At Tye’s house, the true fragility of her parents’ marriage becomes apparent, and at Lonnie’s, his mom challenges him to “man up.” Tensions run high all around as Tye’s pregnancy progresses.
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9INEAt Tye’s house, the true fragility of her parents’ marriage becomes apparent, and at Lonnie’s, his mom challenges him to “man up.” Tensions run high all around as Tye’s pregnancy progresses.
Yo, I gotta say I agree with Mrs. Marshall. Really great insights you guys around the topic. Our whole purpose for the series was to create dialogue, ideally engaging youth to take the lead in their own lives on when and where they enter as parents, and as adults.
You’re so fortunate to have a caring teacher like Mrs. Marshall, who seems dedicated to delivering you on the right path toward your future, instead of simply taking attendance and calling it a day.
Keep it pushing!
peace,
allen
writer/director of 9INE
Thank you for your kind words. Your series has definitly sparked some good discussions and opened many eyes to the bigger picture of teen pregnancy. The series is hitting home for many of my students and the guys especially are paying attention and learning from the series and thinking about the discussion questions. Thanks again for giving me a tool to use to open the lines of discussion with my students. Thank you students for opening your minds to what it would be like to be in this situation. Hopefully it helps guide you in making choices for your future
Mrs. Marshall
To my students,
Thank you for taking time to answer the discussion questions thoughtfully. You have some very stong opinions and I hope that you are starting to figure out how complicated an unplanned pregnancy can be. Keep up the good work in sharing your thoughts and feelings!
Mrs. Marshall:)
Q.2 ( I think that teeens that have children probley do need more attention and help because they have alot goin on because of the baby.
Q.3 ( Tye probley feels like her her mom dosnt love her.
sad a baby mad lonnie lose his skateboard schoolership and hes going to stay
Answer to question #1
The comment that Tye’s mom made means that in her opinion, boys that are mature wait for their partner’s to have sex. This could mean that the boy cares more about his partner’s needs and wants than his own. But this is not always the case. Guys can be mature even though they are sexually active.
#1 i think what tye’s mom ment by the comment was that if you are mature enough to have sex then you need to be ready to handle the responsibiltiy of having an unplanned pregnancy, and since they really can’t handle it at the age of 17 they should’ve waited until they were actually mature enough.
#2 I think it depends on the situation on teen pregnacy on wether they get special treatment or not. parents do pay attention to their kids, but they do even more so once they do find trouble. I don’t think that teen parents should get any special treatment because it was their decision.
Thanks for the thoughtful response to the question.
#1 I think what her mom meant by that is that if he was so mature he could of waited to have sex. She looks at it is that he is at fault for her being pregnant
#2 Lonnie’s sister doesnt get how hard it is for lonnie right now. Lonnie’s mom isnt giving him special treatment she just wants him to be able to provide for his family. I don’t think teens that get pregnant get special treatment most parents kid there kids out.
I think Lonies sister thinks that Lonie is getting more attention because his mom is doing more for him than his sister. So Lonies sister needs to just stay quiet and jsut dont worry about things ebcause shes not going to be raising the baby.
He seemed upset about how much it changes your life and your financial hardships. What seemed to upset him the most is that he was making money, on top, buying clothes, living the good life, etc., but when the baby came it all changed, he went broke and lived off of welfare for a while and he just couldnt stand it.
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I think that Lonnie was mean for calling his sister a skank. Even though i see how he was pissed off by her that it was still really wrong of him to call her that. Also i think that Lonnie’s mom should stop calling Ty a skank.
This is soo funny lonnies about to go off on his sister and i think it shows how one problem can effect and change everybodys point of veiw and feelings. i think they need to come together as a family and discuss everything together. GINGER
I dont thin that teen parents get special treatment. If anything they have more pressure put on them by there parents.
Q 2. I dont think that teen parents should get special stuff because it kind of encourages them thats its ok to get pregnate.
Q 4. She means that it will change the all of their lives when the baby is born and could be living at their house.
i think when Tye says the baby might change things she meant that it might bring her family closer.
I think the guy at the end is most upset at the fact that he had a bunch of money and coud buy whatever he wanted, but after he got a girl pregnant he was broke and couldn’t buy anything besides what he actually needed.
Q #1: I think by “mature boys can wait for sex” she means if you’re mature you wont get yourself into that situation, and you wont get anyone pregnant.
Q #3 I think she’s worried that her mom wont like the child since she didnt chose to have another child after Tye.
The guy in the interview at the end was most upset about how quickly he went broke. He was buying clothes often and the it took 3weeks for him to lose it.
I think Lonnies sister should be more supportive of Lonnie, Because they are close in age. I also belive that Lonnie should stop fighting with his sister, because he is the one who made the bad choices, if anything he should be more mature and respect his mother and sister and himself. I think that tyler mother needs to get her relationship straight as well. She should also be more supportive of tye because having a baby is very rough. And tyler’s emotions are going crazy and her mom should just support her until she has calmed down, so that they can make a plan.
- DARIN ANDERSON
I agree they all ways seem to be fighting and I think that they should just understand each other since I could be happening to her soon
hey dillon i think you mean it not I?
yea lol
the daughter finding everything unfair and saying that lonnie is getting special treatment is just bring lonnie down farther he has enough on his shoulders already, he doesnt need her too.
someone tell me what happen to lonnie’s skateboard sponsorship! that sponsorship can really help him.
josh he is having a kid and witht the sponsorship he will have to be away from his friends and dearest family.
I think we have to be careful and watch out what we choose we affect not only us but also we affect people in our family for they make a desision step if you have to be careful not to go through it.
Lonnies sister doesnt seem to be very supportive of him and tye. They never wanted to have a baby it just happened. And that was very rude of lonnies mother to call tye a skank. What mother does that!!!!!
I think Lonnies sister should be more supportive of Lonnie, Because they are close in age. And I think Lonnies mother should say sorry for calling tyler a Skank!
YOU GO GIRL.
I think what Tye meant was if the baby is going to keep Tye’s parents together and to keep them from getting a divorce.
lonies sister should be more spportive and his mom seems to be more supportive.
I think Tye meant that her house will change by her mom being more of a mom rather than being crabby all the time.
Lonnie’s mom needs to calm down and act like an adult. She needs to stop playing favorites and realize that Lonnie is being very responsilbe considering what he and Ty are going through.
Hopefully the baby looks good. I like the youngens.
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i thought that it was not right that lonnie lost his skating sponsors, because that sponsor could have helped him bring in some money for the new family he is going to have
i dont believe that teen parents are treated with special treatment they just might get more suport and help
Lonnie’s mom was G’d up on this episode “Nobody’s getting a car…this is’nt Oprah! She called Tyler a skank too. And Lonnie lost his skate sponsers…that sucks!
yeah dude lonnie’s mom is a G!!
You get a car, you get a car, EVERYONE GETS A CAR
this episode is awesome!! the only i hate is when i heard that lonnie loss his skate endorsement because that can also help him get some money to help for the baby.. the best quote in this episode is when lonnie’s mom said that “nobody gets a car, this is not oprah” haha
I think that Tyes mom is not over reacting because Lonnie said some pretty bad stuff.
ooo i found this very interesting.
I was amazing that lonni’s mother would actually call tye a skank
we think that her comment about mature boys waiting to have sex was wrong because you’re not immature if you want to have sex.
I am pretty sure that dude at the end is SOOO baked!
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the interview at the end was eye opening
I don’t like that lani’s mom called tye a skank. I felt that this is inapropriate and that although a parent would be upset at this point they would accept it and should not be making comments such as that. It was both lani’s and tyes fault, they went into it together.
I agree with you Kaitlyn. Lonnie’s mom is being very disrespectful during this episode. I don’t like it. Tye is not a skank, she just made a mistake. Everybody makes mistakes.
I think tye’s mom needs to be way more supportive to tye and i think Lonnie’s family has to get into a better relationship.
What Tye’s mom said about mature boys being able to wait is a stupid comment. If she thinks blaming Lonnie for the pregnancy is acceptable, its not. It takes two to make a baby. So i think she needs to reconsider what she says, because her daughter had as much responsibility for the pregnancy as Lonnie did.
I think that they are going through major relathionship problems
, but this can be fixed over time
Im answering the last question. the answer is he was most upset about being broke and having a hard time feeding his kid.
Haaaair so niice verry nice very nice
I really don’t like how lonnie’s mom called ty a skank, its not like she wanted to get pregnant. I also think its stupid that the sponsors took away lonnie’s opportunity..
i agree with you why did the sponsers take that chance away the sponsers should have gave him the chance cause that could have gave him the money to help pay for the baby and the way his mom was saying that it hurt the family prophet with getting droped form the sponser thats harsh. also the way lonnies mom called tye a skank thats not cool it was her choice to have sex yes it should have been safe
i think Lonnie’s sister is getting some special treatment now just because the mom is so mad and disappointed at Lonnie right now…after a while the sisters special treatment will go down. I do not think teen parents are treated better by their parents then there siblings are…it may seem like it but teen parents will always have to deal with the disappointment they got from their parents. Tye’s father is really supportive and that is good she needs people on her side for this pregnancy.
watching this weeks episode, i see that Tyler feels alone. she doesnt know who to ask for help. Lonnie’s mom is acting very childish towards the situation after the meeting.
but i think she is doing the best thing by finding a tutor for Lonnie.
I think that Loonie’s sister was being a little harsh on him and I thought it was dumb how his mom was sticking up for her, but not Loonie and then insulting Tye. I also love how Tye’s father is so supportive.
When Tye wondered if her baby would change things at her house, I think she meant between her father and her mother. However Tye’s father responded to her comment from a different point of view because he knows that her daughters baby will possibly create more tension in the house and will create a big change in their house.
i think ty’s mom needs to be more supportive and quit blaming this whole thing on lonnie. and lonnie’s mom needs to calm down and grow up a little, she acts like this baby is going to ruin their lives.
I think it’s really sad how the sponsors took away what he got because he got someone pregnant…and everyone’s parents need to start being more understanding!
ya bro
i liked this epesode. i think that the parents should be behind there kids mentaly but they should not help them finantaly
Pretty intense episode. I think the parents should support the kids emotionally but not financially.
well, they’re young and probably can’t do it financially on their own, i think the parents should help out some
I think lonnie and tye are making the best of the situation, and their parents are just making it harder on both of them. The only parent that is probably the most supportive is tye’s dad. Otherwise, the parents need to stop acting stuck up.
INTENSE!
i love the series.
ME TOO, MCKENNA. (:
AMAZING!!!
To my awesome health students,
Once again you have shared some interesting posts here. It seems many of you have some strong feelings about the situation and I think that your ability to see the big picture of what teens and their families are dealing with when there is an upnplanned pregnancy is the whole point to viewing this series. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with other viewer. Nice job
this makes me want to become a daddy,.!
this episode is very intense and things are starting to fell more real!!
forrsuuure bro
i cant believe that lonnies mom called tyler a skank. she needs to realize what has happened and that their whole lives are changing.
wow very intense.. lonnies mom need to chill just for like a day and think things over, instead of fliping out every ten mins. ty needs to understand yeah lonnie and her have a thing but she needs someone reponsible to help her through the pregnacy. i just hope everyone will eventually all just get alone.
- love life dont mess it up-
this epidsode was like “BAM” all up in your face, one moment you expect his mother to punish him for calling his sister a “skank” but she comes back with a remark saying her name isnt “Tyler” i was like daaaaang!! I’m digging this miniseris!
i think there should be a like button on here and be able to make profiles! like an off brand facebook!
ty’s mom should be more understanding about the whole situation and also i think lonnie’s mom should have not called tyler a skank if she didnt like her daughter being called one then she should have not called tyler one.
is this true story that happened to them or they jus pretending teens pregancy and i like this show it really encourage teens pregancy
This shows the raw truth about teenage pregnance, and the reaction of different types of parents. They usually have to do with their own past.
That’s a really interesting point, and I think you’re probably right! Also, children of teen parents are more likely to become teen parents themselves.
Im with Andreas health class (:
okay seriously, Lonnies mom really needs a reality check. i mean yea it wasnt right for them to have sex and for her to get pregnant but seriously its not like its the end of the world. That was definitely not right of Lonnies mom to call Tye a skank, just getting pregnant doesnt make anyone a skank no matter what the age is. Also me and my brothers fight like lonnie and his sister all the time. its just a habit but for lonnie hes under a lot of pressure so it happens. other than that this is a AMAZING series and i think it would be a GREAT TV show!!
you sound like ur having fun:0
Its getting a little more intense and more serious problems are starting good so far
just a little morsh!
This was an interesting episode. Lonnie’s mom was completely unfair towards him. She shouldn’t treat him any different than his sister although I can see why she is so mad at him. She shouldn’t be badmouthing at Ty either, that was harsh. Ty’s mom also needs woman up and start being there for he daughter.
i think that the parents are starting to accept this and not fighting with each other. i think there actually starting to help out as much as they can. but i think tyler and lonnie are wanthing to handle this on there own but they cant because i do not thing there mature enough to do this
i can’t believe the Lonnie’s mom called Tyler a skank, that was harsh!
obviously aimee.
amy slap lonnie!
Really starting to hate lonnies mom, i don’t get why shes so upset with tyler and lonnie together, i know she doesnt like that tylers pregnant but she did the same thing when she was younger.
good point becky!
i didn’t mean to put the there, hahah.
jovanny, it’s amy.* i can’t slap him chase, forsure becky!
I think Lonnie’s mom needs to stop taking sides with his sister because it’s not fair. It doesn’t matter that he got a girl pregnant and she isn’t pregnant. They are both still your kids. Treat them equally.
In a way I have to side with lonnie’s little sister on how she gets priviledges taken away due to his mistake.
good comment
This is one of the best episodes so far
way to express yourself
way to express yourself! theres more episodes!!!!!!!!!
double up!
I think that Lonnie should be able to do birth coaching
This series is amazing so far and I have yet to be dissapointed. There isn’t anything easy about being a teenage parent and I feel that this series definitely proves it.
I think his mom really should stay out of it hes the one who messed up and needs to be left to figure out how to deal with his own problems. and clearly she needs to be paying more attention to her daughter. And at least ty is close to her dad in this situation he should be the one there for her when she has the kid.
Does Lonnie’s choice to have sex (and ultimately bring a child into this world) affect his mom’s life too? She may have some strong emotions that she is dealing with so it might be hard for her to “stay out of it”.
This episode is just showing how teen parents are really not seen as the most responsible. I could really tell tye was upset that lonnie coulnd’t help her and that it had to be her mom instead. tye seems to feel really hurt that her parents keep on fighting. lonnie’s mom doesn’t seem to be handling the pregnancy too well either. it seems she has some resentment towards tye and lonnie. lonnie degrading his sister seems to have a really strong effect on her.
I completely agree : ]
Lonnie’s mom needs to chill and stop playing favorites with her kids.
Youy tell them Jessie, you tell them! ha
I like that there was more feedback from the other characters not just lonnie and tye
i liked that there were alot more emotions from each character and it waz my fav video yet!!!!! (: i LOVE 9nine videos!!!!
i liked this episode because it showed other family members feelings, like when his sister gets upset, (jealous that he’s getting “more attention”.)
-k
i like how this show actually shows things that are going on and doesnt sugar coat everything that comes along with being pregnant.
Andrea’s Health class
Tyler’s dad is a really great character. I feel like if my dad were still alive and if I’d gotten into this kind of situation, which would be highly unlikely, he would have been there for me, too. Ty’s mom does need to think more outwardly, though; I feel like she’s putting too much pressure on Ty and refuisng to really accept any blame for this. To me, she seems to only want to place the blame elsewhere, more so on Lonny, because he’s the father. I sympathise with young fathers for that reason, because it seems to me that the boys get all the blame. Like, “oh, you knocked her up, you jerk,” or “it couldn’t possibly be her fault; she’s a girl, after all.” Look, girls take just as much fault in it as the guys do and I, as a girl, wish that people would understand that.
Also, I disagree; I think that Lonny’s mom is doing the best she can with a hard situation, and she does have a right to call Lonny on his short-comings, because yes, he does need to think like an adult from there on out to be a good father to his child. It’ll be hard for him, heck yeah, but it’s the reality of the situation, and I think that his mom is doing the best she can, and I don’t resent her for it.
~Katie S
Your post is very well spoken and thoughtful. Nice job!
WOW…. This was AWESOME!!!! Episode…..
I think that Lonnies mother is very disappointed. She’s a single mother and knows what it feels like to raise a child without a father. She probably doesn’t want the same mistake to be repeated. It was wrong of her to call ty a skank though, she had no right. Ty must be going through a lot. Her mom is stressing her out but atleast her father is there for her.
Dude, Lonnie’s mom is a mean person
This was a very good episode, i mean there was a lot of arguing but it was still real interesting. Like Lonnies mom is always taking sides with his sister, its like she hates Lonnie.
This would make a great TV show.
Lonnies mom really irritates me. She needs to except what has happened and be more supportive.
its hard having parents lke tyler’s its not easy to take over the whole pregnancy by yourself, theres always time when parents need and should help out..
I feel sorry for the girl having that kind of mom..
Ok, seriously? Lonnies mom needs to GROW UP. She needs to realize that if she is acting like a spoiled teenager, nothing is going to get done. She needs to realize that this situation is not about her. She needs to quit with the selfish favoritism and maybe support her son for a change.
I don’t think it’s fair that Lonnie can’t be Ty’s birth coach. He’s the father!
And his mom should have never said Ty was a skank. That was so messed up because it’s not like she slept around!
do they think befor they have sex and whats going through there heads
obviously not mitch! and you spell it before!
Thats deep mitch
I never understood why people feel like people need to man up so much when a baby is on the way. The strain of a baby makes all kinds of light be shed on various situations that had been swept under the rug. The baby is like the vacuum picking things up again.
Tye seems to be going through soooooo much with the pregnancy and on top of that with her parents her life is juss all around changing……deepppp breatheee tye
its sad what tye is going through especially with the problems her parents are going through. that must be a stress on her and the baby
I feel that Lonnies mother was portrayed very well. She’s a single mom raising two kids and has dreams for her son but feels that those dreams are now gone since he won’t go to college and must support a baby. She sees this as added stress and while she is not handling the situation well, I feel that it is very realistic, and I really liked that. I am also glad that all of Tye’s family frustrations are coming out now instead of after the baby is born otherwise that would not be good. Overall I really liked this episode.
How annoying, I understand that she is upset about the baby, and had plans for her daught, but what she doesnt realize is that things dont always go as planned and we have to make the best out of a bad occurence.
Although I would like to focus on how much Dolores angers me, I just can’t get over Tye’s father.I feel like he has problems with Dolores but he still manages to always be there for Tye.
Dolor’s is still angering me, but they way she acts is understandable. She had so many hopes and dreams for her only daughter, who have been taken away for who she believes is Lonnie. she needs to undestand that it takes two human beings to make baby and not jsut one.
I’m confused as to why the relationship between Lonnie and his sister is so strained.
Although the relationship between Tye’s parents were already on the rocks, this pregnancy is bringing things into the light uh-oh!
P.S. Dolores still frustrates me!
this episode really upset me , only because of Tye’s mom , she’s so hard headed and she’s full of herself
but i really love the endings of real teenagers who experience this type of stuff
This episode was AWESOME, and the interviews of real teens and their prospective of becoming teen parents was a great idea. Thts real “Shit” Gotta go, cause im looking forward to the next 2 epiosdes. Keep this up, and pass it on into the High Sch. were its needed the most. ASAP!!!!!!!!!!
I am so loving Evan Parke’s and so glad Tye has her father there. He is more understanding than her mother and I am glad that the message is loud and clear, “GIRLS NEED THEIR DADDY’S”.
Wow !!!!!!!!
Wonderful acting. I feel the intense of ever decision that these teens have to make.
Thanks for tuning in Beatrice. We appreciate you.
It’s not easy being a parent. It’s hard when you’re a single parent!!! It’s hell when you’re under age!!!
So happy everyone is enjoying the show thus far. It only gets better. Please keeping watching!!!
This was an AWESOME episode!!! The acting is so intense and I always feel so drawn into each episode. Looking forward to the next…keep up the great work Team 9ine!!!
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allen
We often wonder why teenagers feel the need to act out the way they do. What make their life so hard when they have everything they need right at home? Being of age to be responsible for their own actions, teenager parents need reevaluate where the actions are coming from. Teenage years are the years that parents are put to the test. You will find out how well you did from the moment your child was born up until your child discovers their own personality. In this clip of 9ine Tye feel that the fact that she is pregnant may help change her household situation. This should be the last thing on a teenagers mind. It is not easy dealing with the fact that as parents your child is having a baby. Tension is going to be there but pointing fingers is not going to help the situation either. This is a crucial time where everyone need to come together and figure out a plan. This way Tye and Lonnie will know how parents are suppose to act, so they can raise their child better than how they have been brought up. The chain has to be broken!!
Regina Stevens
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