Week 1

I just barely added this class, so when I came in today I wasn't really sure what to expect. But I actually LOVED the discussion! It was so interesting to hear different viewpoints on why people get married, and to hear my peers talk about what is wrong with dating and what is right with dating.

I really enjoy the diversity between the married students comments and the single students comments. I personally believe that people get married for many reasons but one of which that we didn't spend too much time talking about, is because of the stability it provides. Not just monetarily but also emotionally and mentally.

I believe that a reason that pregnancy in teenagers is a growing trent because in some ways we glorify it with shows like Teen Mom and Sixteen and Pregnant. Don't get me wrong -- i love those shows just as much as the next person, but MTV has a way of showing its viewers reality without really showing them reality...if that makes sense. For example, while it shows these young moms going through difficult times trying to go high school and college while raising a child by themselves, but at the same time these girls are getting paid hundreds of dollars by all of the magazine companies that they are on the covers of.

Raising a child with MTV is a lot different than raising a child on your own but I think many young girls get those mixed up which leads them to believe it will be easier than their parents say.