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SO, TELL ME WHAT'S THE LAST GRADE YOU FINISHED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
TELLING MY MOM I WAS PREGNANT WAS TOUGH BECAUSE I AM 16.
I DON'T HAVE A JOB. I'M STILL A TEENAGER.
I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT HER TO BE PREGNANT.
Lemhele: I HAD NO IDEA
THAT MY 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS HAVING SEX.
AS ANY MOM WOULD BE, I WAS SHOCKED.
WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?
Nicole: RIGHT NOW, LIFE IS
AS HARD AS IT COULD BE FOR ME.
I'M PREGNANT, AND MY DAUGHTER'S PREGNANT.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY YOU GUYS COULD BE IN LABOR TOGETHER.
OH, MY GOSH!
I'M SERIOUSLY HAVING A CONTRACTION.
Shaniyah: BEING PREGNANT AT THE SAME TIME AS MY MOM IS...
AWKWARD, AND...
THEY LOOK AT US FUNNY AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
Lemhele: HOW AM I GONNA DEAL WITH THIS?
I WANT TO BE THAT GOOD MOM, BUT...
I'M EXTREMELY SCARED.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO BE STRONG.
I KNOW YOU'RE MISERABLE.
OW!
Mariah: HOW GOOD OF A MOM CAN YOU BE
WHEN YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER ARE BOTH PREGNANT TOGETHER?
SO, HOW ARE THINGS GOING WITH WORK?
I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW HIS PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW HIS FAMILY.
MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY DAUGHTER.
YEAH, BUT YOU KEEP SAYING, LIKE, MY SON IS A CRIMINAL. HE'S NOT.
I MEAN, IT'S A FELONY.
Chaé: IT'S JUST COMPLICATED.
HE ALREADY HAD ANOTHER GIRL PREGNANT,
AND HE LIVES WITH THE MOTHER OF HIS SON.
HE WANTED ME TO HAVE AN ABORTION.
AND YOU WANTED MARIAH TO HAVE ONE, TOO.
A.J.: DID I CHEAT ON HER? I DID.
DOES THAT MAKE ME A HORRIBLE DAD?
I DON'T THINK IT DOES.
SHE'S ABOUT TO WALK INTO A WAR ZONE
SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT.
OHHHHH, MOMMY!
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MY FEET ARE SO TIRED AND SWOLLEN.
MINE'S BEEN SWOLLEN...
[ LAUGHS ]
...FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS NOW.
REALLY?
Lorna: I NEVER THOUGHT THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I
WOULD BE PREGNANT AT THE SAME TIME
BECAUSE I ORIGINALLY PLANNED I WOULDN'T BE PREGNANT AGAIN
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M 41.
Shh! Don't tell anybody.
BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT CHAé WAS PREGNANT,
ALSO, I WAS LIKE,
"OH, MY GOSH, WHAT AM I GONNA DO?"
SO, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR WHEN YOU HAVE LONDON?
KIND OF. I JUST KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A LOT, YOU KNOW?
MM-HMM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I TALKED TO AUSTIN,
AND HE SAID HE'S GONNA TAKE OFF, LIKE, THE --
PROBABLY LIKE TWO WEEKS FOR JUST ME AND HIM ALL DAY
TO, LIKE, TAKE CARE OF HER.
WELL, I HOPE THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.
YEAH, SO IT'S GONNA HELP A LOT.
AUSTIN WOULD BE MY BOYFRIEND AT THE MOMENT
AND THE FATHER OF LONDON.
OUR RELATIONSHIP IS JUST COMPLICATED
BECAUSE HE ALREADY HAD ANOTHER GIRL PREGNANT,
AND HE LIVES WITH THE MOTHER OF HIS SON,
SO DEFINITELY VERY, VERY COMPLICATED.
MY MAIN THING IS,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK.
BUT THAT'S GONNA BE HARD TO DO, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE THAT SWEET, LITTLE FACE IS GONNA BE LOOKING AT YOU,
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT TO LEAVE IT.
I KNOW.
I'M GONNA BE LIKE, "MAMA'S GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU."
MM-HMM.
I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT SUCKS,
BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO.
BEFORE CHAé GOT PREGNANT,
SHE WAS DOING PRETTY MUCH TEENAGE STUFF.
SHE WAS CHASING AUSTIN AROUND,
GOING TO PARTIES AND HANGING OUT,
AND HER LIFE WAS KIND OF SKETCHY.
BUT WHEN I SAY THAT CHAé'S COME A LONG WAY --
SINCE THE PREGNANCY, SHE DEFINITELY HAS.
SHE'S MADE A 100% TURNAROUND.
THE NEWBORN'S OVER HERE.
OH, CHAé, LOOK.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE ONE THAT I'VE GOT.
OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THIS ONE WITH THE MONKEYS.
OH, HOW SWEET.
YEAH, YOUR BABY WILL PROBABLY HAVE TINY FEET LIKE THIS.
MY BABIES ALWAYS HAVE BIG FEET.
EXCEPT FOR YOU. [ LAUGHS ]
WHEN I GOT PREGNANT, I KNEW RIGHT THEN
THAT I WANTED TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT SAYS,
LIKE, "YEAH, I HAD A CHILD,
BUT THAT DIDN'T AFFECT MY FINANCIAL SITUATION."
"MOMMY'S NEW SHOPPING BUDDY."
THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
LONDON MADE ME WANT TO GO OUT AND GET A GOOD JOB FOR HER.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO DO IT ON MY OWN
JUST BECAUSE WHEN SHE GROWS UP, SHE CAN LOOK UP TO ME.
SO, HOW ARE THINGS GOING WITH WORK?
UM, THEY'VE PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME
THAT I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS,
THAT I DON'T QUALIFY FOR MATERNITY LEAVE.
MM-HMM.
LIKE, THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE, BUT I WILL --
I COULD GET, LIKE, THE DISABILITY AND...
WELL, JUST MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM,
JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU, YOU KNOW,
JUST STRESS THE FACT THAT HOW IMPORTANT YOUR JOB IS TO YOU.
AS A MOTHER, I NEED, LIKE, THE CLARIFICATION TO KNOW,
LIKE, "OKAY, I NEED THIS JOB.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT I CAN HAVE MY SPOT BACK," SO...
I REALLY WISH, YOU KNOW,
THAT I WAS ABLE TO HELP YOU MORE,
BUT NOW THAT I'M EXPECTING A BABY, ALSO,
MAKES IT HARDER FOR ME.
I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S DOABLE.
IF ANYTHING, I KNOW THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT NO MATTER WHAT.
AND THAT'S A GOOD FEELING TO HAVE.
CHAé -- SHE HAS TO WORK EVERY DAY,
YOU KNOW, WORK TILL MIDNIGHT,
AND SHE'S ALMOST NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, AND SHE'S DOING IT.
SHE'S DOING IT ALL FOR HER BABY.
IS SHE KICKING?
YOU CAN FEEL THEM NOW STICKING OUT.
ON THE OTHER HAND, AUSTIN DOESN'T HAVE A JOB.
HE DOESN'T HAVE A CAR,
AND THAT JUST MAKES ME ANGRY 'CAUSE HE WILL NOT JUST STEP UP.
THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT CAN LOVE CHAé.
CHAé'S A GREAT PERSON.
SHE -- AND SHE DESERVES A LOT OF LOVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
Woman: HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY?
Lemhele: WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU SOME PAPERWORK TO FILL OUT, OKAY?
I'LL DO IT FOR YOU 'CAUSE YOU'RE SLOW.
HAHN, SHANIYAH.
OKAY, SHANIYAH, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE I START ASKING MY QUESTIONS?
NOT YET.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS PREGNANCY?
FINE.
ANY PROBLEMS SO FAR?
NO.
OKAY.
SO, TELL ME YOUR BIRTHDAY.
APRIL 18, 1998.
WHAT'S THE LAST GRADE YOU FINISHED IN HIGH SCHOOL?
SO YOU FINISHED EIGHTH.
Lemhele: MY DAUGHTER, SHANIYAH,
WHEN I FIRST HEARD OF HER PREGNANCY,
I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, THAT'S A HOT MESS RIGHT THERE."
I HAD NO IDEA
THAT MY 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS HAVING SEX.
I TOOK HER TO THE DOCTOR TO GET A PHYSICAL,
AND THEN THEY CALLED ME AND SAID,
"MISS HAHN, YOU NEED TO COME IN RIGHT NOW."
AND HE SAID, "DON'T YOU KNOW YOUR DAUGHTER'S PREGNANT?"
IT WAS A SHOCKER.
I WAS -- I BROKE DOWN IN THE HOSPITAL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO HOME.
HOW AM I GONNA DEAL WITH THIS?
I'M PREGNANT, AND THERE SHE IS, A TEENAGER IN THE HOUSE.
SHE'S UNEDUCATED AND HAVE A BABY.
Woman: NOW, I NEED TO ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE BABY'S FATHER.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE BABY'S FATHER'S NAME?
[BLEEP]
HOW OLD IS HE?
HE'S 17.
MY BABY'S FATHER, HE'S NICE AND FUNNY, AND I LOVE HIM.
WE STARTED HAVING SEX NOT THAT LONG AGO.
LIKE, I WAS STILL 14, BUT HE WAS 16 AT THE TIME.
DOES HE KNOW ABOUT THIS PREGNANCY?
YES.
OKAY. IS HE INVOLVED?
NO.
OKAY.
BUT HE'S GONNA BE HELPING YOU AFTER THE BABY'S BORN?
I DON'T KNOW.
AT NIGHTS WITH MY MOM GONE TO WORK,
I'LL ALWAYS LET HIM COME OVER.
THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED HAVING A PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP
WHERE WE STARTED SLEEPING TOGETHER.
SHANIYAH, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PREGNANT?
ONCE.
I WASN'T THINKING THAT I WAS GONNA ACTUALLY GET PREGNANT
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T REALLY, LIKE, BE BUSY, LIKE, VERY LONG.
IT WOULD BE A SHORT TIME, LIKE, MINUTES.
WHEN WAS THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR LAST ***?
UH, JUNE 22nd.
MM-HMM.
Lemhele: SHANIYAH TRICKED ME.
SHE HAD ME THINKING SHE WAS HAVING HER PERIOD.
SHE WOULD MAKE IT SEEM AS IF SHE WAS PUTTING
DIRTY PADS IN THE GARBAGE,
AND SHE'D ALWAYS WALK AROUND SLUMPED OVER
AS IF SHE WAS IN PAIN.
SO I WAS VERY ANGRY WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT SHE HID IT FROM ME --
I MEAN, NOT ONLY LEARNING SHE'S SEXUALLY ACTIVE, PREGNANT.
SHE BROUGHT, LIKE, SO MUCH SHAME ON ME,
LIKE I DIDN'T TEACH HER ANYTHING.
THEY'RE GONNA TURN OFF THE LIGHT.
YOU OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY.
SO, NOW YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT MUCH CLEARER.
THIS IS THE BABY'S HEAD.
THAT'S THE BABY'S NOSE, EYES, MOUTH.
AND THAT'S THE BABY'S HEART RIGHT THERE.
YOU SEE IT? IT'S BEATING.
[ HEART BEATING ]
YOU HEAR THE BABY'S HEART?
[ BEATING CONTINUES ]
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
Shaniyah: I WAS SCARED. LIKE, I DIDN'T WANT ANY KIDS.
I WAS NOT PLANNING ON HAVING NO KIDS.
[ BEATING CONTINUES ]
SHE'S SO YOUNG.
YEAH, SHE DON'T KNOW NOTHING.
SHE'S NOT EXPERIENCED.
I HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO, LIKE, TALK FOR HER.
AT LEAST YOU'RE THERE TO SUPPORT HER.
NOT SO MANY GIRLS CAN SEE THEIR PARENTS AFTER THAT.
YOU KNOW, AT FIRST, WHAT AM I GONNA DO? SHE'S 14.
LIKE, "GET OUT," YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?
I MEAN, I CAN HELP HER, LIKE, GUIDE HER,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA TAKE ON HER RESPONSIBILITIES.
YEAH.
[ HEART BEATING ]
Lemhele: I WANT TO BE THAT GOOD MOM,
BUT HOW AM I GONNA DEAL WITH THIS?
I'M PREGNANT, AND THERE SHE IS PREGNANT.
WHETHER WE'RE READY FOR IT OR NOT, IT'S COMING.
[ BEATING CONTINUES ]
Dr. Marcus: THIS BELLY HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.
Nicole: I WAS REALLY UPSET.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT HER TO GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH.
Mariah: THIS IS CRAZY. BUT SHE CAN'T DISOWN ME.
SHE WAS PREGNANT AT 16, TOO.
[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]
Kristi: I WANT YOU GIRLS TOGETHER
'CAUSE WE HAVE A SURPRISE TO TELL YOU.
THEY DECIDED THAT IF THE BABY DOESN'T COME BEFORE WEDNESDAY,
THEY'RE GONNA INDUCE MOMMY IN THE MORNING AT 6:00.
THE DAY THAT I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT,
IT WAS JUST VERY SHOCKING FOR ME.
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HEADING INTO PRE-MENOPAUSE.
KIMMY'S GONNA COME AND TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL, OKAY?
AND RIDE WITH KIMMY.
WHAT'S CRAZY IS, I'M NINE MONTHS PREGNANT,
AND MY DAUGHTER KIM IS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT.
MY HUSBAND AND I CELEBRATED OUR 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
BY GOING TO LAS VEGAS.
WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME,
AND NOW WE'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER CHILD.
NOT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS.
WE ALREADY HAVE THREE GIRLS, AND THIS WILL BE OUR FOURTH.
SHE'S DEFINITELY COMING WEDNESDAY.
Bill: WAS I SURPRISED THAT WE'RE EXPECTING AGAIN?
YEAH, THAT WAS A SHOCK TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
BUT THEN I FIND OUT
MY DAUGHTER KIM WAS HAVING A BABY
AND SHE WAS PREGNANT, TOO.
Kristi: AND THEN FRIDAY, WE'LL BE COMING HOME.
KIMBERLY IS A STRAIGHT-A STUDENT.
SHE WENT INTO CHEERLEADING.
I WOULD DESCRIBE KIM AS AN ALL-AMERICAN GIRL,
SO WE WERE VERY SURPRISED
WHEN KIM TOLD US SHE WAS PREGNANT.
I DON'T THINK THAT SHE DID THIS ON PURPOSE.
I WAS WATCHING HER TAKE HER BIRTH-CONTROL PILLS.
BUT YOU'RE GONNA -- THEY'RE GONNA GO TO SCHOOL?
THEY'RE GONNA GO TO SCHOOL THURSDAY MORNING,
AND THEN I'LL GO TO THE HOSPITAL, SEE MOM,
AND THEN I'LL COME --
YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL THURSDAY, TOO.
I FOUND OUT A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER EVERYBODY ELSE KNEW,
AND, YES, I WAS SHOCKED, MAD, UPSET.
AND LOOKING BACK, IT'S MORE OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?
IT WAS JUST A SHOCK.
JUST A SHOCK.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
Kim: MICHAEL IS MY BOYFRIEND,
WHO I'VE BEEN ON AND OFF WITH FOR THE PAST LIKE TWO YEARS.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
NOTHING.
I FEEL LIKE I WAS BEING,
LIKE, REALLY IRRESPONSIBLE WHEN I GOT PREGNANT,
AND I WASN'T, LIKE, THINKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.
BUT IT'S SORT OF JUST SOMETHING
YOU DON'T THINK IS GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU.
SIT DOWN.
BUT, I MEAN, IT ONLY TAKES ONE TIME TO MESS UP EVERYTHING.
ARE YOU REALLY GONNA HANG OUT WITH [BLEEP] TONIGHT?
YEAH, PROBABLY.
YOU TOLD ME THAT WE WERE GONNA HANG OUT.
SO, YOU CAN GO PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
I'M NOT PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. WE PLAY BASKETBALL.
YEAH, BUT IT'S STILL, LIKE,
YOU'RE GONNA BE HANGING OUT WITH [BLEEP]
AND WE HAVEN'T HUNG OUT IN LIKE FOREVER.
AND WHEN I FIRST MET MICHAEL, I WAS, LIKE, A GOODY-GOODY.
MICHAEL'S, LIKE, THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THAT.
SMELLS LIKE DOG POOP.
OKAY.
Kristi: OH.
THEY SAID THEY WERE STANDARD SIZES.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NOW, THE CRIBS ARE PUT TOGETHER, AND...
OH.
DID KIM PICK ONE OUT YET OR NO?
SHE DID.
YOU CAN'T PICK WHO YOUR DAUGHTER'S
GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH.
MICHAEL IS PARTYING, DRINKING.
HOW CAN I NOT BE UPSET?
THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
[ IMITATES EXPLOSION ] BIG, OLD BELLY. WHAT?
YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE REALLY -- NEVER MIND.
I'M NOT EVEN GONNA TELL YOU 'CAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN CARE.
NO.
SO, YOU KNOW WHEN KIM CAME HOME THE OTHER NIGHT?
YEAH.
AND THEN MICHAEL SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT HE WAS THINKING.
MAYBE THAT HE WOULD...
JUST GIVE UP THE RIGHTS TO THE CHILD?
YEAH.
IS IT JUST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT
TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILD?
THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WE HAVE TO ASK.
WE'LL HAVE TO ASK HIS MOM.
Michael: PLEASE TELL ME.
HE DID *** OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
AND ALL HIS FRIENDS DID IT.
SO THEN HE JUST, LIKE, WOULD ALWAYS DO IT,
AND HE WAS, LIKE, GETTING IN TROUBLE FOR IT.
AND HE SAID
THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT HE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO CHANGE
IS IF HE CHANGES HIS WHOLE GROUP OF FRIENDS.
Kim: MICHAEL, AT THIS POINT, DOES NOT HAVE
A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FAMILY.
I FEEL LIKE THEY JUST SEE ALL THE BAD STUFF HE DOES
'CAUSE MICHAEL DOESN'T EVER SHOW THEM ANY OF THE GOOD STUFF.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR WHOLE GROUP OF FRIENDS
IF YOU STOPPED HANGING OUT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT SMOKE.
I HAVE CHANGED MY WHOLE GROUP OF FRIENDS.
NO.
IF YOU STOPPED HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT SMOKED,
THEN MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T SMOKE.
I HAVE CHANGED MY WHOLE GROUP OF FRIENDS.
NO, YOU HAVE NOT, BUT IF YOU WERE TO NOT HANG OUT
WITH PEOPLE THAT DO THAT KIND OF STUFF, THEN MAYBE...
YOU WOULDN'T SMOKE.
I WOULD SAY I'M IN LOVE WITH MICHAEL.
AS LONG AS HE STOPS SMOKING AND GETTING IN TROUBLE,
I SEE US, LIKE, HAVING A FAMILY AND BEING MARRIED, BUT --
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD.
IF MICHAEL WERE TO JUST DROP OFF THE FACE OF THE PLANET RIGHT NOW,
I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO.
HAVE YOU EVER CHANGED A BABY'S DIAPER BEFORE?
YOU DON'T KNOW?
HAVE YOU EVER CHANGED A NEWBORN BABY'S DIAPER?
I MEAN, PROBABLY THE SAME AS CHANGING
A REGULAR BABY'S DIAPER.
NO, 'CAUSE THEY'RE REALLY SMALL.
Nicole: ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT.
Mariah: I KNOW.
YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT?
[ SIGHS ] I DON'T KNOW -- GIVING BIRTH TO HER.
[ SIGHS ] THIS IS CRAZY.
RIGHT NOW, LIFE IS AS HARD AS IT COULD BE FOR ME.
I'M PREGNANT, AND MY DAUGHTER'S PREGNANT.
MY MOM WAS 19 WHEN SHE GOT PREGNANT WITH ME,
SO MY MOM WAS A TEENAGE MOM, I WAS A TEENAGE MOM,
AND NOW MY DAUGHTER'S GONNA BE A TEENAGE MOM.
I WAS HOPING THAT IT WOULDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY,
AND I DID THE BEST I COULD
TO RAISE HER SO THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN,
BUT IT STILL HAPPENED.
HI, MARIAH.
HELLO.
THIS IS MY MOM, NICOLE.
I'M DR. MARCUS.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
GOOD. I'M TIRED.
I BET.
THIS BELLY HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, HUH?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MEASURE YOUR BELLY HERE.
MY BOYFRIEND, JOSH, AND I,
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A YEAR AND NINE MONTHS,
AND WE SHOULD'VE BEEN USING PROTECTION ALL THE TIME
IF WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A CHILD SO EARLY IN LIFE.
BUT WE WERE IMMATURE
AND WEREN'T DOING WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.
[ HEART BEATING ]
I WAS ON BIRTH CONTROL,
BUT I WOULD FORGET MAYBE ABOUT A WEEK.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE PREGNANT
AND THEN YOUR DAUGHTER PREGNANT, TOO?
UM, KIND OF -- IT'S WEIRD.
Nicole: I WAS REALLY UPSET.
I MEAN, I CRIED WHEN I FOUND OUT MARIAH WAS PREGNANT,
AND I JUST DIDN'T WANT HER TO GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH.
I WAS 16 WHEN I HAD HER,
AND I MISSED OUT ON A LOT OF STUFF
'CAUSE I HAD TO WORK FULL TIME TO SUPPORT HER.
AND SO I JUST DIDN'T WANT THAT FOR HER.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY YOU GUYS COULD BE IN LABOR TOGETHER.
Mariah: SHE WAS REALLY MAD AT ME WHEN SHE FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT.
SHE WANTED ME TO GET AN ABORTION,
AND I DID NOT AGREE WITH THAT AT ALL.
THIS IS THE BOTTOM HERE AND HEAD.
YOU CAN FEEL THAT WEDGED RIGHT IN THERE.
SHE'S STILL VERY ANGRY WITH ME,
BUT SHE CAN'T DISOWN ME AND NOT BE THERE FOR ME
BECAUSE SHE WAS PREGNANT AT 16, TOO.
HAVE YOU FELT LIKE YOU GUYS
HAVE GOTTEN EVEN CLOSER BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE?
YEAH.
AT FIRST, IT WAS REALLY BAD,
AND WE WOULDN'T TALK FOR A WHILE.
SHE WAS PREGNANT FIRST,
BUT SHE WAS UPSET WHEN SHE FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT.
I WAS HAPPY FOR YOU,
BUT JUST THE FACT OF WHO SHE WAS PREGNANT BY
I DIDN'T REALLY AGREE WITH.
BEFORE SHE WASN'T WITH A.J., SHE WAS A REALLY GOOD MOM.
LIKE, SHE'D BE THERE FOR US,
AND SINCE SHE'S BEEN WITH A.J.,
SHE HASN'T BEEN THERE FOR US AT ALL.
I'M THE CHILD, AND SHE'S A MOTHER,
SO SHE CAN CHOOSE WHO SHE WANTS...
...TO BE HER BABY'S FATHER.
Nicole: SHE'S NOT LIVING WITH ME
BECAUSE THERE WAS ISSUES BETWEEN MY BOYFRIEND, A.J., AND HER.
THEY DIDN'T GET ALONG, AND SO THE AGREEMENT WAS
THAT SHE WOULD GET TO GO STAY WITH GRANDMA
AT LEAST FOR THE SUMMER TO TEST IT OUT,
AND SHE NEVER LEFT.
I FEEL LIKE
SHE'S PROBABLY GONNA MISS OUT
ON SOME STUFF THAT A NORMAL 16-YEAR-OLD
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
SHE HAS TO WORRY ABOUT NOW.
THIS CHAOS WITH MARIAH HAVING A BABY,
WITH ME HAVING TWO LITTLE ONES, IT'S A MESS,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT TO GET THROUGH.
I'M EXTREMELY SCARED.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
[ COW MOOS ]
Josh: SHE'S GONNA BE HERE PRETTY SOON.
SHE'S KICKING ME.
MM-HMM.
LET ME FEEL.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THERE'S ACTUALLY SOMEONE IN THERE?
NO.
OH, THERE SHE GOES.
SHE WANTS OUT.
Josh: I WAS NOT READY TO HAVE A BABY,
BUT IT HAPPENED, SO I HAD TO GROW UP TO IT.
SHE'S READY TO COME OUT. SHE'S PROBABLY SQUISHED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A DADDY.
IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST FEELING.
Mariah: I AM IN LOVE WITH JOSH.
I THINK ME AND HIM ARE GOING TO LAST.
HE'S A GREAT GUY, AND HE'S KIND,
AND HE'S NOT LIKE ANY OF THE OTHER GUYS THAT ARE OUT THERE
THAT JUST WANT TO PLAY GAMES AND CHEAT AND LIE.
HE'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU SHOULD FEEL THE BABY. SHE'S KICKING A LOT.
REALLY? WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT --
ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF, HONEY?
PUSHING OUT A BABY, AND I DON'T KNOW, LIKE...
IT IS PRETTY SCARY, HUH?
...BEING A MOM AND HAVING TO PROVIDE WHAT I NEED FOR HER.
Mary: I JUST BELIEVE THAT MARIAH'S GONNA BE THE GREATEST MOM,
AND JOSH HAS OWNED UP TO HIS RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD BOY.
HE HAS A HEART OF GOLD. HE LOVES MARIAH.
WE ADORE HIM HERE.
HE'S -- HE'S JUST GOOD.
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY?
GUESS WHAT MY MOM TEXTED ME.
WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED?
"A.J. WENT TO THE FAIR LAST NIGHT WITH A GIRL.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT [BLEEP]"
THEN I SAID, "I KNOW, RIGHT?
OH, MY GOSH, I HATE HIM. WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?"
HE PROBABLY THOUGHT NO ONE WAS GONNA SEE HIM.
I KNOW.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY YOU KNOW AT THE FAIR.
YEAH.
IN A TEXT MESSAGE MY MOM WROTE ME,
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE FOUND OUT HE WAS CHEATING ON HER
WITH MAYBE THREE OR FOUR OTHER GIRLS THAT SHE KNOWS OF.
Mary: MARIAH?
YES?
HEY, JUST 'CAUSE YOU'RE PREGNANT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU CAN'T CLEAN THE HOUSE.
I KNOW.
LET ME HELP YOU.
Mariah: I BELIEVE THAT MY MOM WANTS
TO HAVE A BETTER GUY THAN A.J.
AND MAYBE A GUY THAT IS MORE LIKE JOSH.
I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT WOULD WANT
TO STAY WITH A GUY THAT CHEATS ON YOU.
I HOPE HE'S OUT OF THE PICTURE FOR GOOD.
OKAY, YOU MAKE HIM OUT LIKE A DRUG ADDICT.
HE'S NOT A DRUG ADDICT.
DOES HE REALIZE, I MEAN, IT'S A FELONY?
SAYING LIKE MY SON'S A CRIMINAL. HE'S NOT.
I DON'T THINK THE COURTS ARE GONNA ALLOW HIM
TO TAKE A CHILD WHEN HE'S HIGH ON POT.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
SHILOH: Hey.
HEY. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S TODAY.
[ PHONE BEEPS ]
AND I REGISTERED, SO WHEN I GO AND HAVE HIM...
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
...IT WON'T BE, LIKE, A BIG DEAL.
HI, KRISTI.
OH, MY GOODNESS, LOOK AT THAT BELLY.
GOOD.
GOOD.
WHEN'S YOUR DUE DATE?
I'M GONNA BE INDUCED WEDNESDAY, SO SHE'LL BE HERE THIS WEEK.
[ GASPS ]
WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HIS PLANS ARE.
Jackie: WELL, HIS PLAN IS THE NORMAL TEENAGER --
FINISH HIGH SCHOOL -- THAT'S THE GOAL --
AND GO TO COLLEGE,
BUT DEFINITELY THE BABY IS A PRIORITY.
YOU KNOW, I'M SUPPORTIVE.
I MIGHT NOT BE SUPPORTIVE THERE FINANCIALLY
'CAUSE I CAN'T RIGHT NOW, BUT I DEFINITELY WANT HIM
TO BE PART OF THE BABY'S LIFE.
IS HE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT?
YOU KNOW, IT GOES BACK AND FORTH.
HE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. AT THE SAME TIME, HE'S NERVOUS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT HE'S NOT READY FOR, THIS.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S HER SON.
ANY MOTHER WOULD WANT TO PROTECT THEIR SON,
BUT THESE ARE 16-YEAR-OLDS AND 17-YEAR-OLD NOW
WHO ARE HAVING A CHILD TOGETHER.
THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS,
THEY HAVE GAME PLANS AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I KNOW YOU SAY FINISHING SCHOOL, GOING TO COLLEGE. THAT'S GREAT.
BUT THERE'S GONNA BE NEEDS
THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE TO PUT BEFORE HIMSELF AT THIS POINT...
YES.
...BEFORE DOING THAT FOR HIMSELF.
GOT TO BE ABLE TO -- I GUESS THE WORD IS MAN UP
AND TAKE CARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY.
I SEE MY DAUGHTER ALL SUMMER LONG...
...WORKING HER TAIL OFF.
I SAW HER, TOO.
SHE'S DOUBLING UP IN SCHOOL.
SHE'S GONNA GRADUATE EARLY, AND SHE'S GONNA BE A NURSE.
MM-HMM.
SHE'S GOT A PLAN FROM START TO FINISH
AND HAS GOT THE BABY TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN THAT.
MIKE IS BACK IN HIS JOB. HE JUST GOT HIS FIRST PAYCHECK.
IT WAS LIKE MAYBE 20 HOURS.
HE HEARD IT FROM ME THAT YOU NEED --
THE FIRST PAYCHECK NEEDS TO GO TO KIM,
AND HE KNOWS THAT.
WHAT I'M SEEING IS, MICHAEL GOT A PAYCHECK ALREADY.
AND HE WENT AND BOUGHT VIDEO GAMES,
AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.
HE'S A TEENAGER.
I UNDERSTAND HE'S A TEENAGER,
BUT HE GAVE THAT UP ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AGO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT WAS BOTH OF THEM.
JUST WANT TO SEE HIM TAKE CARE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES.
HE'S STILL GOT HIS VIDEO GAMES.
YOU KNOW, BRING $20 AND PAY THE DOCTOR.
GO RIGHT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE,
AND HERE'S $20 TOWARDS THE BILL, ANYTHING.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIM.
LIKE, HE WANTS TO HELP KIM OUT,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE HAS COURT BILLS, TOO.
HE HAS TO PAY.
MY SON'S NOT A CRIMINAL.
WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT HE TRADED A BELT BUCKLE WITH A FRIEND.
THAT BELT BUCKLE IS CONSIDERED A WEAPON IN SCHOOL, OKAY?
SO THEY FILED HIM WITH A FELONY.
IN ORDER FOR HIM TO GET THAT FELONY REMOVED,
HE HAD TO GO TO THE DIVERSION PROGRAM.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY KIDS ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW
THAT ARE BRINGING GUNS TO SCHOOL AND THIS AND THAT?
BUT WHAT HAPPENS?
HE CAN'T GET SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL.
HE CAN'T GET TARDINESS IN SCHOOL.
HE CAN'T -- YOU KNOW, HIS TESTS CAN'T COME UP POSITIVE,
AND USUALLY MICHAEL FAILS EITHER WITH THE DRUG TEST --
ONLY FOR ONE.
HE'S NEVER BEEN POSITIVE FOR ANYTHING BUT MARIJUANA,
OR HE GETS SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL.
MY SON DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY.
MY SON DIDN'T PUT A GUN TO ANYBODY.
MY SON DIDN'T DO ANY OF THOSE OTHER THINGS.
BUT HE'S STILL NOT ACCOMPLISHING THE PROGRAM.
HE'S NOT ACCOMPLISHING THE PROGRAM.
DOES HE REALIZE, I MEAN, IT'S A FELONY?
IF THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE FELONY.
SEE, THAT'S THE ATTITUDE THAT I DON'T LIKE THAT YOU HAVE.
JACKIE -- THE WAY THAT SHE TALKS ABOUT HER SON,
SHE TRIES TO JUSTIFY EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES,
BUT HE'S MADE SOME DECISIONS
THAT SHE NEEDS TO LET HIM GROW UP AND TAKE CARE OF.
BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU --
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO TO HIM
10 YEARS, 15 YEARS, 20 YEARS?
THAT'S A BIG, BIG, LIKE --
I'M DEALING WITH THAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE DRUG PROBLEM THAT HE OBVIOUSLY HAS IF HE KEEPS --
OKAY, YOU MAKE HIM OUT LIKE A DRUG ADDICT.
HE'S NOT A DRUG ADDICT.
I DIDN'T SAY HE WAS A DRUG ADDICT,
BUT HE'S NOT ABLE TO GET OFF THE PROGRAM.
EVERY KID IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DOES THAT.
BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MICHAEL.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE OTHER KIDS, BUT I'M JUST SAYING,
YOU PUT HIM IN THIS PROGRAM TO HELP HIM.
HE'S NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE PROGRAM.
HE'S A TYPICAL TEENAGER.
HE JUST DEALS WITH THE POT ON HIS OWN?
I DON'T SEE THAT AN ISSUE.
I DON'T SEE THAT AN ISSUE BECAUSE HE'S A MINOR.
WELL, HE'S A MINOR FOR ANOTHER 10 MONTHS, RIGHT?
10 MONTHS, YEAH, WHICH YOU GUYS KEEP POINTING IT OUT TO KIM,
AND, YOU KNOW, HE KEEPS SAYING THAT,
SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A THREAT.
WELL, THAT IT'S NOT GONNA
BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AT THAT POINT.
IT'S GONNA BE JUST MICHAEL'S.
MY MAIN CONCERN
IS THE GRANDKID AND MY DAUGHTER.
YEAH, BUT YOU KEEP SAYING, LIKE, MY SON IS A CRIMINAL. HE'S NOT.
I NEVER SAID YOUR SON WAS A CRIMINAL,
BUT I DON'T THINK THE COURTS ARE GONNA ALLOW HIM
TO TAKE A CHILD WHEN HE'S HIGH ON POT.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH [BLEEP]
I DON'T KNOW HIS PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW HIS FAMILY.
AND THERE'S NOBODY.
HE WANTED ME TO HAVE AN ABORTION.
AND YOU WANTED MARIAH TO HAVE ONE, TOO, RIGHT?
I THOUGHT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN BEST AT THE TIME.
Shaniyah: I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.
Clara: WHAT?
KAMIRA'S SONOGRAM.
YEAH, I WANT TO SEE IT.
YOU WANT TO SEE THE OLD ONE OR THE NEW ONE FIRST?
THE OLD ONE FIRST. I WANT TO SEE HER GROW.
THAT'S HER HEAD?
PROBABLY.
I KNOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S HER LITTLE NOSE.
THAT'S HER LITTLE MOUTH.
DOES HIS MOM KNOW THAT HE'S HAVING A DAUGHTER?
HE SAYS THAT HE TOLD HIS MOM, AND SOMETIMES I BELIEVE HIM,
BUT THEN MY MOM,
SHE'S PUTTING THE NEXT THING IN MY HEAD,
SAYING THAT I SHOULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING HE SAYS
BECAUSE MY MOM WANTS TO SPEAK TO HIS MOM,
AND I GUESS HE'S NOT ALLOWING THAT.
SO MY MOM FIGURED MORE OR LESS THAT HE DIDN'T TELL HIS MOM.
AND THAT JUST MAKES ME SO CONFUSED.
I CAN'T REALLY BOTHER WITH ALL THE DRAMA.
YOU LIKE THIS COLOR?
YEAH.
PINK IS MY FAVORITE COLOR.
I DON'T LIKE PINK.
YOUR WHOLE ROOM IS PINK.
I DIDN'T CHOOSE THESE COLORS.
I ASKED MY MOM TO GET PURPLE.
SHE WAS LIKE, "NO, PINK IS PRETTIER.
PINK MATCHES WITH EVERYTHING."
I'M LIKE, "DON'T LIKE PINK.
I LIKE PURPLE."
SHE WAS LIKE, "WELL, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT.
I'M GONNA PICK THE COLOR BECAUSE IT'S MY MONEY BUYING IT."
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS,
OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS HOUSE.
Shaniyah: MY MOM, LIKE, SHE WANTS TO CONTROL EVERYTHING.
THAT'S, LIKE, GONNA REALLY MESS UP MY RELATIONSHIP.
THAT JUST SCARES ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM
TO, LIKE, NOT BE AROUND BY THE TIME WHEN SHE'S BORN
'CAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE A SINGLE PARENT,
ESPECIALLY AT 14.
I'M ARCHING MY BACK TOO MUCH, GIRL. AM I DONE?
PAINT THIS NAIL.
Anika: IT'S FREEZING.
ALL RIGHT, GET IN HERE.
OOH, BELLY GETTING BIG.
Lemhele: WHEN I HAD MY LAST BABY, HE'S 15 MONTHS.
I CALL HIM CHUMMY.
SEE, I WAS NOT PLANNING TO HAVE ANY MORE.
NEXT THING I KNOW [CHUCKLES] SEEING A DOCTOR, SO...
"YOU'RE PREGNANT." I SAID, "NO, I'M NOT.
NO, I'M NOT." THEY SAID, "YES, YOU ARE."
SO IMAGINE I'M PREGNANT
AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH MY DAUGHTER'S SITUATION.
JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT, YOU KNOW?
SHE'S SO YOUNG AND JUST -- IT'S JUST REALLY HARD.
YEAH.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH [BLEEP]
BECAUSE EVER SINCE SHANIYAH'S SITUATION CAME ABOUT...
MM-HMM.
...I'VE BEEN ASKING TO SPEAK TO HIS PARENTS.
RIGHT.
AND 'CAUSE I FEEL THEY SHOULD SHARE
SOME PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT -- LET ME GET CHUMMY.
LIKE, HIS PARENTS KNOW, RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW HIS PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW HIS FAMILY.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIS FAMILY.
SO, SHANIYAH CAN'T --.
SHANIYAH DON'T TELL ME NOTHING.
SHE JUST HIDES STUFF, HIDES STUFF,
HIDES STUFF, HIDES STUFF.
I HEARD HE'S LIKE 16.
THEN I HEARD HE'S NOT.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.
I HOPE THERE'S NO AGE, NOTHING OVER 18.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW,
BUT I'M GONNA SEEK AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SHE'S ALMOST DUE...
...AND THERE'S NOBODY.
AND THERE'S NOTHING?
THERE'S NOBODY. THERE'S NOTHING.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE MY RESPONSIBILITY.
SHE HAS FOUR KIDS AND COUNTING.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE ONE MORE, AND THEN I'LL HAVE ONE FOR HER.
THAT'S NOT HER JOB. THAT IS YOUR CHILD.
IT'S MY CHILD THAT I'M HAVING FOR HER.
HAVING A BABY, LIKE, TO ME, DOESN'T SEEM REAL.
IT'S LIKE I'M HAVING A BABY FOR MY MOM
BECAUSE I HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY ANYTHING.
LIKE, EVERYTHING IS ON HER, SO...
I DON'T KNOW.
I TOLD MY MOM, "I WILL NEVER WANT TO HAVE KIDS."
AND LOOK AT THIS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
NOBODY CAN TELL THE FUTURE
'CAUSE EVERYBODY MAKES SIMPLE, SIMPLE, LITTLE MISTAKES,
THEN SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
[ COW MOOS ]
ARE YOU READY TO BE A GREAT-GRANDMA?
YEAH, I WAS SHOCKED AT FIRST, BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT, I GUESS,
BECAUSE I WENT THROUGH IT WITH YOU.
I HAD A BABY YOUNG, BUT MY LIFE IS GOOD TODAY.
IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND I DON'T LOOK AT IT AS A BAD THING.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
I DIDN'T WANT THE CYCLE
TO CONTINUE LIKE IT DID WITH YOU AND ME AND ON AND ON.
I WANT IT TO CHANGE.
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A NEGATIVE WAY TO LOOK AT IT.
I'M LOOKING AT IT POSITIVE.
LOOK AT ALL POSITIVE THINGS SHE'S DONE ALREADY.
SHE GOT HER LICENSE.
SHE'S IN ALMOST HER SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
I MEAN, FOR A GIRL THAT'S PREGNANT...
'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE OUT ON HER OWN
AND WITHOUT HER AND JOSH HAVING VERY GOOD JOBS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO COLLEGE DEGREE.
IT'S GONNA BE HARD.
Nicole: I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT MARIAH'S PREGNANCY.
I THINK SHE WANTED TO GET PREGNANT SO SHE COULD REBEL
BECAUSE SHE WASN'T HAPPY LIVING WITH ME,
AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK.
JOSH IS SUPPORTIVE NOW,
BUT WE DON'T KNOW 'CAUSE THEY'RE BOTH REALLY YOUNG.
JOSH IS A GOOD GUY.
A LOT OF THINGS CHANGE WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG.
YOU THINK YOU'RE IN LOVE,
AND YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.
JUST BECAUSE YOURS DIDN'T,
YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT THAT OFF ON HER EITHER.
I'M JUST BEING STRAIGHT-UP HONEST ABOUT IT.
I'M NOT GONNA SUGAR-COAT ANYTHING.
IT'S GONNA BE HARD.
WERE YOU GLAD THAT I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF YOU?
AND HELPED YOU THROUGH IT?
YOU WERE. TO A POINT, YOU WERE SUPPORTIVE, YEAH.
TO A POINT?
UNTIL MY STEPDAD WAS GONNA KICK ME OUT AT NINE MONTHS PREGNANT.
NO, HE DID NOT.
HE WANTED ME TO HAVE AN ABORTION.
HE DID.
I DID, AND YOU WANTED MARIAH TO HAVE ONE, TOO, RIGHT?
I THOUGHT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN BEST AT THE TIME
BECAUSE I WAS UPSET.
WELL, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST AT THAT TIME, TOO.
SO YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THE SHOE'S ON THE OTHER FOOT NOW.
YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS,
AND I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT WAS BEST FOR HER.
THAT'S WHY I WAS SO *** HER AT MY HOUSE,
AND THEN YOU GUYS WANTED HER AT YOUR HOUSE, WHICH I AGREED TO.
YOU'RE UPSET 'CAUSE MARIAH LIVES WITH ME.
NO, I'M NOT UPSET MARIAH LIVES WITH YOU,
BUT I THINK THAT IF SHE WAS AT MY HOUSE,
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARDER FOR HER TO GET PREGNANT.
THERE IS A LOT MORE FREEDOM AT YOUR HOUSE.
YOU WOULD ALLOW JOSH TO COME OVER DURING THE WEEK,
DURING SCHOOL NIGHTS.
KIDS SHOULD HAVE BOUNDARIES.
IT SEEMS LIKE
YOU'RE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN IT AT ALL.
I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS JUST YOUR FAULT.
I THINK A.J. HAD A LOT TO DO WITH HER COMING TO MY HOUSE,
NOT ME AND NOT YOU.
I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO THAT WITH YOU.
REALLY?
Mary: MARIAH CALLED ME, CRYING, SAYING,
"GRANDMA, I HATE LIVING AT HOME WITH MY MOM AND A.J.
THEY FIGHT. THEY FIGHT."
HOW'S YOU AND A.J. DOING?
THINGS AREN'T REALLY GETTING ANY BETTER YET.
YOU THINK THEY WILL?
I DON'T KNOW.
A.J. AND I, WE'VE HAD A TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP
FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BETRAYAL,
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ANYTHING
THAT CAN BE FORGIVEN OR I CAN OVERCOME.
ALL I CAN DO IS GIVE IT TIME, I GUESS, AND SEE.
WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT,
YOU WERE MORE EXCITED THAN I WAS.
I'M FINDING OUT YOU'RE TAKING PEOPLE PLACES
THAT I SHOULD BE GOING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA TALK [BLEEP] TO ME RIGHT NOW?
Chaé: IS THIS THE WAY? THIS IS IT.
Austin: YEAH.
YEAH, I'M EXCITED.
LIKE, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
YOU THINK?
YEAH, 'CAUSE I'M SWEET.
I DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES, YOU GOT A BAD ATTITUDE.
SO DO YOU.
Austin: CHAé -- SHE WANTS A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME.
SHE WANTS MY FAMILY TO LOVE LONDON JUST AS MUCH AS THEY DO,
MY SON, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED.
SHE'S GONNA BE JUST LIKE YOU -- A PAIN IN MY NECK.
[ LAUGHS ]
RIGHT NOW, I'M ACTUALLY STAYING WITH MY PARENTS,
AND I ALSO HAVE MY EX LIVING WITH ME,
WHO'S THE MOTHER OF MY BABY BOY THAT IS 7 MONTHS OLD.
I THINK THAT WHEN IT COMES TO, LIKE,
YOU BEING A PART OF HER LIFE, I KNOW YOU WILL BE,
BUT I ALWAYS WANT YOU TO...
BE THERE FOR HER 'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE,
YOU KNOW, TO NOT HAVE THAT FATHER FIGURE AROUND
'CAUSE IT'S, LIKE, WHEN LITTLE GIRLS
WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A FATHER FIGURE,
THEY GROW UP NOT KNOWING
WHAT KIND OF GUY TO BE WITH, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
Chaé: IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FIND A GOOD FATHER FIGURE.
I DIDN'T HAVE MY ACTUAL DAD THERE
TO LOOK UP TO AND TO LET ME KNOW,
LIKE, THIS IS HOW A MAN SHOULD TREAT YOU.
I THINK THAT AUSTIN --
HE'S THE PERFECT FATHER FOR LONDON.
SO, HAVE YOU ACTUALLY, LIKE, LOOKED...
LIKE, AT SOME PLACES IN FORT MILL?
YEAH, I FOUND A TON OF PLACES
I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE MOVED INTO, BUT...
BUT WHAT? [ SIGHS ]
BUT I NEEDED SOME MONEY TO COSIGN IT.
WELL...
I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO MOVE IN WITH YOU.
THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF HELP. IT WOULD.
BUT GIVE ME ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE MORE MONTHS.
EVERYBODY WORRIES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ME AND MY RELATIONSHIP,
BUT WE'RE BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP AROUND OUR CHILD,
SO I FEEL LIKE OUR RELATIONSHIP, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IS GONNA BE STRONGER THAN WHAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE.
I JUST KNOW THAT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING
THAT'S GONNA LAST FOREVER AND EVER.
I'M ALWAYS GONNA BE HERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.
A.J.: WHAT'S UP?
Nicole: NOTHING.
I JUST WANTED TO MEET YOU HERE
SO WE COULD TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
I'M JUST ASKING.
REALLY?
A.J. AND I, WE HAVE A 1 1/2-YEAR-OLD TOGETHER
AND NOW SOON TO BE ANOTHER BABY, AND HE'S CHEATING.
I DON'T DESERVE THIS AND NEITHER DO MY KIDS.
I MEAN, NOBODY DESERVES WHAT HE'S DONE TO US.
WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, YOU WERE, LIKE, SO EXCITED.
YOU WERE MORE EXCITED THAN I WAS.
I DIDN'T EVEN WANT ANOTHER BABY.
SINCE THEN, A LOT'S HAPPENED,
AND YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF STUPID THINGS.
THEN YOU STARTED GOING OUT.
YOU STARTED STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT.
YOU STARTED ACTING...
STUPID.
I'M FINDING OUT YOU'RE TAKING PEOPLE PLACES
THAT I SHOULD BE GOING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA TALK [BLEEP] TO ME RIGHT NOW?
NO, I'M NOT TRYING TO TALK [BLEEP]
I'M JUST ASKING YOU A QUESTION.
YOU'RE JUST MAKING THINGS DIFFICULT.
WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE LIKE THAT?
SERIOUSLY?
HIDING YOUR PHONE WHEN I ASK YOU WHO IT IS.
IS THERE A REASON?
NO.
NO.
A.J. WON'T EVER JUST TELL ME.
I'D RATHER HAVE HONESTY THAN LIES, MORE AND MORE LIES.
WE CAN'T DISCUSS OUR RELATIONSHIP
BECAUSE HE DEFLECTS EVERYTHING, BLAMES ME,
AND PUTS IT ALL BACK ON ME.
FOR THREE YEARS,
YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE RELATIONSHIP,
BUT YOU EXPECT ME JUST TO KEEP TAKING IT AND TAKING IT.
SO, IF IT'S DAMAGE,
THEN WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE WITH ME?
I DIDN'T SAY I DID WANT TO BE WITH YOU.
REALLY?
IF WE'RE NOT WORKING THINGS OUT AND WE'RE NOT TOGETHER,
THEN I DON'T SEE THE POINT IN YOU BEING THERE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING ON YOUR OWN.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED MY HELP.
IT'S JUST GONNA CAUSE MORE TENSION
AND MORE STRESS THAT I DON'T NEED.
WHATEVER. I'M DONE TALKING ABOUT IT.
A.J.: DID I CHEAT ON HER?
I DID, AND I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO ADMIT I DID.
I HAVE FAULTS. I'M NOT PERFECT.
I'M A MAN.
I MEAN, EVERY MAN, YOU KNOW,
THEY HAVE THE TEMPTATION THAT COMES ALONG, AND...
YOU KNOW, I SAY SOME OF THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF MY WEAKNESS,
YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S...
AM I A HORRIBLE DAD?
DOES THAT MAKE ME A HORRIBLE PERSON?
I-I DON'T THINK IT DOES.
Bill: WE SHOULD BE HAVING A BABY HERE
WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS, I WOULD IMAGINE.
[ BABY CRYING ]
Kim: AT THAT POINT, IT STARTED TO HIT ME LIKE,
"OH, THAT'S GONNA BE ME IN A FEW MONTHS."
Bill: OKAY, IT IS 5:45 IN THE MORNING,
AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO AND HAVE A BABY.
HERE WE GO.
SO, ARE YOU EXCITED?
SO, THEY'RE ALL HOOKED UP TO THE PITOCIN.
AND WE SHOULD BE HAVING A BABY HERE
WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS, I WOULD IMAGINE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL? SO FAR, SO GOOD?
Kristi: BECAUSE OF MY AGE, I WAS SCARED.
I WAS VERY WORRIED, AND IT'S SUCH A HIGH RISK.
ALL THESE THINGS COULD GO WRONG WITH THE BABY,
OR THINGS COULD HAPPEN TO ME.
Bill: BECAUSE THEY'VE ALL BEEN PRETTY FAST
ONCE THEY HOOKED THE PITOCIN UP TO YOU.
EVERY CHILDBIRTH, I THINK, IT'S NOT EASIER.
IT'S JUST MORE FAMILIAR.
WANT MY LITTLE KERRIGAN TO GET HERE SAFE AND SOUND.
SOON.
YOU'RE EXCITED BECAUSE
IT'S ANOTHER CHILD COMING INTO THE WORLD,
AND I GET TO EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN
AND WATCH MY DAUGHTER BE BORN.
THERE'S NO BETTER THING THAN THAT.
I LOVE YOU, HONEY.
[ KERRIGAN CRYING ]
[ KRISTI CHUCKLES ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
Kim: OH, MY GOD, SHE'S SO -- SHE'S ADORABLE.
Girl: DAD, CAN WE HOLD HER?
WHEN KERRIGAN WAS BORN,
THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN BEING A FATHER.
WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE AT THAT POINT,
YOU CAN'T REALLY PUT INTO WORDS.
YOU HAVE PURE LOVE
FOR THAT CHILD THAT JUST CAME INTO THE WORLD.
Kim: SHE'S STICKING HER TONGUE OUT AT YOU. [ LAUGHS ]
SHE WAS REALLY CUTE AND, LIKE, FRAGILE
'CAUSE SHE WAS SUPER TINY.
AT THAT POINT, IT STARTED TO HIT ME LIKE,
"OH, THAT'S GONNA BE ME IN A FEW MONTHS."
[ KERRIGAN SNEEZES ]
[ LAUGHS ] BLESS YOU.
KIM HOLDING KERRIGAN FOR THE FIRST TIME...
JUST KNOWING THAT IN A, YOU KNOW, SHORT PERIOD OF TIME,
SHE'S GONNA BE A MOM, I'M GONNA BE A GRANDPA,
AND...
YEAH, IT ALL GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
MY FUTURE WITH MICHAEL -- I SEE US TOGETHER.
I SEE US HAVING A FAMILY AND LIVING TOGETHER
AND BEING MARRIED AND HAVING, LIKE, A LITTLE HOUSE
AND BEING ALL HAPPY.
[ Ringing ]
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE.
[ Beep ]
HEY, MICHAEL. I WAS JUST CALLING TO TALK.
GIVE ME A CALL BACK. OKAY, LOVE YOU. BYE.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I WANT US TO DO,
BUT WHAT I WANT AND ACTUALLY DOING IT
IS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
♪ AND I'M FALLING DEEPER IN THIS OCEAN ♪
♪ I WILL WALK ALONE ♪
♪ WILL YOU FEEL THE LOST AND LONELY CLAIM YOUR SOUL? ♪
♪ JUST ANOTHER WASTED MOMENT ♪
♪ AS I ADD ANOTHER BRICK TO MY WALL ♪
♪ TO MY WALL ♪
YEAH.
DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER
TO SHARE THIS MEAL WITH ONE ANOTHER.
PRAY THAT YOU HELP BLESS US
AND GUIDE US ALL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO BETTER PRAISE YOU.
IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY,
GIVE ALL HONOR, PRAISE, AND GLORY. AMEN.
[ INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER P.A. SYSTEM ]
I'M TRYING TO FIND IF A STUDENT ATTENDS YOUR SCHOOL.
SURE, I'LL HOLD.
♪ JUST ANOTHER PRECIOUS MOMENT ♪
♪ AS I ADD ANOTHER BRICK TO MY WALL ♪
Narrator: ON THIS SEASON OF "MY TEEN IS PREGNANT AND SO AM I"...
OH, MY GOSH, LOOK!
OH, IT STINKS.
I NEED A BUNDLE OF BIBS, BOTTLES, NIPPLES.
I'M SUPPOSED TO GET NIPPLES?
MICHAEL IS TALKING ABOUT COLLEGE FULL TIME.
Kristi: IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL,
WHAT MAKES HIM WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE?
I DON'T KNOW.
AND THEN HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BECOME A COP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
BE EXCITED.
I'M EXCITED.
THERE WAS THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SAY TO HIM.
SHUT UP!
I'M SORRY.
YOU WENT BYE-BYE?
A.J. AND I ARE GONNA GET MARRIED.
MY MOM'S MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.
ARE YOU GONNA STILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME TONIGHT WITH SOPHIA?
SHE'S TREATING ME LIKE [BLEEP] BECAUSE OF SOME GUY.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 17 YEARS.
HE'S BEEN HERE FOR, WHAT, THREE?
MY CONCERN IS YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO, HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO COME HERE AT ALL, PERIOD.
HE DOESN'T GIVE A [BLEEP] ABOUT ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF.
DO YOU LOVE HER? OH, BOY.
[ CRYING ]
JUST DON'T THINK THAT HE REALIZES HOW MUCH IT HURTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE A.J. WENT.
Mariah: A.J.'s OVER THERE CHEATING ON YOU AGAIN.
Woman: LITERALLY, EITHER ONE OF THEM
COULD BE LONDON'S FATHER RIGHT NOW.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Lemhele: SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG. NOBODY CRY FOR NOTHING.
YOU'RE HAVING A MELTDOWN WITH YOUR PREGNANCY, SHANIYAH?
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
EVERYTHING'S A PROBLEM.
IT'S LIKE SHE'S ABOUT
TO WALK INTO A WAR ZONE SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT.
BREATHE.
OHHHHH, MOMMY!