I love getting that sparkly text from Princess summoning me back to the watching party. It’s followed by the back-and-forth
“I’m so excited!”
“No, I’m so excited!”
texting ritual of ours. Then we retire back into our introverted caves until it’s time to record, when we emerge and get silly and sometimes deep.
Come hang out with us and ponder the ethics of filming too-young people making permanent life decisions. Trust me, it’s funny. It’s the beginning of Season 1 of Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant:
Brianna, 17
Jade, 21
Ashley, 20
Kayla, 18
Lexi, 17
Interestingly enough, their male partners did not have their ages revealed, while the girls had their ages on-screen with their names every time. Something to ponder.
This season is more intriguing than you would expect. One partner is transgender and not the baby’s parent (we get into that decision-making; one baby is disabled and the young couple has to prepare for that reality.
And Pumkin is insightful, delightful, and hilarious as always.