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Hey, remember Molly Ringwald? Well, she's back, and in more ways than one. The former teen star, memorable for such culture- and era-designing movies such as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, is now starring in a television drama about teens. This time, however, the forty-year-old is playing mom to one of them.
And that teen happens to be pregnant. You may recall Molly is no stranger to the teen pregnancy plot. She played a pregnant teen in the movie For Keeps. Perhaps she'll be drawing from that experience for her latest project. Another project Molly has going for her is motherhood, so this role should be an easy one (as if being a mother, even playing one, was EVER easy!).
According to Molly, the key between moms and teen daughters is really communication. Her hope is to spread that message and curtail as many unplanned pregnancies as possible. The movie is titled The Secret Life of the American Teenager as is set to debut July 1st.
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7-01-2008 @ 4:09PM
Mrssizemore01 said...Communication is vital! My daughter was asked in class what her mom would do if she became pregnant in high school - she said "My Mom would cry". Not for herself- but for me. She would know my life would change. All the others girls said My Mom would KILL Me! I always told her she was not planned, but she saved my life because all of my friends turned to parting and I would have prob been dead. So God gave her to me to wake me up and focus on her instead of friends. I never wanted her to think I got pregnant and had to raise her without her father on purpose. That I did not set out to have to raise her that way.
Needless to say she became a first time Mom at 21. Although she as not married - she was more mature and was such a gentle Mommy and still is. She and the father are happily married as of Dec. 31st, 07.
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7-02-2008 @ 11:27AM
Lynn said...I reluctantly watched this show with my daughter last night. I found its repeated references to sex offensive and quite crude. The writers took a golden opportunity to make teenage sexual activity something that should be avoided and glorified it and made it seem like the "normal thing to do". Those that abstained were portrayed as religious fanatics. My daughter who is 18 at the end of the program and agreed that the show was "over the line". If I was to rate this show I would give it a movie rating of an R. I am quite disappointed that this movie was on a Family channel at prime time.
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7-02-2008 @ 2:40PM
Drof said...Mrs Sizemore.........Thank you for allowing The Taxpayers, myself included to pay for raising your daughter. We now look forward to raising your grand daughter as well.
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7-02-2008 @ 8:04PM
OoooNooo! said...I find it interesting that the spat of teen prego movies are all white girls with happy endings. The fact is most African-American births today are out of wedlock. The Hollywood types could do some good to show African-American unwed teens with real outcomes to show it's not all so positive for the girls. Spike Lee, are you there?
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