[jbug]

Do any of you watch this on NBC? I started watching this the first week it's on and the show intrigues me for some reason. I find it to be good birth control LOL. Shows me that teens aren't ready to be parents yet. Or at least these teens aren't. They went into the experience thinking they would be but are proving for the most part that they aren't. Some of the teens are rising to the occasion and doing a good job but others aren't. What are your views on the show?

Jbug

[Perna]

It's not very realistic in its timing or that the children are not the couples own and that they're not real couples, etc. Hard to get to know another "person"/child and their needs, likes, dislikes, personality, etc. in 3 days and suddenly getting an older child/pre-teen without the intervening years of "experience" with that child doesn't make sense. It's entertainment perhaps but not a "reality" show if you ask me.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Baby_Borrowers/about/index.shtml

[bebop]

I think it gives a small glimpse of what it might be like. I think if the kids were given more time with infants it might be more affective. I have only seen the show one time by chance. I don't even remember what night I saw it. would like to see more of it though

[mcelkins]

I don't know... I think it has an OK idea, however, I recently had a baby. My first. It's not anything like it's portrayed, and on the other hand... I can't imagine being OK with sending my kid off to live with some teenagers!

[onlymedid]

I live in Boise, which is right next to Eagle where the show was filmed so there is a lot of news about the show here.

They said that the families of the babies and all the children were in a house in the same cul-de-sac, there was a full time professional nanny in the home with the teens at all times, the families did not take any money to do the show as they wanted other teens to see the show and what the teens were experiencing in the hopes that it would make teens want to wait to have kids. Also, the families could take their children out of the teens hands at any time for any reason.

I don't have a child and so I can't comment on whether or not I would want my child there or not. I think with all of the precautions the shows producers took, I may allow a pre-teen there, but not a baby.

I think it is as close to reality as they could get and I hope that it helps teens realize how hard it is to deal with children and maybe keep them from having one!

[mcelkins]

I saw some of the information about how the Baby Borrowers did that, but being in another house, or even in the same house... I saw one child do something very dangerous... it only takes a second to lose your baby forever.

<font color="purple"> I saw about 1/2 an episode, I kept on ranting about how stupid some of theese kids are. But then my step dad reminded me that theynaren't necessarily stupid...they just never learned a thing about kids. I learned about kids from my relatives and cousins, babbysitters, and even school expiriences too. Some people are just naturaly good with little kids (My brother and my dad) while others...not so much (...me...)

I'd like to see the episodes with the pre-teens and teenagers though. </font>

[chesapeake]

It was interesting. It made me wonder if I was really that immature at their age?? However, I know that even at 32 I wouldn't make a good mother. Being a mother means lots of patience, energy, and unselfishness. I think I'll keep on maturing a little longer....