Pregnant at the age of 17, a mom at the age of 18, the stacks were against me. I had no idea what I was doing. Never had changed a diaper or burped a baby. I was so not mother material. Despite all that, we persevered and now my little boy is 18 and graduating from high school. From Teen Mom to Dream Mom. I got this! ...

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Yes, I am loud (sometimes) and abrasive (sometimes) and emotional (sometimes) and quite funny (sometimes). But I have never been called a prude, at least, until recently when a friend dared to go there and call me "prudish". Is she seeing something that I'm not? ...

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TweetI could write a whole college paper on Amber Portwood. The teen mother who first appeared on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant and then Teen Mom got a lot of flack this year because of her abuse of her baby’s father Gary. Amber pretty much treated him like crap, called him fat, and slapped him like a rag doll—all in front of their baby, Leah. Amber was charged with domestic violence , and was temporarily barred from having custody of her daughter. Now comes word that Amber is pregnant, again. Leah is now 2 and has a little brother or sister on the way. This does not surprise me. Amber has shown signs of bi-polar tendencies while on the show, as well as low self esteem and the need to be the center of attention. Instead of focusing on improving her life for her and her child, she has gotten pregnant, ...

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