Secret Life?

chloebeth930

So yes, I am 25 and I watch The Secret Life of the American Teenager.  I am pretty sure after the preview for next weeks episode and reading some spoilers online that Adrian is going to have a late m/c (possibly give birth to a stillborn). 

I am really upset.  I know it is just a show, but I don't think that I will be able to watch next week's episode, and it is the season finale!

AngnShaun

we were talking about this on a different board that i post on and i warned my Pregnant, IF and TTCAL friends that they might not want to watch it....

SoonToBeMrsDTS

I watch too and I'm older than you are! My DH always makes fun of me. From the spoilers online it does look like she has a stillborn. I'm interested to see how they handle it. I just hope that she's not sad for one episode and then next season she's fine. 

FishNchips1

I watch it.. and they do confirm she delivers a stillborn in spoilers so upsetting..

chloebeth930

I am happy that they integrated m/c into their story lines.  I think that it is a topic that needs to be talked about more often.  However, the "demographic" for this show is young girls.... I think that having a stillborn is a little much.  I mean I am 25, have had a m/c, and will still find it hard to watch an episode involving a still birth.

ClaraEarlene

I don't watch Secret Life, but I do watch All My Children, and last week's storyline featured a premature baby who died of pneumonia.  Not the same as m/c or stillbirth, but still very difficult to watch.  But as a PP said, it's refreshing to see that it's not all puppies and rainbows when it comes to having babies on TV.

meeko1985

At the same time though, I grew up assuming you get pregnant easily and that pregnancy always results in a take home baby... it might not be a bad thing to let teenagers know pregnancy doesn't always have a happy ending.  A stillborn does seem a little extreme though for a teenager show.

 

meeko1985

And to clarify, "teenager show" as in show aimed at teens.  I am 25 and just started watching season 1 on netflix, lol.

VikingQueen

I love this show.. I am so upset about this, While I'm glad that they are trying to portray real life and show that it does happen and get awareness out there, I am angry because one I never want to see anyone go thru what we al have and two that was kind of my happy place as in, I can pretend it doesn't happen.. I know it's hypocritical but I was really pulling for Ben and Adrian.. ugh

DCWJes

I am older than 25 and watch the show! But DH said he is going away for an hour next week, he doesn't wanna watch it at all. He does make fun of me for watching it too. But, I remember going to human growth and watching degrassi jr high (and senior high?) and it was all puppies and rainbows from what I remember. I am glad they are showing more realistic side of pregnancy. It could happen. It does happen. And I really didn't know about it until it happened to me.

 From what I read on spoilers, they whole show changes because of this. But I thought I had read that they weren't actually going to get married and they did? Who knows! I know I will be watching it because I can't stay away.

Dvsgirlforever

I'm over 25 as well and I watch it too.I understand it's a part of life to have MC's,Stillborns and babies that die from SIDS.I think it's alittle much for a teenager show.I'm also kinda upset that they would make them get married just to have a stillborn,I was kinda looking forward to seeing Adrian and Ben raise their beautiful little girl.I had a 2nd tri loss with my little girl so it's gonna be too hard for me to watch.I will DVR and watch it when I'm alone to have a good cry.

badtzmaru22

Nooo!!!!  I love this show (and I'm almost 30 for crying out loud).  When Adrian first got pregnant, I totally thought they were going to have her miscarry. I seriously didn't expect this from a teenybopper show!  Arrgh!  

 

 

MsGMChick

WHY did I open this? I love this show but I don't know if I can watch that. So sad.