I've been debating about wether or not I should even make this post. I don't want to be judged for watching MTV! But when I heard of a new reality show called "16 and Pregnant", I was immediately intrigued. Josh's birthmother was 16 when she became pregnant, so I wanted to see what the show was all about.
Basically, it just follows young teenage girls throughout the course of their pregnancy, and even a little after the baby's born. I was worried that this show would make the young mothers look too happy and their pregnancy's look too glamorous for the targeted audience. But to my surprise, it really represents how difficult having a baby at such a young age can be. The final episode of the season is about a girl, Catelynn, and her boyfriend, Tyler, that decide to take the long winding path of adoption. I cried through the whole episode pretty much. It brought back so many memories to me. Not only that, I'm so glad I got to see it from a different perspective. I feel so proud of those kids and I don't even know them! They had absolutely no support from their families, their parents actually wanted them to keep the baby, and still chose to go through with it. I just admire birthparents so much. I can't exactly explain in what way I'm a different person these days. But the adoption of our baby boy has changed me completely. I think any other adoptive couple would agree with me, that we feel so indebted to our birthparents and we will never feel that our gratitude alone is enough. I'm always trying to think of new ways to thank them.
