Teen Mom and Effects on American Culture

American striplingagers take a lot of things for granted, but what we dont take into consideration is what would happen if these things suddenly disappeared. Teenage life history consists of school, jobs, driving, friends, sports, and going out with friends. We never consider others way of life. In some cultures, they are just fleck to stay alive, while others dont choose the freedom to go out with friends, or typify a certain sport. They are so consumed in family life or their future jobs that they have no social life. No one ever thinks what would happen if their way of life was completely turned around.This concept is appearingn on a reality television show called 16 and Pregnant. It follows a group of teenage girls throughout their pregnancy and a few weeks after. It shows the trials, worries, and changes in these girls lives. There is also a follow up show called Teen Mom that follows 4 girls from the first season of the show. I will be expanding on these girls lives fro m the theme of their pregnancy to their lives straight. Maci Bookout was just your ordinary teenage girl. She was an excellent student, played softball, and was very normal. She had big plans to go off for college and be a typical college student.This is the way the typical American is viewed. provided things suddenly changed for Maci when she discovered she was pregnant. entirely her dreams and aspirations soon faded away and she had to consider her life with a infant. Maci comes from a middle upper phratry family, so concerns for capital were minimal, and she didnt have much of a struggle, other than with her babys dad, Ryan. But she couldnt go away to college she was just worried about graduating advanced school. She had to quit softball, and her friends soon turned on her. Her life was completely changed with just one decision.She took her teenage years for granted, but once she became a teen mom, that was all she wanted back. Amber Portwood was a big party girl, who d idnt care what others musical theme of her. She would party instead of doing homework, and didnt have m each an(prenominal) friends that truly cared about her. She viewed life as a big party, and didnt take it seriously, until she had to. She became pregnant at 16 and her whole life was changed. She dropped out of high school, and moved in with her buster, Gary. They were from a lower class family, so they struggled with money. Gary and Amber soon some(prenominal) were working, and had to contribute their aughter with Garys mother. It was obvious from the start that Amber and Gary were non meant for each other, because they would often get into fights. Fights started to get sensible and Amber soon saw herself sitting home alone while Gary took their daughter and left, after numerous months of physical abuse. Amber knew she had a problem, and needed help, but she constituted it too late. Gary broke up with her and she was alone, and without her daughter. She took her teen ye ars for granted, and instead of living life to the best of her ability, she tried to ferment up too fast, and got what she wanted.Farrah Abrams was the popular cheerleader in high school. She had great friends and an amazing boyfriend. She had big dreams of going to culinary school, becoming a chef, and open up her own restaurant. All those dreams were put on hold when she discovered she was pregnant. Things became even worse when the father of her baby, and boyfriend of 1 year, was killed in a car accident. 2 months later, her daughter, Sophia, was born. She had to go through the loss of her boyfriend, and the birth of her daughter. presently after Sophias birth, Farrah began to miss her boyfriend and saw herself going out more, and leaving her baby with her mother.Farrahs mom everlastingly had to remind her daughter that she was now a mother and couldnt just go out with friends anymore. She was from a very wealthy family and had no problems with money, but all her other proble ms took the place of money problems. Farrah and her mother did not get along very well at all. She was constantly disrespecting her mom, and her mom was constantly nagging her about everything. When Sophia was almost 1 year old, Farrahs mother punched Farrah. Cops came to the mark and arrested her mother, and Farrah didnt agree or speak to her mom for months.Farrah had a successful life planned out for herself, but now shes unsure of whether or not shell ever reach her goals. Catelynn Lowell is an ordinary girl. She doesnt have any special gifts or talents, shes just a teenager. She and her boyfriend, Tyler, were dating 3 years when she discovered she was pregnant. ironically this was a good thing for her. She had no plans or goals for her life, because her mother and step-father (which is Tylers real dad) are both(prenominal) drug addicts and have never been strict on Catelynn about anything. Being pregnant made Catelynn realize she needed to do something with her life and not t urn into her mother.She and Tyler talked for months, and both decided that they needed to give their daughter, Carly, up for adoption, because there was no way they could raise their daughter in the living situation they were in. Catelynn and Tyler are both from very low class families, and could barely provide for themselves, so they knew their daughter would be very unhappy. era it was a difficult decision, they also knew it was the best one. Catelynn and Tyler will be graduating from high school this year, and have many goals theyre eager to achieve. The similarities and differences between these girls are many.Amber dropped out of high school, and missed out on graduating. bequeath she ever get her GED? Farrah is the only one who does not have a father in her babys life will her baby ever have a father figure? Maci seems to have it all together, but does is she really happy not being with her first love? Catelynn and Tyler gave their daughter up for adoption, and while it was a smart decision, will they later regret it? All these girls lives will be bear upon forever because of the decisions theyve made. I believe this show takes the concept of the average American teenager, and adds some reality into it.While not all teen girls become pregnant, its amazing to see that this is what it take to make some teens grow up. Other cultures would think that this is just crazy because these girls took for granted the fact that they had people who loved them, a house to live in, and a chance for education. American culture is very different from other cultures, just in the fact that we dont value things that should be valued, such as family, morals, and God. If we viewed life a pocketable more seriously, and not as a game, then we may be a much stronger, happier nation.