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  • Lisa Ling met four very different pregnant teens, all forced to grow up too fast. Two years later, she revisits Latanya and Sophie to see how their youthful decisions on motherhood have changed their lives. (Original Air Date: July 24, 2014) Watch more of Our America with Lisa Ling on the WatchOWN app. For more information visit www.oprah.com/app/our-america...
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  • @Pinkkermit17
    @Pinkkermit17 Před 22 dny +74

    I love how Lisa LIng interviews. She is non-judgmental, humble and kind. You can tell she made everyone comfortable with the story she wanted to tell.

    • @user-ys7eg6xw1y
      @user-ys7eg6xw1y Před 2 dny

      Well said! She seems easy to talk to and very kind. She listens and hears and asks questions that allow the person to tell their story in safety.

  • @kellilambert7570
    @kellilambert7570 Před 26 dny +135

    I was a teen mom. Less that ideal but not the end of the world. Finished school. Now I'm an RN and mother of a college grad

    • @angiiemarie6097
      @angiiemarie6097 Před 25 dny +9

      You are the exception not the rule. As explained in the first episode that this one is updating us on

    • @georgebuscay8511
      @georgebuscay8511 Před 25 dny +3

      I was a teen mom and had 4 children by 22. Started college at 34 while working full time and I am a licensed social worker and still married to my hs sweetheart and father to my children. If it wasn't for him, I could never have fullfilled my dream of higher education and my dream career. It is the exception. I was tired of being so poor. But, I also see my friends who were married older than us and more than half are divorced. Just happens who you marry and the willingness to work on sustaining a marriage. I know others may have big issues and can't continue in a marriage. Kathleen

    • @georgebuscay8511
      @georgebuscay8511 Před 23 dny +2

      @jollymollyramram9702 I had my husband as support. He was 19 when we married. And, you are correct that many other people don't have that even. I'm a social worker and see so much dysfunction in a person's psychosocial. It's hard to understand how some people even function at a level to survive. It's hard for me to pat myself on the back most times. But, I am a very strong and persistent person who came from a home with an alcoholic parent. I see so much worse in other families. Thanks. Kathleen

    • @kellilambert7570
      @kellilambert7570 Před 23 dny +1

      No. I didn't have a viable support system. I didn't expect or recieve a ticker tape parade

    • @FemiNelson-sb1em
      @FemiNelson-sb1em Před 22 dny +3

      ​@@georgebuscay8511 You, your husband & children are definitely a miracle & exception. The percentage of your success is not very high, which is sadly the truth. Padre God be Praised for you n your hubbies strength & hopefully you all have a relationship with Padre God. Peace be with us all 🙏. "Isa"

  • @patriciaanndemello4652
    @patriciaanndemello4652 Před 26 dny +143

    Older men need to hold younger men to accountability when they create children. That's the only way young men are going to change and be responsible fathers.

    • @lisamcilvain4992
      @lisamcilvain4992 Před 26 dny +13

      Yes but these boys who abandoned their kids were abandoned themselves. Epidemic

    • @vakkerdame8557
      @vakkerdame8557 Před 23 dny +5

      @@lisamcilvain4992took the words out of my mouth. They had no leader themselves. Break the cycle. Good to see people educating both male and female teens.

    • @patriciamalloy9922
      @patriciamalloy9922 Před 7 dny

      I understand teen pregnancy but not the idea that every time a 17 year old is pregnant they necessarily need to have a child. There are other perfectly acceptable options on the table.

    • @NaturallyGifted77
      @NaturallyGifted77 Před 6 dny

      The older men are doing the same thing the younger men are doing.

  • @duckyxo666
    @duckyxo666 Před 26 dny +125

    Yes I was so excited when LaTonya passed her exam!!

  • @xoxoMoonChildxoxo
    @xoxoMoonChildxoxo Před 26 dny +126

    I wish there was more info instead of so much recap.

    • @earlyjicama4302
      @earlyjicama4302 Před 24 dny +13

      Yeah, I had to skip past the first 20 minutes because it was like watching the first episode all over again. I was sad we didn't get to actually see the two sisters from the last episode, I was especially interested in the younger sister who took the initiative to get on birth control right after her baby was born

    • @NaturallyGifted77
      @NaturallyGifted77 Před 6 dny

      Right

  • @blue8710
    @blue8710 Před 26 dny +169

    The one who actually created a win-win situation, the child is happy and well looked after and she can also grow and mature is Sophie. She seems to understand things at a different level.

    • @mariec3527
      @mariec3527 Před 26 dny +22

      I know, and what's crazy is Sophie actually came from an affluent family, so money wasn't the issues, but she clearly understood she couldn't go on to do what she wanted to do as far as going to college Etc .
      I have a hard time understanding why the other girls with zero money and zero help decided to chose to keep their kids ???
      You don't NEED to keep this baby. You do have options 🤦‍♀️

    • @saraportela5932
      @saraportela5932 Před 26 dny +46

      @@mariec3527 @blue8710 i think we're forgetting here that the fact that sophie came from an affluent family also gave her better options when it came to adoption, if you think about any of the other babies of the other families portrayed getting even the remote chance of being adopted by such a nice and affluent family as teo was, those chances are slim to none. they would most likely be placed in foster care and be children of the system, being passed around until they turned 18. the fact that sophie's family was wealthy gave her the privilege of choosing, for 'certain', a better life for her child, and that's something we don't talk about and acknowledge enough.

    • @lachell257
      @lachell257 Před 26 dny +8

      I wonder if the other girls even was told about open adoption being an option for them. The other girls probably thought they would never see their kids again.

    • @HummingbirdEighty8
      @HummingbirdEighty8 Před 26 dny +24

      I think Latonya answered why she, along with many other teen moms, kept her child. "That's the person who's gonna love you, and be there when you need...". They don't grasp the reality, and they are young enough to have magical thinking, that this baby is going to supply all their emotional needs.

    • @FitzyS
      @FitzyS Před 26 dny +19

      Sophie is selfish, spoiled and privileged.

  • @worldtraveler3044
    @worldtraveler3044 Před 26 dny +95

    I hope the fathers of these beautiful babies see this update & they start taking financial/emotional responsibility.

  • @erikajgonzalez
    @erikajgonzalez Před 25 dny +30

    LESSON LEARNED!???How? When?

    • @lynnmesser5353
      @lynnmesser5353 Před 3 dny +2

      Also she said men have let me down but it really seems like she lets herself down. Sad

  • @meghanwilliams4295
    @meghanwilliams4295 Před 26 dny +36

    Yes. A simulated experience. They still haven't made it to the expenses part. Diapers, formula, and whatnot. A teenager could never fathom what it truly means to be a mother.

  • @HorriblySound
    @HorriblySound Před 26 dny +102

    "Lesson learned again", obviously you didn't learn the first time. 😅

    • @user-nd3tg5zn1b
      @user-nd3tg5zn1b Před 26 dny

      These people are so stupid they can’t feel sorry for them with all the contraceptives you can get 🤬

    • @mariec3527
      @mariec3527 Před 26 dny +17

      And she says she's been " let down by men " ..😅
      Like, no, sorry, those are little boys, not men. Hopefully, she definitely learned to pick better dudes next time

    • @VCille1991
      @VCille1991 Před 26 dny +8

      I had my son at 17 years old and immediately got on birth control after I had him. There was no way in hell I was going to risk getting pregnant again.

    • @NikeCortez14
      @NikeCortez14 Před 26 dny +4

      Right like girl huh 🤔🤣 She really blew me talmbout she still was gonna be able to do what she wanted when the baby comes.

    • @hdon8190
      @hdon8190 Před 25 dny +6

      When the grandmother states "you gotta do what you gotta do" when referring to using food stamps, just shows how little her family cares about showing teenagers how important it is to not get pregnant when you're a teenager. Everyone makes mistakes but after Latonya had her first baby, she clearly didn't care as to whether she got pregnant again or not. Young ladies NEED to be taught how little many teenage boys don't care about getting girls pregnant and helping them financially. This is why so many people end up living in poverty.

  • @ClassicallyMish
    @ClassicallyMish Před 26 dny +44

    Both programs should offered be country wide

  • @vakkerdame8557
    @vakkerdame8557 Před 23 dny +17

    Kudos the pastor Floyd and the women that did the weekend retreat to show the teen girls what it’s like to have a baby.

  • @janet3895
    @janet3895 Před 20 dny +14

    Just hard to understand why the second pregnancy 😔🤔

  • @vb9043
    @vb9043 Před 26 dny +68

    One out of 3 teenagers 😮. In this time and age with contraception. I am shocked

    • @Oh_my_starz
      @Oh_my_starz Před 26 dny +21

      Remember, this show is old, so the numbers are different now. Rates of teen pregnancy have dropped.

    • @Hungryhungryhippo514
      @Hungryhungryhippo514 Před 26 dny +7

      its mainly in poor areas

    • @kyubfan15
      @kyubfan15 Před 26 dny +5

      I was shocked too. Those are the numbers you’d expect from a much poorer country. Thankfully the numbers have dropped since this was produced.

    • @EyeofSekhmet
      @EyeofSekhmet Před 26 dny +8

      When I was in high school nobody was having babies. Some people had abortions, but 0 teen moms. I live in Ontario, Canada, so maybe it's just bad in the states 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @hollylang4646
      @hollylang4646 Před 26 dny +4

      She didn't want to get fat. How sad.

  • @theschmoo3049
    @theschmoo3049 Před 26 dny +98

    As soon as the teacher handed me one of those baby-dolls I would've said, "Oh, I'm choosing to give it up for adoption".

  • @michelleseveney9113
    @michelleseveney9113 Před 3 dny +2

    When kids say “I didn’t know what I was thinking” means they WEREN’T THINKING

  • @M-hc9xm
    @M-hc9xm Před 26 dny +46

    Teo is a child who is the picture of ... You can never have too many people who love you

  • @jernisharichard5032
    @jernisharichard5032 Před 26 dny +24

    The couple that adopted were very nice, they let her be apart of the babies life. ❤

    • @MK-285
      @MK-285 Před 26 dny +7

      They technically didn't "let" her. Agreeing to an open adoption, you have to adhere to certain guidelines such as number of visits, frequency, duration, all of it prior to approval of the adoption. Granted, each open adoption is different. & I agree with you, they're still very nice people. Seems they live close, & no matter the minimum amount of time Sophie is scheduled to spend with him, it does seem they have an open door policy, where she's allowed over as often as she'd like.
      My brother has 2 adopted children, 1 open & 1 closed. The closed one is just that. The birth mother selected the adoptive parents (my brother & SIL) but has had no contact or information since finalization.
      For the open adoption, they are required to take my nephew on 1 annual visit to the birth mother. She lives out of state several hours away, & there is an organized gathering for all the birth parents & adoptive parents, along with the children, of course, to get together. They make the visit part of a family vacation, stopping off to see his birth mother before going to the beach, or some other family getaway.
      I often worry about how these 2 differences in one family will affect them each when they're older. The 2 adoptees also have an older brother biologically born to my brother & SIL. We almost lost both the baby & my SIL when she was in labor & a hysterectomy was necessary to save her life. Adoption was a beautiful way for them to give siblings to their 1st born & to have the family they've always dreamed of.

    • @jernisharichard5032
      @jernisharichard5032 Před 25 dny +1

      @@MK-285 yes, 🥲 I understand the ends and outs of adoption. Well they will be family, at the end of the day, we all are. I suspect they will have their own feelings about it, and want to know who they came from, as for as "blood related mattes", which is understandable. That is a beautiful story, and thank God she made it, sounds like a close call 😬. Seems like you have a nice family 😊 💖.
      Love and the word of God will make all the difference.
      They'll understand 🙏🏽

    • @annmcdonald7713
      @annmcdonald7713 Před 25 dny +2

      ​@@MK-285the parents who adopt dont have to adhere to open adoption. They can close it at anytime

    • @MK-285
      @MK-285 Před 24 dny +1

      @annmcdonald7713 well as I'm sure you're correct because every situation may b different, in my brother's case, they cannot.

    • @annmcdonald7713
      @annmcdonald7713 Před 24 dny +1

      @MK-285 legal there are no laws to stop any adoptive parents from closing an adoption. Bio parents have absolutely no legal rights to the children they give up. Not a single right. So your brothers situation is only a choice. Just Google adoption laws

  • @taylorpresley4604
    @taylorpresley4604 Před 26 dny +13

    My daughter was teen mom, she did wonderful job and is now married to an awesome man.

  • @cewe2003
    @cewe2003 Před 26 dny +22

    That girl with the 2 babies had a younger sister that also had a baby. She was living in the home with the girl and her boyfriend. I wish they would have given an update on her as well.

  • @deborahkimball-billups6405

    I completely understand. I got pregnant at 14 and back in my day in Texas they kicked me out of school when they found out. They said I was a bad example for other kids . I'm 62 now

  • @winniealwayo700
    @winniealwayo700 Před 26 dny +44

    Those fake baby dolls traumatised me😂

    • @samorachannel2093
      @samorachannel2093 Před 24 dny

      Whattttttttt!!!! Lol
      I instantly regretted opting to take it home. I had to take it everywhere, and I was OVÈR IT LOL

  • @roeleo6792
    @roeleo6792 Před 10 dny +5

    They should give the guys a doll also

  • @janicearluck6637
    @janicearluck6637 Před 25 dny +5

    Sofie, I felt the same way. I was not prepared for my parents to raise my child as their own, with me also still in the house. My daughter is now 23 and getting married.

  • @Lelebanks
    @Lelebanks Před 26 dny +30

    Love watching these series with Lisa long

  • @bananie2383
    @bananie2383 Před 26 dny +98

    Sophie not only showed great love to her son by giving him up for an open adoption, but she showed great love for herself. I’m sure her decision was very difficult, but in my opinion, made the correct choice.

    • @mariec3527
      @mariec3527 Před 26 dny +7

      I agree

    • @danahenry6522
      @danahenry6522 Před 26 dny +4

      I lived Sophie's story exactly.

    • @farmhouse6093
      @farmhouse6093 Před 25 dny +1

      I loved Sophie's story what an incredible story!! She did the right thing.
      I was so emotional watching what an incredible story.

    • @deannathomas4149
      @deannathomas4149 Před 25 dny +9

      You like to believe that adoption is perfect but those kids grow up feeling all type of ways and literally most end up effing up because of it. It’s almost like they feel they aren’t good enough for the life the adopted family gives because they come from their mom. Some end up bypassing this but it’s traumatic for the child the entire childhood

    • @FemiNelson-sb1em
      @FemiNelson-sb1em Před 22 dny +2

      ​@@danahenry6522 Bless you!

  • @k.infante3624
    @k.infante3624 Před 25 dny +4

    Love the follow-ups. Always wish all the girls and children's the best

  • @lydiasinclair1126
    @lydiasinclair1126 Před 26 dny +30

    Man does this bring back memories. I was 17 when I gave birth. It was the hardest day of my life. I looked at my newborn son and promised him he would never struggle like I did. He would never want for anything. I was going to prove I could do it. I worked 2 jobs and made sure he had everything. Dad took off. So no child support. But I figured it all out. By 23 I bought my first home. Owned my vehicle and was working my way up the line in 2 careers. He was well taken care of with no help from the government or the father. This just kills me to watch. I didn't even know where to look at the ultrasound.

    • @ihavethots1261
      @ihavethots1261 Před 26 dny +5

      this is great but how are you? it takes a lot of sacrifice to work two jobs and raise a child. people need help.

    • @lachell257
      @lachell257 Před 26 dny +13

      That's great you did it on your own. But for those who need help there is nothing wrong with forcing the dad to support financially through child support. Or taking government assistance for a few years.

    • @Cantetinza17
      @Cantetinza17 Před 25 dny +7

      It would be great if you started a program, so others can learn how you did it, so they can do it too.

    • @przytulanka1979
      @przytulanka1979 Před 21 dnem

      liar

    • @katie8325
      @katie8325 Před 20 dny +1

      @@przytulanka1979who hurt you? Why so nasty?

  • @staciehahn9175
    @staciehahn9175 Před 26 dny +9

    It’s going to keep getting harder, if housing and groceries stay so expensive :/

  • @nattyophelia7879
    @nattyophelia7879 Před 26 dny +9

    Darionte ❤ what a smart young man! He’s going places 😊

  • @mamared41
    @mamared41 Před 3 dny +1

    I know I'm the bad guy in thinking Sophie is selfish but I'm happy her son is being raised properly and is safe

  • @reginajackson8051
    @reginajackson8051 Před 26 dny +26

    I guess I'm old af...they gave us an egg to take care of! I put it in my pocket!

  • @nancybennett1375
    @nancybennett1375 Před 25 dny +8

    So I am adopted and found my birth mom 35 years later. She has a lovley family and made the right choice and I know she loves me very much .

  • @zayla1382
    @zayla1382 Před 26 dny +8

    It takes a lot to try to provide for your family when odds are against you. Good work LaTonya she’s doing it.

  • @AfricanWifeinPakistan
    @AfricanWifeinPakistan Před 21 dnem +9

    LaTanya, LaTanya, LaTanya. She said no one ever told her about birth control, okay after the 1st child what happened. Did she research, look it up for herself etc.....

  • @colleen7277
    @colleen7277 Před 26 dny +16

    Wow i never knew there was an update

    • @mariec3527
      @mariec3527 Před 26 dny +3

      Right, but I'm glad they did an update

  • @ToddVenable
    @ToddVenable Před 20 dny +5

    It’s almost like they don’t know how babies are made 🤷‍♂️

  • @Summerbaby_1987
    @Summerbaby_1987 Před 19 dny +1

    Such precious young girls!
    ❤❤❤

  • @samorachannel2093
    @samorachannel2093 Před 24 dny +9

    What Latonya meant when she staged "Lesson Learned" was "Trusting" and "Believing" in a GUY.
    NOT about getting pregnant, which is why she mentioned being let down/hurt by GUYS..

  • @donnettekonan4504
    @donnettekonan4504 Před 23 dny +4

    It was good but sad to watch 😢❤

  • @lcr7479
    @lcr7479 Před 25 dny +1

    So much, so young.

  • @Summerbaby_1987
    @Summerbaby_1987 Před 19 dny +1

    These very very young girls! They make very grown up decisions about life choices that they aren't really ready for emotionally or physically.

  • @virginiaboone8163
    @virginiaboone8163 Před 25 dny +8

    One out of three??? That’s terrible.

  • @saradigota7201
    @saradigota7201 Před 18 dny +4

    how do they all get pregnant?i cant even get my date be here on time.

  • @g2u499
    @g2u499 Před 25 dny +6

    I thinked the state should go after the fathers of this kids for support to lessen the burden on govt. .. there are so many changes that our govt should do when it comes to giving assistance.. just saying. One unwanted pregnancy is understandble but another one??

    • @Sharell17
      @Sharell17 Před 23 dny +2

      They do. If your on assistance in my state they require you to give the dad name and they make the dad take a DNA test. Once paternity is established they put the father on child support. Regardless if mom wants to or not. Love it. It holds the man responsible and don’t put the burden on the state.

  • @mssweetmarie7353
    @mssweetmarie7353 Před 24 dny +15

    This is a true example of education and class difference. Sophie & LaTonya prove what opportunity and support cam do to change the outcome of your life. You see how mature Sophie is compared to LaToya.

    • @jasmineartis5754
      @jasmineartis5754 Před 9 dny +3

      And yet Sophie dropped out of college because of the loss she feels for her son. Latonya is a nurse who went through trials and came out on top.

  • @notcountingsheep3361
    @notcountingsheep3361 Před 26 dny +5

    It's a full-time job maintaining that Portland image. Dreads, beads, crochet scarves, patched clothing, bohemian grunge decor. 🤘

  • @MoniqueBlairASMR
    @MoniqueBlairASMR Před 26 dny +20

    Pastor Floyd 👏🏾

  • @BrownE5440
    @BrownE5440 Před 5 dny +4

    Pregnancy can make you “ fat” too

  • @janet3895
    @janet3895 Před 20 dny +9

    Where’s all the prolife people-are they all helping, supporting, helping pay?

    • @juratory8876
      @juratory8876 Před 11 dny +1

      Nope. They're blaming these girls and calling them whores for getting pregnant.

  • @marge3157
    @marge3157 Před 22 dny +4

    Sophie has my upmost respect. More brave, courageous and loving than the alternative.

  • @jillianlea9690
    @jillianlea9690 Před 5 dny

    The one young woman said her child would be there for her no matter what...that's false ...we as parents are there for the child .

  • @ayronsmama05
    @ayronsmama05 Před 23 dny +3

    With ebt she should also be getting WIC which gives formula and extra for the baby. I received WIc from the time I was 6 months and received food for myself then switched to the baby!!

  • @theirishcailin333
    @theirishcailin333 Před 25 dny +15

    I'm sorry but Brianna getting pregnant at 14, what type of parent allows their 12 year old daughter to have a boyfriend!! To see what she was going through having a child at 15 and then to have another one soon after !!!!

  • @famvdeb774
    @famvdeb774 Před 26 dny +10

    Latanya ❤️ supermommy

  • @nora4981
    @nora4981 Před 25 dny +2

    I wonder how Brianna and Amadeo are doing

  • @catarinabridges9358
    @catarinabridges9358 Před 15 dny +2

    I did not at all like when Sophie’s mother said “I would take on this problem” in reference to her grandson. I thought that was pretty dark and actually quite telling.

  • @nataliepapolis
    @nataliepapolis Před 2 dny

    One slip up"

  • @nora4981
    @nora4981 Před 24 dny

    Wishing Brianna and Amadeo good luck. I want them to get back together

  • @KrisCorby-iv8dg
    @KrisCorby-iv8dg Před 23 dny +2

    Junk food is not essential!!!!...What is going on in the U.S.???

  • @jollymollyramram9702
    @jollymollyramram9702 Před 23 dny +3

    The update is the last 4 minutes..

  • @teresepropeck4587
    @teresepropeck4587 Před 12 dny

    If a father is not in their child’s life that is what the child accepts as normal so it’s perpetual.

  • @tracieross9928
    @tracieross9928 Před 6 dny

    Is latanyas 2nd baby by the same guy?

  • @sharmeeynkefee
    @sharmeeynkefee Před 25 dny +5

    Latanya got 7 siblings where is the support??

  • @sarahcavazos-nb4ps
    @sarahcavazos-nb4ps Před 24 dny +4

    I was annoyed that the interviewer was bringing down the optimistic teen mom. Like why you making her feel bad?

  • @nataliepapolis
    @nataliepapolis Před 2 dny

    No care from the fathers???

  • @Black.Lives.Matter
    @Black.Lives.Matter Před 14 dny +1

    Y’all supporting someone giving up their child to travel and have fun is sick

  • @user-ek2bl7jr3j
    @user-ek2bl7jr3j Před 25 dny +3

    Sory but we not in 1954 we are in 2000 take your one responsibility and take contraception, I don't anderstand wy give up a child in 2000 wen all the information is out there to no before something happened

  • @traceymay9951
    @traceymay9951 Před 2 hodinami

    Too goofy to enunciate his work.

  • @jernisharichard5032
    @jernisharichard5032 Před 26 dny +21

    The word of God is needed. Sin brings destruction to our lives. We have to get the knowledge from the Bible, if our salvation is lost, we become spiritually dead. 😢
    Christ is our redeemer, our Lord and Savior; he wants none to perish.

  • @OsloNoWay
    @OsloNoWay Před 23 dny +1

    It just happened