MSNBC and every one else is reporting that 2004 presidential Democratic also-ran John Edwards admits to fathering a child with mistress, Rielle Hunter. He says he’s going to support the child, which is very nice of him. I wrote back in August that John Edwards’ douchebaggery was exacerbating a month-long headache. I’m finding that being disappointed in someone can really make you angry. Let’s hope for the sake of little Frances Quinn she grows up without access to the Internet and television.
But let’s get to my favorite topic: The Lifetime network’s portrayal of teen pregnancy. I’ve seen Kirsten Dunst’s performance in Fifteen and Pregnant so many times that I can quote lines. I’m starting to think that I love the based-on-a-true-story movie in a way that trancends irony. Mom at Sixteen, starring Mercedes Ruehl wasn’t as good but it did have this cheestastic quote said by teen mom Jacey’s illegitimate spawn: “I’m the only one who knows what her heart feels like from inside of her.” Pure genius. Lest we forget that baby makin’ takes two, I’ve also seen Brian Austin Green grapple with fatherhood after an ex-paramour leaves a little bundle of joy on his doorstep in Unwed Father, and then there’s the high school freshman honor student in Too Young to be a Dad. These adolescent pregnancy cautionary tales are a nice change from Lifetime’s many woman gets raped/beaten/stalked/murdered/divorced/loses custody of kids made-for-t.v. movies and I’m really looking forward to their latest installment to the oeuvre of teen pregnancy scare-tactics– “The Pregnancy Pact.”
In ripped-from-the-headlines, inspired-by-a-true story fashion, “The Pregnancy Pact” explores a spike in teen pregnancies at a school. A public service announcement featuring the movie’s star, Camryn Manheim, will follow. You can find me this Saturday (Jan. 23) at 9 p.m. sitting at the edge of my seat, eyes glued to another Lifetime tour de force.
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