With Gary retaining full custody of Leah, Amber must learn to co-parent in a situation where Gary has all the power. In 16 and Pregnant, they were moms-to-be. After jails and rehabs, Amber made the decision to opt out of her drug court probation and serve a five year prison sentence, hoping it was what she needed to save her life. Each episode interweaves these stories revealing the wide variety of challenges young mothers can face: marriage, relationships, family support, adoption, finances, graduating high school, starting college, getting a job, and the daunting and exciting step of moving out to create their own families. Charlie, 18, and 19-year-old Brett, also found themselves becoming young parents after only seven months of dating, and face financial troubles as they seek out a home for their new family.
A straight-A student, Maci was the good girl no one ever thought would get pregnant in high school. She attempts to co-parent with Ryan, but their inability to communicate causes rifts in the relationship. The couple tried to stay together, but when arguments between the two became physical, Child Protective Services stepped in and Amber was charged with domestic abuse, placed on probation, and the relationship between Amber and Gary fell apart. Now, 6 years since we first met the small town sweethearts, things have drastically changed in their world. After two years of dating a new love interest, Taylor, the couple decides to move in with each other and soon after Maci finds out she is expecting a second child with Taylor, causing college to go on the back burner once again. But once she started dating her first real boyfriend Gary at 16-years-old, she quickly found herself pregnant and her life just as quickly unravelled under the overwhelming responsibility that came with parenting her daughter Leah.
The pair are back on track for a wedding and find themselves pregnant with their second child! Teenager Laura, from Ormskirk in West Lancashire, will be introduced on the show, who fell in love with her next door neighbour Morgan, 21, after starting out as best friends. Now, follow Maci, Amber, and Catelynn as they face the challenges of motherhood. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that 19-year-old Alisha and Umair, 20, will also feature on the show, who met in college in London and married 12 months prior, causing upset with their families over religion. . Turning to prescription medication to help manage her severe anxiety and depression became a potentially fatal addiction. Today, Maci is still in school at Chattanooga State and has yet to graduate with a two year degree, six years later. Determined to not let the unplanned teen pregnancy affect her dreams or her relationship with Ryan, Maci stayed motivated and finished high school.
Their relationships with their families were destroyed by the choice but Catelynn and Tyler stood firm in their decision to give their child a life better than they could provide at 16-years-old and placed their daughter Carly with adoptive parents, Brandon and Teresa. Will Taylor propose and make her an honest woman? While their home lives crumbled before them, Catelynn and Tyler focused on moving forward together. The all American girl next door, Maci, lived a charmed life. Diving head first into the dating world, Amber accepts an engagement proposal from a much older man, but while she feels good about the relationship, her family questions his real intentions. They got engaged, graduated high school, enrolled in college and began planning a wedding.
She tried her best to make it work, but ultimately the engagement was called off and Maci found herself alone and a single mom. But when Tyler posts some pictures of Carly on the internet, they worry that their yearly visit and relationship with their daughter Carly will come into question. But with the birth of her son Bentley, life as Maci knew it was over and reality of teen parenting hit. . . .
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