Well I'm completely disgusted with myself.

[RiffRandell]

I just watched an entire episode of 16 & Pregnant on MTV.

I am stuck in bed with a chest cold, but that is still no excuse.

[siligut]

1. Find a good series to latch onto

Do you get Xfinty or Netflix? Or Hulu and Amazon video? A good series will ease you through this thing. Also, hot tea with lemon and honey, hot showers or steam to help you cough is up and Vitamin C with Zinc for your immune system. Don't get down on yourself for watching crap, but seriously that stuff can depress you.

[RiffRandell]

3. I have a ton of decent stuff on my DVR I could be watching.

I also have 2 new books I could be reading, but I really am pretty down and out and just want to nap and watch tv.

So instead I tuned into that show and had to see how it ended. The past couple days I've been glued to Discovery ID, and I'm ok with that. I just had some tea and took some meds--I have an appt tomorrow with my dr for a med refill anyway, so I'll see what he says about my cold.

I's just one of those I have to ride out, I'm sure, but it sucks.

Thanks for the advice!

[siligut]

6. Sounds like a plan

I forgot to say I am sorry you are sick . I hope you can get through it quickly, it seems if you don't rest and take care of yourself, it can hang on way too long.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. What was it about?

If you can't remember, then your cold is confirmed.

[RiffRandell]

4. This girl was sixteen and pregnant.

Haha--her Mom tells her how much her life will change when she's going to have the baby in less than a week--then the father lied to her and her parents that he really didn't graduate from his electronic high school and can't enroll in community college just yet.

I really am sick!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

5. Hubby and I blocked MTV on our satellite

We don't have kids we just despise MTV and want one less click of the remote to get past it.

[HopeHoops]

7. Isn't that kiddie porn?

Never heard of the show before, but it just doesn't "sound" right.

[loose wheel]

12. No.

Beavis and Butthead commented that it would be a lot more interesting if they were showing footage of the girl getting pregnant. I think that would be (still illegal) teenie porn.

[HopeHoops]

14. I lump all of that into the "kiddie porn" category. Not good on any level.

[Initech]

8. The cure is watch the recent season of Beavis & Butthead.

They totally destroy all the crappy MTV reality shows like 16 & Pregnant, True Life, Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, you name it.

[VenusRising]

13. The Jersey Shore hookup chart was hilarious!

"If they keep going, they'll discover where herpes came from."

[Initech]

15. That was a classic. I like the Teen Mom segment where the mom is taking a math test.

"You may suck at math but 39% means you failed. Uh huh huh huh..."

[Phentex]

9. For God's sake, switch it to Lifetime right now!

I've seen a couple of episodes of teen moms. It was depressing.

[Bake]

10. Not only that, WE'RE disgusted too!

Geez, can't you find a rerun of West Wing????



Bake

[elleng]

16. Bake, only place for West Wing reruns is Netflix, I think,

unless I'm missing something! LEMME know if its on TV anywhere, please!

[Bake]

18. Dunno, but I've got the whole series on DVD!

Good stuff!

:h:

Bake

[bluedigger]

11. You must be really sick - too weak to reach the remote.

Get well soon!

[RebelOne]

17. Never wanted to watch that

because at one time I was 16 and pregnant, but I was married. I eloped at 16 and got pregnant not long after.

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. The original series (first season) was actually very good...

...but now it's become a bit "Jersey Shore-ish".

I think the episodes that cover Caitlynn giving her child up for adoption with her boyfriend show a maturity that few adults I know have.

[RiffRandell]

21. Thank you for responding.

You are always the voie of reason in all the groups, I wish I could speak as well as you all the time SM--I tend to get heated and blast off. You are always so intelligent.

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. That is a really nice thing to say.

Thank you.

I was kind of partial to the Caitlynn story because it is the area that I was living in at the time.

[Doc Holliday]

20. Thank goodness for OnDemand.

It's there when I need it. Love me some reruns of Commander In Chief, I does.

Being of generally good health, I seldom need it. Plus, if I'm ill I'd rather not veg out watching TV...unless it's The Sopranos or Entourage.

[HappyMe]

24. Love those Sopranos!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. lol

i watch RHONJ when i have low self-esteem. afterwards i feel much better. no matter how disappointed i can be with myself, i'll never be as terrible as those ladies

[RiffRandell]

25. Exactly

I have problems, but they're not as bad as these girls. Bty Pri

[La Lioness Priyanka]

26. life is all about social comparison

and don't let anyone tell you otherwise

[HappyMe]

23. Meh! Forget that.

I highly recommend RuPaul's Drag Race!

It makes me sad that I can't seem to find it anymore.