I got my Entertainment Weekly today and was happy to see my guilty pleasure show listed as #10 in the Must List.  It’s on MTV and called 16 and Pregnant.  A season began a couple of weeks ago and I am hooked.  This season the guys are total jerks. The first girl, Jenelle, got pregnant and thought her “boyfriend” would step up to the plate. Nope, he couldn’t even get a job at McDonald’s.  He also lives four hours away and is a drunk. He got a DWI and thrown in jail during the episode.  Then after the baby is born, Jenelle leaves all of the caring of her son  to her mother.  She is back in school, but she has no connection to the baby. It was really sad. I doubt the baby will ever know his father and I can only hope that Jenelle will bond with her son.  The second episode is about Nikkole from Michigan. She is so naive.  She lives with her mother and younger brother.  Her boyfriend dumped her after he found out she was pregnant. Throughout the episode, they go back and forth until finally he dumps her for good.  She is better off without him. He had been expelled from school and was just so rude to everyone he came in contact with.  His own mother called him an ass. It’s a sad situation. Another baby who will probably never know his father.  The only good thing in the two episodes are the strong and supporting mothers.  I don’t know why I am so compelled to watch this show.  I had two miscarriages before I got pregnant with Billy.  I always wondered why teenage girls were getting pregnant and not me.  There was some resentment. Now I watch a show about teenage moms and feel sorry for them.  I think this show should be required viewing for all teenagers.  It gives the best argument for birth control and  for the option of adoption which far too many do not even consider.