HEYY TYRAA!!!!! I absolutely love you and your show however, I agree 100% with a previous post I have read. I believe you do these shows with good intentions, however when you are constantly lending a criticizing ear rather than an understanding one it defers the person from feeling comfortable when talking to you and possibly stepping up to ask another adult for help, or simply sharing their feelings. The teens on the stage represent the majority in todays society and rather than intimidate them you need to come from a non-judgemental place in order to help them and teens world-wide in the same predicament as them.

HEYY TYRAA!!!!! I absolutely love you and your show however, I agree 100% with a previous post I have read. I believe you do these shows with good intentions, however when you are constantly lending a criticizing ear rather than an understanding one it defers the person from feeling comfortable when talking to you and possibly stepping up to ask another adult for help, or simply sharing their feelings. The teens on the stage represent the majority in todays society and rather than intimidate them you need to come from a non-judgemental place in order to help them and teens world-wide in the same predicament as them.

HEYY TYRAA!!!!! I absolutely love you and your show however, I agree 100% with a previous post I have read. I believe you do these shows with good intentions, however when you are constantly lending a criticizing ear rather than an understanding one it defers the person from feeling comfortable when talking to you and possibly stepping up to ask another adult for help, or simply sharing their feelings. The teens on the stage represent the majority in todays society and rather than intimidate them you need to come from a non-judgemental place in order to help them and teens world-wide in the same predicament as them.

Hi, I would first like to start off by THANKING Tyra for having this as a topic on her show. I am 22 years old, and it always hits close to home whenever I see or hear about teens having babies, because being a parent is a true struggle. Babies are not delivered with manuals, and the responsibility of taking care a child is far more challenging than any teen needs to be faced with. My mother had me at the age of 13. Though it was a struggle for her to raise me she took full responsibility for her actions and did the best she could. Though she was only thirteen, and perhaps knew nothing about being responsible she was able to learn. I thank my mother and give her much credit because she literally gave up her childhood to ensure that she raised me to the best of her ability. In fact, I graduated high school as one of the top ten students in my class, I also recently graduated from college with a BA, and now I am attending Graduate School. My mother has been great support. She is my inspiration because the more people doubted her, the more she was determined to prove them wrong. Though my mother was able to raise me as she did, she never allowed me to overlook the hardships of being a teenage mother. She made sure that when I became a teenager, pregnancy and drugs were the least things on my mind. So my message to teenage girls who are having sex, doing drugs, or fascinated with the thought of having a baby is to sit down and ask yourself one question : What is it that I want to be in life?"...... Next ask yourself "What do I need

I was with my ex for about 3 years and it was the worst 3 years of my life. He seemed like a sweet guy when i met him but soon after i learned he wasnt. Lets just say he didnt understand the words no or stop. Because of this i got into alot of drugs because they seemed to take away the pain of what he was doing to me. About 2 years into dating him i almost over dosed and ended up in the hospital. Even after that i still did drugs because he was still doing the same things. I was too scared to leave him because if he would do that to me in bed then i didnt want to know what else he might do if i tried to leave. After 3 years he broke up with me and i felt relived. After those years i never was able to be with another guy for a very long time, but i am slowly getting back to normal now

I was with my ex for about 3 years and it was the worst 3 years of my life. He seemed like a sweet guy when i met him but soon after i learned he wasnt. Lets just say he didnt understand the words no or stop. Because of this i got into alot of drugs because they seemed to take away the pain of what he was doing to me. About 2 years into dating him i almost over dosed and ended up in the hospital. Even after that i still did drugs because he was still doing the same things. I was too scared to leave him because if he would do that to me in bed then i didnt want to know what else he might do if i tried to leave. After 3 years he broke up with me and i felt relived. After those years i never was able to be with another guy for a very long time, but i am slowly getting back to normal now

I was with my ex for about 3 years and it was the worst 3 years of my life. He seemed like a sweet guy when i met him but soon after i learned he wasnt. Lets just say he didnt understand the words no or stop. Because of this i got into alot of drugs because they seemed to take away the pain of what he was doing to me. About 2 years into dating him i almost over dosed and ended up in the hospital. Even after that i still did drugs because he was still doing the same things. I was too scared to leave him because if he would do that to me in bed then i didnt want to know what else he might do if i tried to leave. After 3 years he broke up with me and i felt relived. After those years i never was able to be with another guy for a very long time, but i am slowly getting back to normal now

hi.I am 12 years old ( i no i am not really a teen till i am 13 but so what i have problems to!!- and i have cut my wrist 3 times and last time my mom saw my wrist and i told her that i had fallen and scraped my wrist.I have also tryed smoking all though im alergic and have asthma.i have tryed drinking as well.yah so thats my life!! sincerly yours, ♥blacksdunshine♥

I got pregnant when i was 17, i know that its older than the girls that were on the show but i wanted to say that it doesnt matter. I love my son to pieces im 19 now and hes just about a year old. B4 my fiance and I got pregnant we went out all the time and just spent are money on whatever we wanted; now that we have our son we never have the chance to go out, all our extra money goes to paying for things for him. So i just want to say to all those young girls who are trying to get pregnant, dont do it. Ya you get a baby to love and take care of but take my advice it is such a big change and it is really hard. My friends stopped talking to me as well as 80% of my family. You dont want that to happen to you trust me. Dont get me wrong i love my son but i think we should have waited a little longer.

Tyra- I admire the show you did today on the teens- it is so true on everything that you said. But just so you know not all teens dad run off- i had my son at 18, after i finished school my boyfriend asked me to marry him we had a son. So to state the obvious it just takes the right guy. My husband is the most caring guy in the world. All these teen girls that are having kids with just random people need to think about they're going to do after they tell these guys that they "love" that they are prego and they run off... anyway thanks for the great show!

Tyra, I gotta say how I love how you pointed out how saying " Aww " To a baby of a teen makes it seem okay. Every time I heard 'awww' from the audience, I couldn't agree with them. These girls chose what they did, it was what they wanted to do. I am 21 and a virgin. Whenever I walk into the Gyno office, they are in utter shock that I am one of the rare people in my age group who is a virgin. Whenever a guy comes up to me, and from the stupidity of my friends, find out I am a virgin I have to actually sit there and listen to him pressure me into having sex. I've heard many things such as name calling, sweet talk, to even threats. A guy once threaten to kill me if I didn't have sex with him. Luckily I had one of my rare trusted guy friends there who made sure she didn't. Its a sadly a choice for anyone to give up their virginity, and it is their own fault if they don't take the necessities to make sure they don't try to prevent certain things from happening.

Tyra- I admire the show you did today on the teens- it is so true on everything that you said. But just so you know not all teens dad run off- i had my son at 18, after i finished school my boyfriend asked me to marry him we had a son. So to state the obvious it just takes the right guy. My husband is the most caring guy in the world. All these teen girls that are having kids with just random people need to think about they're going to do after they tell these guys that they "love" that they are prego and they run off... anyway thanks for the great show!

I have been dating a guy for nearly three years. We love eachother so much but there are some things which bother me about him. He calls me names (like every one in the book) and pokes fun at my weight even though I'm only 110lbs. Him and my best friend dont like eachother so I havent seen her for almost 2yrs. He hits me sometimes but never enough to make a mark. I feel like I'm always under a microscope in this relationship, he always has to know what i'm doing when the rare occassion comes when we're not together. I'm not sure what to do. i have no support system to get me through this. My mom isnt interested in what i do and i dont have any other friends because i stopped talking to them when i moved. I feel so lost like theres no where to run.

Tyra, I think it is admirable that you did a show to expose the issues facing teens today, and I assume the way you treat your guests is coming from a good place - to inform and reveal what is going on with teens today. However, if you are going to act like a psychologist, you should do some research and take some courses on how to talk to clients. The point I think you are missing is that the guests you have on represent the majority of teens today. When you bash them with shock at their behavior and consistently point out the nonchalance they have when discussing STDs and sex partners, you are discouraging others from coming forward to an adult who can provide support and care and knowledge. I am disappointed, as a practicing therapist, in the lack of understanding and empathy you display. What we need to do is try and understand where our teens are coming from, in order to approach the problems and solve them positively.

Around where I live, it seems to be a trend to beat/hit your girlfriend. I was in a two year abusive relationship. I never left him because it wasn't only physical, verbal and mental also. I lost all the confidence i had, he told me if i left him, I would never find anyone better. he made me give up all my friends, my family, everyone. I wasn't allowed to talk to anyone. Eventually I had the courage to leave. We tried to work things out but even when we were just friends, he still continued to hit me. I left him for good. Its only been about a month or so but slowly I am gaining my confidence, friends, and family back.