![]() ![]() ![]() ABC Family is trying to encourage open dialogue about sex between parents and their kids, but this was absolutely absurd. Then Grace goes upstairs (presumably after announcing to her entire family of what she's about to do since even her brother was aware of the fact that she was masturbating up there) and does her thing, after which she then proceeds to come downstairs with the biggest smile on her face to give her mother a report on her masturbation session. When Grace didn't express knowledge as far as how to masturbate, her mother instructed her on how to do it. That was awkward to watch with my 13 year old niece, but the tip of the iceberg came when Grace's mother had to sit down with her constantly-horny daughter and encourage her to masturbate as a way to alleviate her sexual urges. Use a condom and your birth control pills and call it a day already. Why you gotta drag your mom into this so frequently? You're 16. ![]() Like, just practice safe sex and shut the hell up already. Personally, I thought that if she had to ask her mother's permission to have sex, then clearly she wasn't mature enough to have sex. One notable character is Grace, the Christian girl in the series, who was constantly asking her mother for permission to have sex. All the characters talk incessantly about sex with their parents. They are trying to encourage an open dialogue about sex between teenagers and their parents in order to help prevent teenage pregnancy, but I think they took it to the extreme. I understand what ABC Family is trying to do here. If your child has not learned about sex yet, this show would not be okay for them. Overall, your 12 or 13 year old would probably find this show very entertaining and it is overall appropriate in terms of very little swearing, no drugs or alcohol use, but it talks about sex way too much- literally in every episode you will hear the word "sex" a minimum of 20 times. I will give the casting director credit for creating a very diverse cast group, which includes characters with disabilities, different races and sexual orientations- especially for it being produced in 2008 when diversity was not as common on television. There are good messages surrounding teen pregnancy, sexual assault and teen dating/relationships but there are other shows that discuss these topics in better ways than this show. As a teenager, and even as an adult, I would NEVER discuss sex with my parents in the way these teens do with their families. It portrays very unrealistic relationships between teens and their parents- the parents and teens talk about sex WAY to much together and in way too much detail. Now, rewatching as an adult, I realize how bad the acting and the story line is. Maybe next week we won’t have to wait a whole episode for someone to state what we already know.I first watched this show in 2008 when I was 13 and I found it very entertaining and was addicted to it. Her character is corny and cringe-worthy on a series that's already beyond cheesy. These kids preach about being “careful” with their birth control pills when they barely know what foreplay is, yet they can’t check to make sure that they’ve ended a phone call?įinally, Blossom, please, get off of the show. Hard evidence is never a good idea when it comes to touchy issues. Obviously, Ben would leave the phone on when his friends walk in with a PACKET of info on early pregnancy tests hello, it’s called email! Let’s get real: all 16-year old boys think about is getting cheap beer and getting into girls’ pants. His strong conviction that they will really be a family is what makes this show so fake. It’s sweet and naïve, and we’re all dreamers before we become jaded. Meanwhile, I love how innocent Ben is, that he really thinks he, Amy, and baby John will be together for the rest of their lives. ![]() It’s really not that hard, just act like the grown-ups for once. Note to George and Anne: get in therapy, seriously. ![]()
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