16 and Pregnant

Yesterday, I was home alone so I started flipping through the TV channels. While flipping, I ran across a girl in a hospital bed. My first instinct was to keep flipping until I heard her say the word 'contractions'. Because I am 9 months pregnant, I was interested.

Come to find out, I had stopped on a show on MTV called '16 and Pregnant'.

Since I would be in the same position as that girl, I was watching and taking mental notes. The most interesting of the show was when the nurse came in to adminster the epiderual. I sat up, turned the TV volume up louder, and watched in awe as the lady got the needle ready. I have been told many stories about the epiderual so I wanted the facts. 'If you move, the needle might slip and you will become paralyzed', 'The needle is about a foot long', and many others.. Unfornately, that show didn't educate me at all. I started leaning over in the bed hoping that my will to see the girl's back would magically adjust the view of the camera man, but nothing.

They showed the girl bracing herself as the nurse did her thing, then they showed the nurse injecting 'something' into the already stuck needed, and then they showed the nurse walking away saying 'All done'. I was greatly disappointed. Now I will have to search for epideral videos cause I am the type of person who needs to know in advance. I need to see screaming so I can make my own judgement on the pain and I also need complete details so I can know what to expect.

But I am not here to talk about my lack of epideral knowledge. I am here to talk about '16 and Pregnant'. I am completely disgusted with that show. MTV have a show that shows 16 year old babies giving birth to babies. What is amazing is that there are so many 16 year olds who are pregnant. It is as if it is a new trend.

Before little girls used to grow up anticipating their 16th birthday for the sweetness it entials but now, thanks to MTV, they are gowing up anticipating thier labor. That show gives girls the impression that it is cool to be pregnant at 16.