Teen Mom

Okay, guilty as charged. Without flaw I sit down with Jason every week and watch Teen Mom. Tonight wasn't any different. I can't decide if I like it because I can (somewhat) relate to the situations that all of the moms face or if it is really just so astounding that I can't stop watching. Regardless, watching the show makes me incredibly grateful and I feel so blessed it is overwhelming. First, the show highlights the trials that each mom faces and their highs and lows. One of the girls Mother is so horrible that it has brought me to tears on more than one occasion. This girl gave her daughter up for adoption and says it is because she didn't want to bring her daughter into the house that is so completely insane. The next girl has filed charges against her Mother because she hit her so hard that her nose was broken. She then moves out of her (wealthy) Mother's house and gets her own place. She tries to sell her car on Craigslist and gets scammed out of $3000. Can't even imagine that.(and I actually sold my car on craigslist for exactly $3000.) Another girl is trying to get her GED and can't catch a break because her boyfriend is so lazy that he won't watch their child so she can take a test. Not to mention, he weighs about 400 pounds. Finally, there is a girl who I can probably most relate to who is trying to find love, family and get her degree all while her son takes center stage. Sounds familiar to me. Although I can relate to all of the struggles that they face, I really can't believe how easily my "teen mom" situation has been. Hard at times, but I have had this support system since the day Joey was born. I have been blessed with two sisters that would do anything for me, Joey and Jason. Not to mention, I have Jason's sister that loves us and has always been there for us. So, that's three sisters. I have my parents, grandmother, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Jason's parents and his family and his family friends that are practically like family and they have all been there for us. So, sometimes when I watch this show I just freeze. I freeze because I am so shocked that I have been blessed in a way that I don't even realize until I see the way that other "teen moms" have it. I don't know what we would have done without our support system and I don't want to ever imagine it any other way. Going to bed tonight knowing exactly how blessed we are.