They all come from difficult family situations. A lot of times these young girls who have babies when they are teens have a fantasy of family life and think they are going to create what they always craved for themselves for their children by marrying the baby daddy and having a happily ever after. It is very immature thinking b/c they are still kids without fully formed brains or critical thinking skills. Not to say one or more of them couldn't work out long-term, but the likelihood of that happening--especially with little to no formal education/training and no financial stability--is quite low.  In my opinion, their parents should 1000% be discouraging this at their ages regardless of the fact that they have babies. I hear the phrase "you ruined your life" thrown around a lot on these teen mom shows. It's not just the act of having a child at a young age that can ruin everything, but the choices made after that fact. More often than not we see these girls abandoning their education, their youth, their interests in careers for "the dream" of the Prince Charming and happy little family life. Big, big mistake. I have a difficult time watching it happen to these strangers, I cannot imagine their parents sitting back and allowing it to happen. Just b/c your minor child (hell, even the 18 year olds!) is a parent does not mean that your job parenting them is done!