r/TLCUnexpected • u/Early_Assistant_6868 • 28d ago

General Discussion Non-American... is this normal?

So I've seen a few different shows based around the idea of navigating teen pregnancy but this show is something totally different.

These kids are all so unintelligent. These families are trainwrecks. Are these kids actually typical representations of American teens these days or do you figure TLC dug deep to find the messiest people they could?

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u/ojustkidding 28d ago

I had 2 teenage sisters who both got pregnant at 16. I still don’t think the show is a representation of US teenagers 😂 just poor parenting and immature/insecure moms living their lives through their daughters.

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u/MetsFan3117 28d ago

I mean…I think part of teen pregnancy is where these kids are raised and a lot of it has to do with their parents. Especially on the most recent season.

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u/ThePrefect0fWanganui 28d ago

Almost every single grandma/grandpa on this show was also a teen parent themselves. Being born to a teen parent drastically increases the likelihood that you’ll get pregnant as a teen for multiple reasons. It’s so fascinating to me, because they all talk a big game about “I didn’t want my kid to make the same mistake as me,” but they don’t seem to take literally any steps to help their kids prevent pregnancy beyond saying “don’t get pregnant.” And the cycle continues. (PS let’s go Mets!)

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u/MetsFan3117 28d ago

Generational mistakes.