I am not convinced the way to help troubled teenagers is to make a reality show out of them.
Teen Mom 2 - Meet the New Moms is a real hit on MTV, according to this article on WSJ. These moms are under a lot of pressure - and not all of it because they're young, single and mothers.
In this type of situation, these girls are under pressure to perform because the fact is, they and their situation is trendy. And that's where I have the problem with this whole thing.
There is nothing trendy about being a young unmarried mom trying to make a life for you and your child. This is simply hard hard hard work. How is exposing them and their children to a media blitz going to make things better for them? Please don't answer money; if money were the answer all kinds of lives would be different.
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