The Popularization of Teen Pregnancy

With Snooki being pregnant I have recently started thinking a lot about pregnancy in the media lately.  Over the past few years there has been this surge in pregnancies of teens and unwed women.  I’m certainly not against a woman deciding to have a child without being married but I do feel that a pregnancy absolutely must be planned and must happen when one is emotionally, physically, and financially ready.  Snooki is in no way prepared to have a child and that got me thinking of all the teen moms being glamorized on TV.  There are shows like Teem Mom and 16 and Pregnant.  They seem to give young girls hope that they can have a kid that young and make it work and I just can’t get behind those shows.