TV Teens with Kids - Part III
Published July 11, 2008
Hypothetically speaking, Amy could always find a TV show like Baby Borrowers and dump her kid off with a bunch of other teenagers if and when she needed a break from caring for her little one, but I see that as unlikely. Again, I'm not a teen, but I certainly wouldn't hand my child off to some teen who is probably far more interested in being on television than caring for a child. Plus, even if the teen wanted to care for a child more than be on TV, they're still a teen and they still need help.
Just look at Sasha last night. Throughout the whole episode she talked about how she'd helped raise foster kids who lived in her house with her mom and taking care of this one toddler wouldn't be so bad. Then, she completely lost it and was ready to quit the whole show when things with the kid didn't work out as planned. The toddler's mom dared to suggest to Sasha that maybe she hadn't done the greatest job and maybe she still had some parenting skills to learn, and Sasha turned around and blamed the kid. It is true that the kid in question was acting like a three year-old, but, he was a three year-old (okay, I don't know that, I know that he was between the age of 2 and 5, which is just how he was acting). Sasha ended up yelling expletives at the mom and her own boyfriend and the world in general.
It kind of proved that teens tend to require help raising kids (lots of folks do, it's nothing to be ashamed of), and that's something Amy needs to remember.
- TV Teens with Kids - Part III
- Published: July 11, 2008
- Type: Opinion
- Section: Video
- Filed Under: Video: Drama, Video: Family, Video: Reality TV, Video: Television
- Part of a feature: TV Nights
- Writer: Josh Lasser
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You're a bigger person than I am. I couldn't stomach watching the entire program.
I have to wonder about the twisted minds of TV producers. The trash just gets trashier. I get a lot more out of books these days.