealityroundup.com/2014/01/21/get-ready-for-season-5-presenting-the-teen-mom-2-drinking-game/

pumpkinsandturkeys

hellokellybean said:

Oh, and here's the Teen Mom drinking game, if you feel like getting alcohol poisoning. I found it pretty amusing. Surprised they didn't mention "Keiffa's" hoodie.

http://theashleysrealityroundup.com/2014/01/21/get-ready-for-season-5-presenting-the-teen-mom-2-drinking-game/

They also missed every time Leah has a new set of stripper-like fake nails (and chews on them!)