I’m afraid that I am often disappointed by the way the media handles adoption stories. They love to cover the sensational stories and write fictional accounts that are a complete and total train wreck, so I was skeptical when I saw that MTV’s 16 and Pregnant (the mere title which seems to imply a certain amount of sensationalism) was going to show a teen couple considering adoption. However,  I was forced to put my skepticism aside, Catelynn and her boyfriend Tyler were vulnerable and determined, and watching the show it seems like they got almost no support from their family but they pulled together for their daughter. If you’re interested in adoption – I really encourage you to check out this compelling story, and don’t let the MTV tag fool you, it’s remarkably well done.

MTV has a blog for the show and Catelynn’s Posts are here: http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/tag/16-and-pregnants-catelynn/