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>> HEY, WELCOME TO "NEWS THIS
WEEK."
A HUGE PROBLEM THROUGH THE EYES
OF SOME HUGE GUESTS TODAY.
TALKING ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY.
THROUGH THE EYES OF FARRAH
ABRAHAM, WHO YOU HAVE SEEN RAISE
HER DAUGHTER SOPHIA THROUGH THE
NATION, AND AROUND THE WORLD,
AND TAYLOR WILSON WHO BROUGHT
FARRAH HERE TODAY, THANK YOU FOR
COMING IN.
>> YEAH, GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> WHEN I SAID THAT, IT IS
INTERESTING, BECAUSE WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT A TEEN MOM, WE KNOW
THAT CON INTERCEPT OF IT,
CERTAINLY M TV HAS BROUGHT IT
FRONT AND CENTER.
YOUR FOURTH SEASON NOW WITH TEEN
MOM.
>> YES.
>> AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU ARE
IN MORE TUT BEACH, THANKS SO
TAYLOR WILSON.
>> EXACTLY.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT I'M HERE.
REALLY TRYING TO CUT DOWN THE
NUMBERS OF TEENS THAT ARE
PREGNANT, AND ALSO PREVENT THAT
FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
AT THIS POINT, AT LEAST 21%
DECREES, SO IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
STRENGTH, AND THE CONTINUE WE
GET AROUND 10% DECREES.
>> SOY THINK SHE IS ON A
MISSION.
VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT CURBING
TEEN PREGNANCIES IN THE STATES,
HOWDY YOU COME TOGETHER TO SAY I
KNOW SHE WILL HAVE BIG NUANCE
AND BIG POWER.
>> WE WORK WITH OUR NATIONAL
PARTNERS TO PREVENT UNPLANNED
PREGNANCY, AND TEEN PREGNANCY,
AND THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH
MTV ON 16 AND PREGNANT, AND TEEN
MOM, TO CREATE DISCUSSION GUIDES
SO THAT THESE EPISODES AND THESE
SHOWS CAN SERVE AS A LESSON FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
SO WHEN WE REALIZE THAT WE
WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO BRING
AWARENESS TO MYRTLE BEACH
SPECIFICALLY, WE DECIDED WHAT WE
WOULD DO IS REACH OUT TO THE
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, AND GET THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEY
RECOMMENDED FARRAH.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT
IDEA TO GET HER IN FRONT OF
YOUNG PEOPLE, SO THEY CAN ASK
THE REAL QUESTIONS.
NOT JUST LIKE WHAT IS IT LIKE TO
BE ON TELEVISION, WHAT ARE THE
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS IT LIKE
TO BE A TEEN MOM.
AND WHAT IS IT LIKE TO MAKE
DECISIONS FOR YOUR LIFE FOR
YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILD.
>> AND OF COURSE, AS WE ARE
TAKING A LOOK AT THE VIDEO THAT
FARRAH PROVIDED FOR US.
THESE ARE EXCERPTS.
>> AND 16 AND PREGNANT, YES.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, I HAVE
TO ASK YOU, DO YOU SEE HOW MUCH
YOU HAVE MA CURRED AS A MOTHER,
AS A PERSON, AS AN AMBASSADOR TO
CUT TEEN PREGNANCIES IN.
>> I THINK I'VE GROWN A LOT.
IT IS A LOT OF STRESS AND I
MOTIONS I HAVE BEEN THROUGH.
AND I THINK, LIKE TAYLOR KNOWS I
WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT, AND GOING
TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK.
SO I FEEL THAT THROUGH THE WHOLE
PROCESS, AND LOOKING BACK, I'M A
COMPLETE DIFFERENT PERSON THAN
WHERE I WAS WHEN I STARTED.
AND MY VIEWERS HAVE SEEN MY GO
THROUGH DEPRESSION, AND
GRIEVING, AND YOU KNOW MAKING A
LOT OF MISTAKES, AND I THINK
MYSELF AND OTHERS CAN ONLY GROW
FROM THAT.
SO I'M HAPPY I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT AND
HELP OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
>> AS FAR AS BEING SHOW CASED IN
THAT LIGHT AS A TEEN MOM, IS
FROM A STRUGGLE, DO YOU THINK,
AND MAYBE FOR BOTH OF YOU, OF
SEPARATING THE CELEBRITY, THE
FAME, THE ATTENTION THAT YOU GET
FROM THE REALITY OF LOOK, IT'S
NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY OF A
CELEBRITY.
THIS IS A REAL REAL DIFFICULT
ROLE THAT I'M ON RIGHT NOW.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF
TEENS SEE OH, IT IS JUST
GLAMOROUS HERE, YOU ARE THE
SUPER STAR, IS IT STRUGGLE FOR
YOU TO SAY HOLD ON, WAIT A
MINUTE, 24 REALLY HAS CHANGED MY
LIFE HAVING THIS CHILD.
BECAUSE YOU LOST THE CHILD'S
FATHER, HOW DO YOU OVERCOME THAT
STRUGGLE?
HOW DO YOU PUT PEOPLE IN PLACE,
AND SAY I WAS 18 ON 1 POINT.
>> I WAS 16.
I WAS 17.
>> HOW DO YOU REMIND PEOPLE,
IT'S NOT JUST CELEBRITIES.
>> I WAS JUST ON DR. TRUE SHOW
YESTERDAY, AND WE WERE TALKING
AND ANSWERING CALLS FROM OTHER
WOMEN, AND THEY BASICALLY WANTED
TO GET INTO A COMPARISON MATCH
WITH ME ABOUT WHAT IS HARDER AND
WHAT IS EASIER.
AND I HAVE NO REASON TO ACT LIKE
ANYBODY'S STORY IS HARDER OR
MINE IS HARDER, IT JUST WHAT IT
IS.
WE ALL GO THROUGH STRUGGLES AND
WHEN YOU ARE A YOUNG PARENT, YOU
CAN'T GO AROUND THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE TRY SO PREVENT IT
NOW.
AND ME, TRYING TO REASON WITH
SOMEBODY AND SAY THAT I'M JUST
LIKE YOU, AND I'M NOT MALL, AND
JUST BECAUSE I'M TV, THERE'S
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON TV.
I THINK BY ME COMING HERE AND
TALKING TO PEOPLE, AND REALLY
PERSONALIZING WHAT IT IS THAT
ALL OF US GO THROUGH, I THINK
THAT'S A BIGGER MEANING THAN
JUST BEING ON T STRAY.
>> TAYLOR, WHEN YOU RESEARCH
GETTING THIS GOING, I THINK THAT
WAS A CONCERN OF ALL RIGHT, WE
DON'T WANT TO GLAMORIZE THE IDEA
OF HAVING A KID, WE WANT TO
GLAMORIZE THE IDEA OF THE
STRUGGLES SO MORE KIDS WILL MAKE
SMART DECISIONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE APPLAUD FARRAH FOR SHARING
HER STORY.
TO HAVE TO STAND THERE AND SAY I
WILL LET SOMEONE RECORD MY LIFE.
WHAT WOULD WE NOT LET ANYONE TO
SEE.
SO SHE CAN SHARE HER STORY.
WE REALLY DO APPLAUD THAT.
TO HELP HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE.
IS JUST SO BENEFICIAL.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE
BIGGEST OBSTACLE FOR TEENS THESE
DAYS?
IN YOUR RESEARCH, GOING THROUGH
IT YOURSELF, IS IT JUST THE PEER
PRESSURE THAT WE ALWAYS FACE.
P IF THEY HAVE A GIRL, THEY WANT
TO BE POPULAR AND IT LEADS TO
UNPROTECTED SEX OFTEN, WHAT IS
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE.
IS REALLY HAVING TEENS FLIP THE
SWITCH IN THEIR HEAD.
I DO NOT NEED TO ENGAGE AND
THINK I NEED TO HANG OUT AND
WASTE MY TIME.
AND FEEL LIKE I'M FILLING THIS
EMPTINESS IN MY LIFE.
SO NOW IT IS LIKE I'M SO
THANKFUL, I AM SO HAPPY THAT I
CAN GO TO CHURCH, AND BE
POSITIVE ABOUT MY LIFE.
I CAN STAY AT HOME AND BE
POSITIVE, I DON'T NEED TO URGE
MYSELF TO GO OUT AND PUT MYSELF
IN BAD SITUATIONS WHETHER THAT'S
WITH SEX, DRUGS ALL THOSE THINGS
THAT REALLY JUST PUT ME DOWN
INSTEAD OF MAKING MYSELF FEEL
LIFTED UP.
I THINK ONCE YOU LIFT THE SWITCH
IT IS EASIER TO ENGAGE AND SAY
YOU DON'T NEED TO ENGAGE IN
THOSE THINGS.
>> IT IS REALLY YOUNG PEOPLE
FEELING EMPOWERS TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
SPECIFICALLY IN THESE
COMMUNITIES FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER IF THEY
GET PREGNANT AS A TEEN OR NOT.
AND YOU DO HAVE THAT CONTROL,
BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE THOSE
DECISIONS.
SO IT IS EMPOWERING YOUNG
PEOPLE, AND GIVING THEM THE
TOOLS, THE EDUCATION, THE ACCESS
TO REPRODUCT I HEALTH SERVICES.
THE PARENT COMMUNICATION, ALL OF
THOSE RESOURCES THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE CAN USE TO CHOOSE BETTER
BEHAVIORS.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND WE HAVE TO EMPOWER THESE
YOUNG PEOPLE TO OWN IT OPINION
THAT'S WHAT PUT PREGNANCY ON
PAUSE IS ABOUT.
>> AND OF COURSE, OF TEEN MOM,
SEASON FOUR NOW RIGHT.
>> YES.
>> WE WILL TALK A LOT MORE ABOUT
THE STRUGGLES AND THE BATTLES ON
AIR, AND HOW TO GET THROUGH
THOSE AS WE COME BACK, STAY WITH
US.
>> SHE HAS BEEN A TEEN MOM IN
FRONT OF THE NATION, EVEN THE
WORLD.
FARRAH ABRAHAM OF TEEN MOM, AS
WELL AS 16 AND PREGNANT, THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE EYES OF
SO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SHOW.
WHEN YOU FIRST SIGNED ON, AT 16
AND PREGNANT, AT THE AGE OF 16,
DID YOU EVER EXPECT YOU WOULD BE
SITTING HERE LATER TALKING ABOUT
THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE TEEN
PREGNANCY.
>> NO.
I NEVER DID.
BUT I THINK ONCE I SAW 16 AND
PREGNANT, AND THE IMPACT THAT IT
HAD, I WAS LIKE I NEED TO BE
DOING SOMETHING MORE WITH THIS
POSITION.
I HAVE THIS SPOTLIGHT, I NEED TO
MAKE SURE I MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
IN A BIGGER WAY.
>> YEAH.
>> AND SO I JUST THANK GOD FOR
BEING HERE.
WE SEE, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME
EXCERPTS.
THERE'S YOUR MOM.
OF COURSE, I WOULD BE REMISIF I
DIDN'T ASK THIS, EVERYBODY HAS
CONFLICTS IN FAMILY.
>> YEAH.
>> THE DIFFERENCE IS YOURS IS
COVERED ALMOST 24/7 ON CAMERA.
FOR PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT SAY
ALL RIGHT, WE GET THAT YOU ARE
STRUGGLING AS A TEEN, BUT GEES
YOUR MOM IS HELPING YOU OUT.
SHE HAS HELPED OUT WITH TAKING
CARE OF SOPHIA, WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU
DON'T SEEM APPRECIATIVE OF THE
HELP YOUR MOM GIVES.
>> I GET THAT A LOT.
AND AS VIEWERS YOU NEED TO BE
OPEN AND UNDERSTAND JUST BECAUSE
YOUR PARENTS ARE DOING
SOMETHING, OR IF YOU ARE THE
PARENT AND YOU ARE DOING
SOMETHING FOR YOUR TEEN, YOU
SHOULD ALREADY BE SUPPORTIVE AND
HELP THEM GET THROUGH A TOUGH
AND HARD SITUATION.
NO MATTER IF WE CAUSE THAT ON
OURSELVES OR NOT.
THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS BEHIND
ALL THIS, AND EQUALLY, YOUR
PARENTS NEED TO COME TOGETHER
AND BE JOINED.
SO.
THERE'S A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM
THAT'S WHY WE ARE FIGHTING AND I
AM APPRECIATIVE OF ALL MY FAMILY
DOES, BUT I DO NOT NEED TO BE
OVERLY THANKFUL.
AND I SAY THIS IN A BIG WAY,
WHEN YOU ARE WORKING ON RESPECT,
AND GETTING THE COMMUNICATION
RIGHT IN YOUR FAMILY, DON'T ASK
FOR THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK
YOU.
IT DOESN'T WORK, IT NEEDS TO
COME NATURAL.
AND MY COUNSELOR HAS SAID THIS
TO MY MOM AND I.
NOW WE CAN AT LEAST BE IN THE
SAME ROOM AND NOT FIGHT.
>> WHICH IS GOOD.
>> IT'S AN AMAZING THING.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE
RESPECT AND THE WHOLE -- ACTING
LIKE YOU NEED TO OWE SOMETHING
TO SOMEBODY, IT DOESN'T HELP
YOUR COMMUNICATION, OR THE
COMMON GOAL OF JUST WE WANT TO
BE HAPPY TOGETHER AGAIN.
AND LIVE LIFE AS WE SHOULD.
SO I THINK LIKE BE MORE NATURAL,
ANDEN DON'T PUT SO MUCH -- WHAT
IS THE WORD?
PARENTING?
DON'T USE SO MUCH PARENTING
INVOLVED.
>> AS PARENTS.
AND PART OF YOUR EFFORT WITH THE
SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPAIGN IN
PREVENTING TEEN PREGNANCY, IS TO
ENCOURAGING THAT DIALOG, AND
THAT DISCUSSION IN A POSITIVE
WAY.
>> YES.
>> AND LOOK IT ISN'T EASY, WE
ALL KNOW IT ISN'T EASY TO TALK
TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
SO AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU HAD A
COUNSELOR WALK FLU SOME OF THE
CORE OF DISCUSSION, WHAT WOULD
YOU SAY THAT YOU FOUND IN YOUR
RESEARCH OF TEENS YOU TALKED TO
THAT SAY LOOK, I CAN'T TALK TO
MY PARENTS.
>> ON THE WEBSITE THERE'S A
GREAT TALKING DIALOG.
DIFFERENT TALKING POINTS.
>> YEAH, THE SOUTH CAROLINA
CAMPAIGN HAS A PARENT PORTAL,
WHICH CAN MEN TO EASE THEM INTO
THE CONVERSATION.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU
AREN'T TALKING YOUR YOUNG PERSON
ABOUT SEX AND HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS, SOMEBODY IS.
DO YOU WANT IT TO BE THE MEDIA
OR YOU.
WE ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGING
TEENS TO START THE CONVERSATION
WITH THEIR PARENTS.
SOMETIMES IT IS EASIER TO DO THE
PARENTING WHEN THE TEEN LETS
THEM KNOW THEY NEED SOME HELP.
>> YEAH.
>> SO WE ENCOURAGING YOUNG
PEOPLE TO GO TO THEIR PARENTS
AND ASK QUESTIONS AND START A
DIALOG.
IT'S A 24/7 DIE LOCK.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE ENCOURAGING,
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND
YOUR PARENTS WON'T ALWAYS AGREE.
LORD KNOWS I NEVER AGREED 100%
OF THE TIME, MAYBE NOT EVEN 50%
OF THE TIME.
BUT IT WAS AN OPEN DOOR POLICY
WHICH MEANT THAT WHEN I HAD A
QUESTION ABOUT LOVE, SEX, AND
RELATIONSHIPS, OUR RELATIONSHIP
DIDN'T COME INTO IT, IT WAS
TEACHING ME.
EDUCATING ME.
>> EXACTLY.
>> AND SUPPORTING ME.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU EVER HAD
A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR MOM OR
FAMILY ORELTIVES BEFORE YOU GOT
PREGNANT?
>> NO.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST
THINGS ABOUT MYN'T PAS AND I
TALK OVER, AND THROUGH
INTERVIEWS MY PARENTS ARE LIKE
YES, WE DID NEED TO SPEAK MORE
WITH FARRAH, AND NOT ACT LIKE IT
WAS A PERFECT WORLD.
>> AT THE SAME TIME, IF THEY
WOULD HAVE COME TO YOU AND SAID
LOOK, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
YOU, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO GO
THROUGH LIFE AS A MOM, MIGHT YOU
HAVE SAID I'M MY OWN PERSON, GET
OUT OF MY BUSINESS, GIVE ME SOME
BREATHING ROOM.
IT'S SO HARD SOMETIMES TO FEEL
LIKE YOU AREN'T TAKING TEENS
INDEPENDENCE AWAY, SO HOW WOULD
YOU HAVE REACTED.
>> THE ONLY CONVERSATION THAT I
CAN QUOTE AND REMEMBER WHICH WAS
ALSO WHAT I WROTE DOWN, WAS WHEN
MY BOYFRIEND AND I WE WERE
GETTING READY TO GO TO FROM, AND
THEY WERE LIKE WE REALLY WANT
YOU NOT TO HAVE SEX, AND JUST
TAKE THINGS SLOW.
THEY ACTED TOO CAUTIOUS.
THEY WEREN'T LIKE SAYING THIS IS
OUR EXPECTATION, WE'RE REALLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND WANT
YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
IT WAS MORE LIKE WE ARE TREADING
ON A VERY TIGHT LINE, WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THESE GUYS.
SOY JUST FEEL LIKE THIS CAMPAIGN
IS MAKING IT A WONDERFUL THING
FOR PARENTS TO KNOW WHAT TO
REALLY STAND BEHIND, AND REALLY
BE STRONG ABOUT, AND NOT ACT
LIKE THEY NEED TO BE SO
CAUTIOUS.
LIKE WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO BE
PARENTS AND SPEAK TO US, THAT'S
WHY WE SEARCH FOR INDEPENDENTS.
WE WANT TO FEEL THAT.
>> AND IT SEEMS LIKE SO MANY
PARENTS, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THIS BEFORE, SO MANY PARENTS
WANT TO BE FRIENDS TO THEIR
KIDS.
THEY DON'T WANT THEIR KIDS TO BE
ANGRY AT THEM U SO I'M NOT SURE
WHAT YOUR MOTIVE IS THAT WAY
TRYING TO BE DELL KATE.
>> WELL, SURE, THE THING THOUGH
BY BEING DELL KATE YOU SEE MY
MOM AND I FIGHTING IT IS BECAUSE
THAT CAUSES THE ARGUMENT THAT
FIGHT.
BECAUSE NOW IT IS TOO LATE, TOO
LATE, I GOT PREGNANT, EVERYTHING
HAS TAKEN ITS COURSE, NOW HOW DO
WE GET BACK ON TRACK.
IRE TELL MYN'T PAS DAILY, I
WOULD RATHER YOU BE A PARENT
THAN A FRIEND.
I FEEL THE SAME WAY FOR MY
DAUGHTER.
THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND.
I LEARN SO MUCH.
>> OH SURE.
>> NEXT YEAR I WILL LEARN ABOUT
HOW TO COMMUNICATE BETTER, I
FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT
TOGETHER, NOT JUST THAT I TALKED
TO THEM WHEN THEY WERE 13 U THEY
SHOULD REMEMBER IN TWO YEARS IF
THEY ARE AROUND THAT.
THEY WON'T REMEMBER.
>> IF WE GO BACK TO THAT TIME
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO WAY YOU
WOULD WANT TO HAVE A CHILD?
>> NO.
>> AT THAT AGE.
>> NO.
AND I WAS TRYING -- I WAS USING
CONTRACEPTIVES, I WAS ON BIRTH
CONTROL, AND STILL, THOSE LITTLE
MISTAKES CAN HAPPEN, OR
SOMETHING -- COMPLICATIONS AND
YOU GET PREGNANT.
>> AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING HAPPENED IN YOUR CASE.
YOU ARE TRYING TO USE
CONTRACEPTION, AND BE SAVE ABOUT
IT AND YOU GOT PREGNANT.
>> ALSO WHAT IS GOOD TO KNOW, IS
THE FACTS BEHIND WHAT YOU ARE
USING.
IF YOU ARE USING A PILL, BIRTH
CONTROL, OR USING THE SIDE
EFFECTS OR WHY IT WOULD BE --
>> LESS EFFECTIVE MAYBE.
>> INTERESTING TO KNOW FOR SURE.
FOR PEOPLE WATCHING THAT SAY WE
WATCH THE SHOW, WE ENJOY IT, IS
IT REAL.
IS THE SHOW REAL.
>> YEAH, IT IS REAL.
>> SOMETIMES DO YOU EVER GET THE
PROUS DOERS -- IF YOU CAN
RELINQUISH THIS TO SAY LET'S GET
THAT SHOT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE
LIKES THIS ANGLE, OR DO THEY TRY
TO TAKE IT PRETTY RAW.
>> USUALLY IT IS VERY RAW.
IT IS VERY REAL, AND FOR SOME OF
THOSE INSTANCES WHERE I'M
TALKING WITH A FRIEND, AND WE'RE
TRYING TO -- WE'RE JUST TALKING
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACH
OTHER, IT WILL BE LET'S GET
DOUBLED IN.
THAT'S WHEN I SAY THIS IS REAL,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO REDO THAT.
SO I DO STAND UP FOR THAT,
BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO FEED
ANYBODY LIKE PRE--
>> A MISGUIDED AGENDA.
>> YOU ARE TRYING TO BE HONEST
WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR
LIFE.
>> YES.
>> IT IS COMPELLING FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE STRUGGLES
TOO, AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE LIKE TO WATCH THE
STRUGGLES, WHEN WE COME BACK
FROM THE BREAK, I WANT TO ASK
YOU IF YOU FEEL LIKE PEOPLE JUST
LOVE IT WHEN YOU FAIL.
CAN'T WAIT.
>> THAT IS WHAT AMERICA IS
WAITING ON.
>> SADLY IN THAT LIGHT, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, I WOULD THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE
TAYLOR AND GROUPS THAT ARE
TRYING TO SAY LOOK, THIS IS WHY
WE DON'T WANT TEENS TO BE
PREGNANT.
>> AND THIS IS WHY WE NEED MORE
PEOPLE, LIKE TAYLOR.
>> TO GET OUT THERE AND BE A
CHEERLEADER AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU
TO TEAM UP WITH HER, A LOT MORE
TO TALK ABOUT, TO THE FORMER
TEEN MOM STILL ON TEEN MOM, STAY
WITH US.
>> WHERE DID YOU PICK THIS BUY
UP AT?
>> I AM A MOM.
I AM A TEENAGER TOO.
>> YOU KNOW I'M STILL LEARNING
THE BEST THINGS FOR ME.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
>> FATHER RAH ABRAHAM ALONG WITH
TAYLOR WILSON.
YOU JUST SAW FARRAH IN "TEEN
MOM."
WE ARE HAPPY YOU ARE TALKING TO
US ABOUT THE POSHES OF NOTHING
BEING A TEEN IN PREGNANT.
>> WE SAW SOME OF THE BLEEPS
THERE, YOU AND YOUR MOM HAVE
PROGRESSED.
WHAT AGAIN WOULD YOU FIVE HOME
AS THE REASON.
AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION GOES.
>> I THINK COMMUNICATION SHOULD
JUST BE OPEN.
DON'T EVER HOLD BACK THINGS OR
THINK THAT IF I SAY THIS, MY
PARENTS WILL TAKE IT AS
DISRESPECTFUL.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN -- YOU DO NEED
TO COMMUNICATE MORE.
>> AND THEY DO HAPPEN, AND THEY
HAPPEN SO MUCH, AND A LOT OF
YOUR CRITICS OR MAYBE SUPPORTER
TUESDAY WOULD SAY SHE IS SO
UNTHANKFUL TO HER MOM, SHE IS
TAKING CARE OF SOPHIA, SHOULDN'T
SHE BE MORE THANKFUL, WOULD YOU
SAY TO THEM.
>> I AM THATCHINGFUL FOR
EVERYTHING MY PARENTS HAVE DONE,
AND HAVE GROWN WITH ME.
BUT I AM NOT GOING TO BE GIVING
SOMEBODY OVERLY TOO MUCH CREDIT.
I TAKE A LOT OF THE STRESS, AND
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND
EVERYTHING.
ON MY OWN, WITH NO HELP.
SO MY PARENTS BEING GREAT GRAND
AROUNDS, I LOVE THEM FOR THAT, I
AM HAPPY THEY ARE HERE AND
INVOLVED IN MY LIFE.
>> TAYLOR WILSON, YOU ORGANIZED
THIS TO GET FARRAH HERE, AT THE
END OF THE DAY, IT WOULD BE
AMAZING IF HER PRESENCE AND OUR
PROGRAM RIGHT HERE SAVED EVEN
ONE TEEN PREGNANCY, BUT THERE'S
HOPE IT IS GOING MUCH MUCH MORE
BEYOND THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND YOU RAH USE ALSO LOT OF
TOOLS TO DO THAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEBSITE,
ANYWHERE CAN CATCH IT, THE NOT
RIGHT NOW.ORG, I KNOW ON THE
WEBSITE THERE'S A NUMBER OF
RESOURCES AND TIPS AND YOU SET
IT UP LIKE FACEBOOK, YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO BE FRIENDS AND FANS OF
IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT WE REALIZE IS WHEN YOU ARE
TALK ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY, WE
TALK ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY WITH
PARENTS AND TEEN PREGNANCY WITH
COMMUNITY HECKS AND DECISION IS
MAKERS.
AT NO TONIGHT WHEN WE TALKED
ABOUT THEM WITH ALL OF THEM THE
SAME PLACE.
YOU HAVE ONE SOLUTION HERE,
DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS GROUP
CAN DO THE WOULD RECOLLECT, IT
BECOMES VERY CONFUSING.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS PUT
THEM ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND SAY OKAY, PARENTS, TEENS,
TALK TO ONE ANOTHER.
A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AREN'T AWARE OF THE BARRIERS
THAT TEENS FACE, AND TRYING TO
MAKE HEALTHY DECISIONS ABOUT
LOVE, SEX, AND RELATIONSHIPS.
A LOT OF PARENTS AREN'T AWARE
THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AREN'T
SUPPORTING EDUCATION.
SO THOSE THINGS THAT GET
INVOLVED ONCE WE GET THEM ALL ON
TO THE SAME PAGE, CAN BE VERY
BENEFICIAL.
THAT'S WHAT THE WEBSITE IS FOR.
>> NRN HORY.COM.
OF COURSE FOR HORRY COUNTY.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,
OBVIOUSLY.
FARRAH, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS FOR YOU,
WOULD YOU SAY?
THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND I ASK
YOU BECAUSE I HOPE THAT MAYBE
PEOPLE CAN OVERCOME THOSE
MISCONCEPTIONS IN THEIR OWN
LIFE.
OF COURSE, WE TALKS ABOUT THE
CELEBRITY, OH, SHE HAS IT ALL
MADE, SHE IS THIS BIG CELEBRITY
RIGHT NOW.
BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY I GUESS
FOR TEENS WATCHING THAT SAY ALL
RIGHT, I GET THE IDEA OF NOT
BEING PREGNANT, BUT I DON'T
REALLY HAVE ANY MOTIVE, I AM NOT
REALLY AMBITIOUS, AND EXCITED
ABOUT ANYTHING, HOW WOULD YOU
ENCOURAGING THEM AS MAYBE PART
OF YOUR ROLE TO PREVENT TEEN
PREGNANCY.
>> SO I FEEL LIKE IF YOU ARE
COMING AT ME FROM THAT ANGLE
AND -- YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU
ARE GOING IN LIFE, WHICH I WAS
THERE AT 1 POINT IN TIME.
BUT I ALSO THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I
DON'T WANT ANYTHING IN MY LIFE
THAT MAKES MY LIFE HARDER.
AND THAT'S WHAT BRINGING ANOTHER
HUMAN BEING INTO THIS WORLD
DOES.
AND ALSO COMPLICATED THINGS WITH
YOUR CURRENT LIVING SITUATION.
YOUR PARENTS.
YOU WON'T HAVE AS MUCH MONEY IF
YOU DID HAVE ANY MONEY.
SO I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE GOING IN YOUR
FUTURE, JUST DON'T MAKE YOUR
RIGHT NOW EVEN HARDER.
>> AT THE SAME TIME, WITH ALL
THAT, WHICH IS GREAT AVOID
ADVICE.
IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A BARRIER FOR
A PARENT TO TELL A TEEN WHAT IS
IMPORTANT IN THEIR LIFE.
BECAUSE SO MANY TEENS FEEL LIKE
OH, YOU JUST DON'T GET IT, YOU
DON'T GET WHAT I'M GOING
THROUGH.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE KNOW AND
HOPEFULLY THE CAMPAIGN IS
STARTING TO GET IN THERE JUST A
LITTLE BIT TO SHOW LOOK, YOU
THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL, TEEN,
HERE IS WHAT YOU GET.
YOU GET ALL THIS RESPONSIBILITY,
IS IT MAKING HEAD WAY?
>> WHETHER WHO IS A KNOW AT ALL,
OR GOOD OR BAD OR WRONG, OR ANY
OF THOSE EXPECTATIONS, I JUST
FEEL LIKE I'M KNOW HOG YOU ARE.
SO MOST TEENS, LIKE MYSELF AT
ONE TIME, I DID NOT EVEN KNOW
WHO I WAS.
NOW I CLEARLY KNOW WHAT MY
PURPOSE IS, WHO I AM, AND IT
TOOK ME A COUPLE YEARS TO GET
THERE.
AND TO THE POINT I'M LIKE I
COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF ON THE
WAY OF GETTING THERE.
SO I JUST FEEL LIKE ASN'T PAS,
IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT YOUR
EXPECTATIONS OR WHAT YOU FEEL.
JUST KIND OF SAY I'M JUST
LETTING YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE I
COULD HELP YOUR LIFE, IT HELPED
ME.
LIKE MY PARENTS FINALLY NOW ARE
LIKE SHARING STORIES WITH ME
ABOUT THEIR COLLEGE YEARS, ABOUT
THIS, THAT, BEFORE THEY MET MY
PARENT -- OR MOM DAD.
AND I THINK THOSE ARE THE
EASIEST STORIES TO SHARE.
JUST LIKE JUST AS EASY FOR US
TEEN MOMS TO SHARE OUR STORY.
ALL THE WE HAVE TO DO IS NOT
RESTRICT THE TRUTH, AND OTHERS
CAN LEARN FROM IT.
SO I JUST FEEL LIKE PARENTS
SHOULD BE MORE OPEN AND HONEST.
YES, WE HAVE ALL MADE HORRIBLE
MISTAKES BUT WOULDN'T YOU RATHER
SAVE SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIVE, BODY,
AND OTHER ISSUES FROM HAPPENING.
>> FOR SURE.
AND THAT'S A LOT OF YOUR EFFORT,
THAT YOU ARE PURSUING AND BOY, I
THINK IT IS A POWERFUL MESSAGE
FOR SURE.
>> YES.
>> ABSOLUTELY, WE ARE REALLY
ENCOURAGED BY WHO WE ARE SEEING
IN THIS COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE STARTING TO TAKE HOLD OF
THIS ISSUE.
WE'RE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW
RECRUITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON
THIS WITH US.
YOU TALK ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR
DIRECTION IS, WE WOULD LOVE FOR
THEM TO COME AND CHECK -- NOT
RIGHT NOW, PUT PREGNANCY ON
PAUSE OUT.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE YOUNG
PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, SHE GOING
TO BE EDUCATED AND KNOW A LITTLE
BIT MORE THAN THEIR PEERS ACT
HOW TO MAKE BEDDER DECISIONS
ABOUT LOVE, SEX, AND
RELATIONSHIPS.
SO THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
DIRECTION, AND SOMETIMES WHEN
TEENS ARE FEELING LIKE MAYBE
THEIR PARENTS JUST DON'T GET
THEM, HEARING FIT A PEER, CAN BE
BENEFICIAL AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> OR JUST HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE
SUPPORT THEM THROUGH A HARD
TIME.
HAVE A FRIEND.
>> YOU MENTION ADD HARD TIME, I
THINK IT IS GOING TO BE IN YOUR
BOOK AS WELL, YOU WERE ON THE
VERGE OF SUICIDE, WERE YOU NOT.
>> YES.
>> WERE YOU NOT THINKING ABOUT
IT.
>> I WAS DEFINITELY ONE
CHRISTMAS ABOUT READY TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO KILL MYSELF.
AND I THINK NOW THAT I'M NORMAL
AND SANE TO GO THROUGH THAT --
YOU'RE GOING TO COUNSEL HEAVILY,
ON PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND
YOU ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF
YOUR CRAZY BRAIN, AND FIND YOUR
HAPPINESS, AND THAT'S WHAT I DO
TALK ABOUT.
AND I TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT IS
GOING ON IN MY MIND, SO OTHERS
IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH
DEPRESSION, OR GRIEVING, OR
NEVER HAD A YOUNG TEEN PARENT IN
THEIR HOUSEHOLD, AND THEY ARE
JUST FRYING TO SEE A NEIGHBOR,
OR MAYBE SOMEBODY AT SCHOOL, AND
THEY WANT TO HELP, THEY WILL
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE GOING
THROUGH AND HOW TO HELP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND YOUR BOOK IS COMING OUT
LATER THIS MONTH.
>> YES, AUGUST 14TH.
>> AS FAR AS GETTING OUT THERE,
AND MEETING AND TALKING TO
PEOPLE, WHAT KIND OF A RESPONSE
DO YOU GET FROM PEOPLE OUT
THERE?
BESIDES SOME THAT SAY I HATE --
>> I NEVER GET HATE IN MY EVERY
DAY.
THAT'S MORE LIKE ON THE
INTERNET, SO THEY CAN HIDE
BEHIND THE COMPUTERS.
USUALLY I JUST GET THAT THEY ARE
VERY HAPPY AND PROUD OF ME, AND
THEY LOVE TO SEE THAT SOPHIA IS
HAPPY AND HEALTHY TOO.
THAT'S -- I LOVE MY FANS AND
SEEING ME EVERY DAY, BESIDES
GETTING A PICTURE OR WHATEVER,
IT IS ALL GOOD FEEDBACK.
>> AND THAT MEANS SO MUCH, AND
IT HAS TO BE EXCITED FOR YOU TO
SEE ALL RIGHT, MY WORK PAYS OFF.
I HAVE FARRAH HERE, SHE IS
SPEAKING TOO.
>> I'M ALL ABOUT IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE HER
HERE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO WILL BE A PART.
A CONVERSATION WITH FARRAH THIS
AFTERNOON.
IN MYRTLE BEACH, WHICH WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT, WE HAVE A LOOT OF
GREAT PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM
FARRAH.
AND WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO
USE THIS MOMENTUM THAT SHE IS
BUILDING TO CONTINUE TO KNOCK
DOWN BARIERS AND SEE THAT 10%
DECREES.
>> AND TO GET THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED OF
COURSE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE PEOPLE
THERE, AND THAT, AND THANKFUL
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> WE WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST OF
LUCK, AND OF COURSE WE WILL
CONTINUE THIS CAMPAIGN TO
PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCIES.
>> THANK YOU, LADIES.
ANA BOAT CRASH LEAVES ONE PERSON
DEAD IN THE GRAND
STRAND...
WHAT OFFICIALS ARE
SAYING THEY KNOW SO FAR....
PLUS....
IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
WHEN STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED BACK
IN CLASS ..
STRAIGHT AHEAD.
START WITH AND MARLA AD LIB
WEATHER TEASE
GOOD MORNING IT'S ADLIB TIME
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH.
I'M ALEX HOLLEY.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF HEADLINES TO
GET TO THIS
MORNING ...
BUT FIRST LET'S GET A CHECK ON
YOUR FORECAST
FROM ....
WMBF NEWS STORM TEAM
METEOROLOGIST
MARLA BRANSON ...
MARLA AD LIB FIRST WEATHER
THIS MORNING INVESTIGATORS ARE
WORKING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
CAUSED A DEADLY BOAT ACCIDENT IN
CONWAY.
LIEUTIENANT ROBERT MCCULLOUGH
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES SAYS A BOAT IN
THE *** FERRY LAKE AREA OF THE
WACCAMAW RIVER COLLIDED
WITH SOME TREES.
IT HAPPENED AROUND SEVEN
O'CLOCK YESTERDAY.
HORRY COUNTY DEPUTY
CORONER DARRIS FOWLER SAYS
BRANDON STEVENS, A 23-
YEAR OLD FROM THE CONWAY AREA,
WAS PRONOUNCED
DEAD AT THE SCENE.
ONE FEMALE WAS AIRLIFTED
TO GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER WHERE SHE'S REPORTED TO
BE IN VERY
SERIOUS CONDITION.
ANOTHER FEMALE WAS
TAKEN THERE AS WELL.
NO WORD YET ON HER
CONDITION.
[A11]DNR OFFICER CHARGED IN HIT
AND RUN-RDR
A RESERVE OFFICER WITH THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES HAS BEEN
CHARGED IN A HIT-AND-
RUN ACCIDENT THAT KILLED A
BICYCLIST ON A JAMES ISLAND
ROAD.
THE CHARLESTON
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS
46-YEAR-OLD
JEFFERY THOMAS OF MOUNT PLEASANT
IS
CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE
OF AN ACCIDENT
RESULTING IN DEATH.
HE WON'T WORK WHILE THE
CHARGE IS PENDING.
WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE
VICTIM...FOLLOW ING A DEADLY
SHOOTING AT A PAWLEY'S ISLAND
NIGHT
CLUB LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO.
THE GEORGETOWN
CORONER'S OFFICE SAYS
21-YEAR-OLD SEAN EDWARDS
OF CONNECTICUT WAS SHOT TO DEATH
OUTSIDE
"CLUB ISIS." THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE IS STILL
INVESTIGATING THE ***.
THEY HAVE NOT SAID IF THEY
HAVE ANY SUSPECTS.