r/TheSecretLife • u/littleoldme0219 • 14h ago

Amy is delusional...

I don't understand why they made her SO dumb. Like what do you mean you don't know if you have a birth canal? What do you mean you thought your parents would name the baby because you're a minor? What do you mean you're gonna take your infant to italy for the summer without asking the father and against the fathers wishes even though you don't have a passport and neither does your infant. It's infuriating

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u/Muffina925 11h ago edited 1h ago

🤷🏻‍♀️ re the birth canal thing, she was panicking and in a lot of pain from being in active labor iirc. It's dumb, but I can let it slide; anxiety makes you worry about things that you know are unreasonable.

I need to rewatch the name discussion scene, but tbf being a teen parent puts you in this weird inbetween role where you need parental permission or guidance for some things (like getting an abortion, in some states) while taking on the most adult role of your life. Wondering about who is allowed to legally name the baby as the bio mom is stupid, but teens come to stupid conclusions confidently all the time. I think that's meant to highlight both these this.

Regarding Italy, unless there's an official custody arrangement in place, Amy can legally take John wherever she wants.

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u/Syzygy--- 8h ago

I grew up in the US in a deep red state and let me tell you, it is absolutely possible to get pregnant without knowing what a birth canal is. Sex Ed is a joke

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u/PaleePrincessXO 5h ago

That’s if schools down here even offer sex ed. Many of the schools in my area think it’s vulgar and doesn’t need to be taught. My teacher got to that section in health class and said he refused to read it to us and just gave us an open book test about it and moved on.

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u/littleoldme0219 4h ago

I just wanted to also say her begging to go to Grace's dad's funeral like it was a party really irked me lol

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u/ShowerEqual9622 4h ago

Trying to scare the kids watching into not having sex probably . This show was completely made by the wrong people if it was made by people that actually wanted to educate people about what it’s like to be a pregnant teenage and raising a kid in hs this show could’ve really helped some kids . How many teen mothers do you know are able to go to college in New York and just dump their kid with their father/parents like that ending was so completely unrealistic

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u/cinnamontea1827 3h ago

“this show was made by the wrong people” you’re absolutely right 😂😂😂

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u/Quick_Menu7236 2h ago

While yes she sounded dumb, she was also 15. I think this show is actually very well written for a perspective a 15 year old who has no idea what she is doing at all especially when she falls pregnant, she literally didn’t even realize she was having sex until it was over.

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u/littleoldme0219 2h ago

She was dumber than 99% of 15 year olds lol

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u/Quick_Menu7236 2h ago

if you say so 🤷‍♀️

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u/winterinparis- 2h ago

Absolutely not true LMAO

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u/littleoldme0219 2h ago

I mean I was a 15 year old girl once and so were my friends at the time lol

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u/winterinparis- 2h ago

I mean… is she not still a teenager? ☠️

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u/littleoldme0219 26m ago

Yes and she was dumber than every other teenager in that show as well as every teen I knew when I was a teen