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- Minhal Baig
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- ""The Thing About Being A Teenage Mother...Is That I'm Young""
- Summary: Two teen moms talk honestly with high school interviewers about what happened when they found out they were pregnant, how they told their boyfriends and families, and where they go next.
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Review of "The Thing About Being A Teenage Mother...Is That I'm Young"
Minhal Baig
Posted on November 06, 2007 at 04:03 PM
Curie Youth Radio's exploration of what it is like to be a teenage mother by utilizing two very different young women effectively engages the listener in an interactive, intimate conversation. Fantasia's music that is dispersed throughout the piece helps to connect the listener with a famous figure that was also once a teenage mother. The young women featured in this piece seem honest and intimate, regardless of how socially stigmatizing teenage pregnancy can be. Some of the audio within the piece was a bit unclear, primarily during Valerie's interview. However, the piece as a whole comes full circle. The comparing and contrasting of two women, one supported and the other not, contribute to the piece's balanced nature. Overall, an effective piece that exposes some of the darker truths of teenage pregnancy.