Kudos to them…

So I just got done watching Oxygen’s new series, I’m Having Their Baby. I found out about this show through Catelynn from Teen Mom. I just have to say “Wow!” The women on that show are some of the strongest women in the world! While I do agree with adoption, I don’t think I would ever be able to do what those women have done. I shed a lot of tears just watching the show and seeing what they had to go through. It is just an amazing thing that those women are doing. They are giving couples a chance to have a family when they otherwise wouldn’t be able to do that.

The episode of I’m Having Their Baby that I watched followed the story of Jamie and Sydney. Jamie is a 27 year old mother of 3 children and the father’s of her children are not involved. Jamie knew that having a 4th child would not be good for her or her other children. Of her friends that we saw on the show, they all seemed supportive except for one. The one that didn’t support her just didn’t understand how she could choose one of her children to give away. But that wasn’t what Jamie was doing. She even said herself that it isn’t like she picked the child who got on her nerves the most and decided to give them away. She just did what was best for the child and her family.

Sydney is a 22 year old who recently graduated college. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and her plan was to move to Los Angeles to get a job in social work. But that plan changed when she unexpectedly got pregnant. The father was a friend and he didn’t want anything to do with the baby. Jamie’s story touched me more than Jamie’s because Sydney is the same age as me. She is also a recent graduate and I will be graduating in December, just 4 months away! It just makes me stop and think, “What would I do if I were in her situation?” And you know what, I said before that I don’t think I would ever be able to do what she did, but I honestly don’t know what I would do if I were actually in that situation. Whenever the topic of babies comes up and I say that I don’t want one for another 3 years or so, my fiance always says that we could have one now and he would be fine with that. But that’s just not what I want to happen. I want to graduate from college, get married, teach for at least 2 years, and then we can start a family. So if something were to happen that we would do that last step first, I don’t know how that would change the rest of my plans. I mean, I know I would still be able to graduate college since I’m only 4 months away, but what about getting married right away? Babies take money and so do weddings. So I think maybe my fiance needs to read this post and then he’ll understand why it wouldn’t be a wise decision if we had a baby any time soon.

Alright, I’ll stop rambling on now. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly suggest watching I’m Having Their Baby on Oxygen! It will definitely make you stop and think about what you would do if you were in their shoes. Have a great Thursday everyone!!!

Teen Mom…drama free?

It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for Teen Mom!!

Maci- So she’s going to be driving 2 hours to classes everyday. I could never do that!! That’s way too long to be driving!

Catelynn- Catelynn and Tyler think it would be a good idea for everyone to go to counseling so they can try and work out their family problems. I think that’s a pretty good idea.

Farrah- I still think it’s ridiculous that Derick’s mom (that’s Sophia’s grandma) wants to see Sophia. She should have no right because she said that her son was not Sophia’s dad.

Amber- Amber and Gary broke up yet again? Wow, I would have never guessed it!! Things aren’t looking to good with Amber and CPS. But I’m not surprised about that either.

Maci- Maci says she’s gonna move back home. That would only make sense because I think it’s crazy that she drives 4 hours everyday to get to and from class. For me that wouldn’t be worth it at all.

Amber- Amber’s lawyer called her and said that their meeting was moved to the police station. This might mean she is getting arrested.

Maci- I really want to see her and Kyle stay together so I hope that he moves to Chattanooga with Maci and Bentley.

Catelynn- Wow, her mom actually said to her that giving up Carly was the best decision she ever made. Her mom has never been supportive of when it came to Carly and the adoption, but now I guess she’s finally over all of that and sees that it was the right thing for Carly.

Maci- She’s going apartment searching in Chattanooga. What I don’t understand is that the first place she looked at was $850 a month but the one she got was $1,000 a month. I guess she didn’t like the first one because it had stairs. That’s what baby gates are for! But I guess she can afford $1,000 a month because of doing the show.

Catelynn- Catelynn and her mom went to counseling which I think went well.

Farrah- Everything got dismissed with the things going on with Derick’s mom, and she won’t be seeing Sophia. I’m really happy for them! She didn’t deserve it and she just wanted it so she could have her 15 minutes of fame.

Maci- When Kyle said “I have a secret”, I totally guessed it, that he quit his job! I’m so glad he did so that he can move in with Maci and Bentley!!

Well, another episode of Teen Mom is over. And I actually am not annoyed with any of the mom’s this week. That’s a shocker. It’s usually Amber that bugs me. I’d say this is the least amount of drama we’ve ever seen from an episode of Teen Mom. Thanks for reading! Leave me comments!!

It’s Tuesday night…which means it’s time for Teen Mom

Farrah- Now she is putting modeling on hold and is going to focus on her culinary degree. I think that is a smart idea because at least she won’t be away from Sophia for long periods of time.

Catelynn- Tyler’s dad is in trouble yet again. He just got out of jail after 8 months and him and Catelynn’s mom have a no contact agreement, but she wants to go pick him up from jail. Tyler is worried that that could cause trouble and cause his dad to go back to jail again, so he says he’s going to pick up his dad.

Maci- Kyle moved in with Maci and she wants him to meet Ryan, but he doesn’t want to. Bently’s birthday is coming up so hopefully there won’t be any drama at his birthday party.

Amber- The police want to question Amber and Gary because of the fighting and everything that went on last season. And Amber thinks that she would be going to jail for no reason at all?? I don’t know what happened in her mind, but she definitely has a reason to go to jail.

Farrah- She is meeting Derek's dad and step-mom. It is nice that they still want to have contact with Farrah and Sophia. It was sad hearing them talk about Derek and knowing that Sophia will never know her dad.

Amber- I’m kind of confused because I thought that last week they said they were done with each other while they were on vacation. They can’t make their minds up what they want to do with their relationship.

Farrah- So the DNA proved that Sophia is Derek’s child, but Sophia was denied the right to Social Security. Apparently he never acknowledged Sophia as his daughter to his mother and I guess she doesn’t like Farrah because she’s not helping her out with this. Side note, I’m really glad Farrah and her mom are getting along now because Farrah needs the support from her mom right now.

Maci- Ryan wants to have a separate birthday party and says it would be easier. I don’t see how having 2 parties rather than 1 would be easier for anyone. The two guys just need to suck it up and meet each other already.

Farrah- Wow…so Derek’s mom wants to be able to see Sophia. I don’t see why she wants to see her but she won’t help Farrah get the Social Security benefits she deserves. She’s pretty much saying, “This little girl isn’t my granddaughter, but I want to be able to see her.” Makes no sense at all!!!

Amber- Well, Amber said she’s done with Gary…this is what, the millionth time she’s said that? I don’t believe it because she’s said it before and they always got back together.

Well, so it ends another episode of Teen Mom. I’m seriously done with Amber. Her and Gary just bug me so much!! What did you think of this week’s episode?