Last week I wrote to separate pieces on television shows focusing on teens with kids.  This week I'm condensing it all down into one piece.  Really, I'm condensing it all down into one question - why?  Why do the teens on Baby Borrowers want to have kids?  Why does the main character on The Secret Life of The American Teenager not want to tell her parents.  I have trouble fathoming both of these things.

Doing things counter-intuitively, let's look at the latter before the former.  I actually sort of, almost grasp the girl's position - Amy's scared of telling her parents that she's pregnant, that's why she's not mentioning it.  But, and maybe it's just that I'm older than she is, but isn't it obvious she's going to have to say something at some point?  I never understood that whole "delaying the inevitable" thing.  Her parents are going to find out, she's going to have to mention it at some point (I say that because I assume she's not going to go out and have an abortion instantly which is pretty much the only way her parents could remain in the dark).  Amy didn't seem last night to indicate that she wasn't going to say something right then because she was looking for the right way to bring up her "with child" status, she said she was just going to not tell them.  What sense does that make?

Now, I'm not saying that the show is wrong, or being inaccurate or unfaithful to portray our heroines actions in such a way, I totally believe teens act like that, but that doesn't answer my why question.  Yes, her parents are going to be absolutely livid, I know I would be, but they'll get over it and they'll help their eldest daughter out.  Their her parents, that's what parents do.  After spouting words unfit for television, or virtually anywhere else, that's what I'd do if when my daughter becomes a teenager she informs me of such a life altering event.  I also might go out and permanently disfigure the boy in question, but Amy wouldn't mind that so much.  So, no problems there - she tells her parents, her dad hurts the boy, and then the family comes together and heals.  It won't be simple and it won't always be happy, but it's the only way to go about it.