The_Kat Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Any of you seen the show on MTV teen mom? Jenn loves it. It follows 4 girls who were pregnant at 16 and the struggles they face. It's full of violence, turmoil, and disrespect. My friend is an elementary education major and interviewed a 5th grade class today. This is what one little girl answered with. in a survey given today to a 5th grade class by a friend of mine, one question was "what are your future goals/interests for highschool"..one little 5th grade girls reply: "To hurry up and get pregnant so i can be on TEEN MOM"..i'd hate to be the mom on Par/Teach Confernce day. Alls I can say is....OH MY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 And that is from Parents not monitoring what their children watch on TV...sadly You are what you eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Huntin channel is about all thats on in my house.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultratec1 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 And that is from Parents not monitoring what their children watch on TV...sadly You are what you eat. Man you couldn't have hit the nail any more square on the head. MTV tries to show the heartaches and troubles but all the kids see is that these people get famous from the show. The other day a lady at work was reading one of those Star or people magazines and it had one of the girls from that show in there. They had a big article in it and glorified her for what she was doing. Just don't make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have seen and watched that show before. It is put out there to show the consequences and try and prevent teen pregnancy. Hopefully she does not see this as a way to live a normal life and does not try to imitate the lives of the people on this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have seen and watched that show before. It is put out there to show the consequences and try and prevent teen pregnancy. Hopefully she does not see this as a way to live a normal life and does not try to imitate the lives of the people on this show. That is the premise, but the bottom line and ratings is the ultimate goal of any of this reality crap. No matter how they spin it is done in such a way to lose its message with adults let alone young girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 My girlfriend watches that show and I have watched it with her some. Kind of dumb if you ask me. Hopefully the little girl changes her mind about that very soon. Wouldn't want to be a teen parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 About all my kids watch is cartoons and the little 30 min shows on Disney and nickelodeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 And that is from Parents not monitoring what their children watch on TV...sadly You are what you eat. X2 People have no standards anymore, ergo TV follows suit. Kids shouldnt be allowed to watch 1/10th of the junk on the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmisswtnhunt Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 kids? you make it sound like all kids like that crap.i know alot of people that do, but i cant stand it. people make mistakes, then get idolized for it. the way some people think is just disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I''m just goign to throw this out there:D No someone that little probly shouldn't be watching that. But at the same time there is a point where how you raised your kid and there own morals have to come into play with that they in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Isn't MTV supposed to be about music??? It's kind of sad, but at 25 I sit here disgusted at a lot of the shows my generation considers to be good entertainment. I can understand how it could be funny to some people as they watch a walking trainwreck implode on national television, but I honestly just feel sorry for these idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Yep I cant stand all these dumb reality tv shows. I would have to say that this little 5th grader girl doesnt really understand what she is saying. She has no real concept of life, goals, and even what having a child would entail. I would bet that by the time she is 3 or 4 years older and more mature, her thoughts of having a baby during her teens would have switched 180 degrees. I knew several girls in highschool that were pregnant and I cant remember one that had planned it that way. Im not defending the show, and kids this age probably shouldnt watch it, but I doubt its gonna make abunch of little girls want to grow up and have babies during high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 And that is from Parents not monitoring what their children watch on TV...sadly You are what you eat. BINGO! One thing that 20 years of public education has taught me is that the apple never falls far from the tree. I remember one time we had a student moon a nun as she walked by the school. The assistant principal called the parent and their response was "So?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Mtv when I was a kid had music videos, not sure what that channel is about these days, only music channel we ever watch anymore is cmt and that is rare as they too have gotten away from what they were when they first came out. My kids do not watch the type crap that aires on mtv, neither do we. Kids learn from home or whereever their parents leave them(daycares, sitters, or whatever), if the parents are absent or do not monitor, what more can you expect. Further if the parents encourage this type thing it is really the parents fault and not the kids, so the idea of "kids these days" maybe should really be more so "parents these days". That said I have a hard time calling someone who lets the idiot box raise their kids a parent . Sometimes as a parent you have to make sacrifices, been a struggle for us with our situation and basically going to one income, but think it will be worth it in the long run with knowing our kids get the right type of raising and parental supervision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Yea my g/f watches it sometimes. It's ridiculous what some of the immature people do on that show. Takes away from the shock of why they're in the position they're in. It looked like some were turning things around in general though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Mtv when I was a kid had music videos, not sure what that channel is about these days, only music channel we ever watch anymore is cmt and that is rare as they too have gotten away from what they were when they first came out. My kids do not watch the type crap that aires on mtv, neither do we. Kids learn from home or whereever their parents leave them(daycares, sitters, or whatever), if the parents are absent or do not monitor, what more can you expect. Further if the parents encourage this type thing it is really the parents fault and not the kids, so the idea of "kids these days" maybe should really be more so "parents these days". That said I have a hard time calling someone who lets the idiot box raise their kids a parent . Sometimes as a parent you have to make sacrifices, been a struggle for us with our situation and basically going to one income, but think it will be worth it in the long run with knowing our kids get the right type of raising and parental supervision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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