Why I love everything 16 and Pregnant related

So, generally I steer away from MTV but I just can't get enough of 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. I started watching 16 and Pregnant this summer when I got really sick and it was on demand and I've been hooked ever since.

In my mind, it is trashy enough to be entertaining reality television but I also feel like it has just enough value to justify watching.

MTV is generally devoid of any value whoever I think it is commendable to give a realistic look at teen pregnancy and parenting. Obviously it is a show primarily made for entertainment value but I also think it could possibly discourage teenagers from having babies.

I also find the presentation of the different girls, their families and the fathers commendable. I don't get the feeling that their specifically editing to make people look better or worse. That's sort of impossible to know for sure though and there's an obvious exception with Farrah's mother on Teen Mom. She was recently arrested for abusing Farrah although there was one incident where she hit Farrah on the show and they argue on fairly continuous basis.

I appreciate the way the fathers are presented in the show. They're not necessarily villianized and the struggles they face are show in a fairly diplomatic way.