Things are getting even more intense in season 3 as we delve into more about these young girls' personal lives. This week's episode was mainly focused on Farrah and Amber.
Farrah is having trouble making ends meet so she reaches out to Sophia's father's family in the hope of obtaining social security funds. Sophia's father died in a car accident and she never go to meet him. His family and Farrah's family did not support their relationship. This is the first season Farrah open up about her struggles and breaks down over the death of Derek. It's extremely sad, especially when Derek's sister agree to meet with Farrah and gives Sophia a photo album of her dad. The sister agrees to take a paternity test; so I hope all works out for Farrah because she is really trying to create a good life for her daughter.
Amber is a different story. She is so young and so naive and she is not making good choices for her daughter Leah. This week, again, she fights with Gary in front of Leah and hits him numerous times. MTV constantly aired PSA's about domestic violence during commercial breaks in a conscious effort to let their young audience know this is not acceptable behavior. Amber needs to get things under control. She was clearly too young to have a child. I hope she gets the help she needs.
Though this show is widely popular I hope it is convincing young girls to not have babies during this important period of their lives.
There has also been some backlash because each of the four girls has appeared on the cover of some magazines to tell their stories. You can't blame them for trying to make some extra money for their children (though I think we all know how Amber uses her money-tan much?). What do you think? Is MTV exploiting these young girls?
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