16 and Pregnant

Occasionally I watch brainless TV on MTV. The other day I stumbled upon a show called '16 and Pregnant'. After watching two or three episodes, I am truly convinced this show should be taken off the air. What is it teaching young girls? That it is all perfect if they get pregnant at 16 & decide to keep the kid. Everything works out okay. Everyone in their lives is truly kind about the deal and the parents are accepting and even though there are issues between the young couples, the world is still beautiful with the rose covered glasses on. WHAT THE HECK!?! MTV needs to have real kids on there who have babies at 16, are on welfare for years to come, can't get jobs because daycare and jobs don't pay as much as welfare/wic does. They need to show those same 16 year olds about 4 years down the road talking about what they missed out on because of the decision they made. MTV needs to show those same cheerleaders and popular kids living in run-down trailers, etc.

Now, don't get me wrong, there are some kids out there that have babies and their families are very supportive and help them and they manage to make lemonade from the situation. However, the majority have issues beyond they perfectness they show on TV.

Argh! Reality TV...whose reality?