Views & News
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From our notebook: ‘I wouldn’t trust anyone, unless they could feel my pain
‘I’m 14 and dating a 35-year-old. My mom called the cops on me and not the dude.’
The questions posed by ‘Teen Mom’
In the first episode, we meet the mom-to-be, a regular, fresh-faced girl from some small town in Kentucky or Texas or South Dakota. Somehow she’s gotten five months pregnant, and everyone — family, friends, boyfriend, the girl herself — still seems a little dazed.