Comments on: The Baby Borrowers: Birth Control or Child Abuse? http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:25:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Laquisha http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/#comment-8664 Laquisha Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:05:16 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3199#comment-8664 I would volunteer my child to be on this show, and then when the teen couples abuse them I would burst out into hysterics. Its actually pretty funny if you think abou it. I incourage my child to be on this show, and when they go on and the teens are being too nice I will intervine and say that they need to rough it up a bit. I would volunteer my child to be on this show, and then when the teen couples abuse them I would burst out into hysterics.
Its actually pretty funny if you think abou it.
I incourage my child to be on this show, and when they go on and the teens are being too nice I will intervine and say that they need to rough it up a bit.

]]> By: Tracy http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/#comment-8296 Tracy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:24:08 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3199#comment-8296 The more that I hear about this show and what really goes on behind the scenes (first, the so-called "teens" are actually young adults who should be responsible for their own lives anyway, so the whole idea of it being "birth control" is a joke, then the reality that it is supposedly in such a staged environment makes it more unbelievable), the more my wife and I would never in a million years would want our son (who is a year old) to be part of such a farce! For NBC to say that "It's not TV. It's birth control" is a big lie. Face it, a network would put anything on television if it attracts viewers and increase their ratings. The Peacock Network has just stooped to a new low. The more that I hear about this show and what really goes on behind the scenes (first, the so-called “teens” are actually young adults who should be responsible for their own lives anyway, so the whole idea of it being “birth control” is a joke, then the reality that it is supposedly in such a staged environment makes it more unbelievable), the more my wife and I would never in a million years would want our son (who is a year old) to be part of such a farce!
For NBC to say that “It’s not TV. It’s birth control” is a big lie. Face it, a network would put anything on television if it attracts viewers and increase their ratings. The Peacock Network has just stooped to a new low.

]]> By: Carol http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/#comment-8257 Carol Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:51:39 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3199#comment-8257 It is unthinkable that any parent would willingly subject his or her child to potential harm, and yet that is exactly what the misguided participants in "The Baby Borrowers" have done. These individuals are not trusting their children to licensed, experienced childcare workers; they are handing them over to inexperienced teenagers, who from the looks of things have never taken so much as a babysitting course. Yes, there are circumstances where parents must rely on others to care for their children. I would like to think that these same parents would be responsible enough to choose a reputable daycare or childcare provider. As a mother of two small children, I can only imagine how heart-wrenching it must have been for those parents to sit and watch their children in obvious distress. Perhaps they were comforted by the notion that their participation in this "social experiment" would make a difference. After all, that is the whole point of "The Baby Borrowers" is it not? The show purports to discourage teen pregnancy by enlightening young people on the realities of parenthood. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, if the comments posted on the NBC website and other blogs are any indication, the teenagers watching the show are not being dissuaded by what they see. They are, in fact, rooting for their favorite couples. One writes, "i love you alicea and cory yall make a really good parents!!!!:)" How the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancies, which is designed to educate teenagers on the pitfalls of unplanned pregnancy, could have been so short-sighted is beyond belief. So much for the slogan, "It's not TV. It's birth control!" If one is so naive as to believe that the executives at NBC were interested in anything more than ratings, then it is time for a reality check. It is unthinkable that any parent would willingly subject his or her child to potential harm, and yet that is exactly what the misguided participants in “The Baby Borrowers” have done. These individuals are not trusting their children to licensed, experienced childcare workers; they are handing them over to inexperienced teenagers, who from the looks of things have never taken so much as a babysitting course. Yes, there are circumstances where parents must rely on others to care for their children. I would like to think that these same parents would be responsible enough to choose a reputable daycare or childcare provider. As a mother of two small children, I can only imagine how heart-wrenching it must have been for those parents to sit and watch their children in obvious distress. Perhaps they were comforted by the notion that their participation in this “social experiment” would make a difference. After all, that is the whole point of “The Baby Borrowers” is it not? The show purports to discourage teen pregnancy by enlightening young people on the realities of parenthood. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, if the comments posted on the NBC website and other blogs are any indication, the teenagers watching the show are not being dissuaded by what they see. They are, in fact, rooting for their favorite couples. One writes, “i love you alicea and cory yall make a really good parents!!!!:)” How the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancies, which is designed to educate teenagers on the pitfalls of unplanned pregnancy, could have been so short-sighted is beyond belief. So much for the slogan, “It’s not TV. It’s birth control!” If one is so naive as to believe that the executives at NBC were interested in anything more than ratings, then it is time for a reality check.

]]> By: Melissa H http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/#comment-8231 Melissa H Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:31:09 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3199#comment-8231 There is no way in the world that I would donate my child for this show. NO NO NO NO is right. My child is 8 months old now and no longer at that really fragile stage but there is still no way. Never never. I am kind of torn as to whether it is a good idea. It could easily stop teens from getting pregnant. (the first couple of months with a newborn has made me wonder if I will ever do it again and I am.... ahem older than a teen) But I am really not sure that it is healthy for the infant. I mean I am sure that I have made plenty of mistakes as a first time mommy...but I made them and 3 days seperated (for the most part) from Mommy and Daddy kind of gives me the creeps. The longest that I have been away is like 1 1/2 hours and I have had issues with that =) There is no way in the world that I would donate my child for this show. NO NO NO NO is right. My child is 8 months old now and no longer at that really fragile stage but there is still no way. Never never.
I am kind of torn as to whether it is a good idea. It could easily stop teens from getting pregnant. (the first couple of months with a newborn has made me wonder if I will ever do it again and I am…. ahem older than a teen) But I am really not sure that it is healthy for the infant. I mean I am sure that I have made plenty of mistakes as a first time mommy…but I made them and 3 days seperated (for the most part) from Mommy and Daddy kind of gives me the creeps. The longest that I have been away is like 1 1/2 hours and I have had issues with that =)

]]> By: Kimberly http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/#comment-8230 Kimberly Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:38:17 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3199#comment-8230 Oh my gosh. My husband and I were just talking about this last night. Whoever "donated" their babies for this show...I just can't imagine what they must have been thinking. No, no, no, no. I don't even like my son to be handled by his own grandparents without me watching! (Who knows what old-fashioned idea they might try, like feeding my 9 week old solid foods!) :) I also think that if the situation NBC describes is so sterilized and controlled, then their experiment isn't really effective anyway, so this whole thing is just one gorey, disgusting spectacle. I won't be watching. Ick. Oh my gosh. My husband and I were just talking about this last night. Whoever “donated” their babies for this show…I just can’t imagine what they must have been thinking. No, no, no, no. I don’t even like my son to be handled by his own grandparents without me watching! (Who knows what old-fashioned idea they might try, like feeding my 9 week old solid foods!) :)

I also think that if the situation NBC describes is so sterilized and controlled, then their experiment isn’t really effective anyway, so this whole thing is just one gorey, disgusting spectacle. I won’t be watching. Ick.

]]> By: lauren http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/the-baby-borrowers-birth-control-or-child-abuse/#comment-8225 lauren Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:53:50 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=3199#comment-8225 I would NEVER allow my baby to be a part of this stupidity. I would NEVER allow my baby to be a part of this stupidity.

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