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What Being A Child Of A Teenage Mom Taught Me

by Latonya Moore My mom gave birth to me ten days after her 14th birthday.  There were times during my youth that I resented her for being such a young mom.  I mainly felt this way because of her absence, and I believed her being absent was caused by her lack of maturity. Growing up as a child of a child, there were many things I took away from our circumstances, but there are two things that … [Continue reading...]

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Is It Time For MTV To Cancel “Teen Mom” And “16 & Pregnant”?

I think so. At first, I was curious to see what MTV would do with a special about teen moms. Would the cast be diverse? Would they be shown dealing with the hardships of teen parenting but also be guided in their journey to become better mothers? Eh, not really. We don't have to rehash everything that's gone down over the past few seasons but let's just say it hasn't been mostly positive, … [Continue reading...]

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Did Amber From Teen Mom Attempt Suicide? Depression Is Not A Game

Amber Portwood (from Teen Mom) may or may not have attempted suicide yesterday after an argument with her boyfriend /ex-boyfriend/fiance/ex-fiance Gary Shirley. It concerns me that such a heavy topic (depression/suicide/abusive relationships) get covered with such a light touch, even if we are talking about the lives of reality show participants. It's almost as if we forget that these are REAL … [Continue reading...]

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