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MTV's Reality Show: Teen Mom
The hit, reality television show, "Teen Mom", is aired on MTV and is a spin off of the stations first show, "16 and Pregnant". "Teen Mom" is a show about teenage girls that are in highschool and have had a child. The program shows these young teens going through all of the everyday struggles of being a young mother. It has become the third most-watched original cable TV series and continues to boost MTV's ratings.

About the Show
There are four main teen girls on this show that go about each day, showing the rest of the world how difficult it is to juggle parenting, school, relationships, and family. Amber, Maci, Catelynn, and Farrah are all learning how to manage their lives now that they have become responsible for a lot more than just school. Amber had to put off getting her GED in order to watch her daughter. Maci and the father of her child had a nasty break up and she is now stuck with many more responsibilies. However, she and her ex-boyfriend share the time with their son and try to make the best of their situation. The one teen that made the decision to give her baby up for adoption is Catelynn. She and her boyfriend came to the conclusion that their child would be best off with a family that can truely take care of a baby and can afford it. Catelynn has gone through some depression and some confusing times, which is understandable. She and her boyfriend are still together and continue to grow together. Although there have been rough times, they try and push through. Lastly, there is Farrah. She made the decision to keep her child and try to live the teenage life while being a mother at the same time. She soon figured out that being both a mother, teen, and student, was not the easiest task. The life at home for Farrah was not the best for her. After repeatidly getting into arguements with her mother, she decided to move out with her daughter. The father of her baby was unfortunately killed in a fatal car crash, and Farrah had to deal with the hurt and pain from that as well.

Good vs. Bad
Although this show has become a hit and MTV has many seasons planned, some worry if this show encourages other teen viewers to have a child in order to become famous. Also, there have been discussion on the fact that in reality, these four girls are not truely living the average "teen mom" life. They have all become famous and appeared in several magazines, including Us Weekly. Keeping the same cast throughout the series, really shows that MTV is serious about this show and the cast seems to love the documentation of the difficulties and obstacles of their decisions. However, MTV needs to be careful on how well the depict the meaning of this show; exploiting vs. educating the audience.

There will be more episodes and drama to come, and learning experiences for everyone. "Teen Mom" has made its way up the charts and continues to be a favorite.