Recap: ‘16 & Pregnant: Samantha’
From the episode description: Samantha is a cute, bubbly ‘good girl’ who never misses a homework assignment but devastates her family when she follows in her mother’s footsteps and becomes a teen mom.
Samantha is a Texas girl who lives with her pregnant mom, mom’s boyfriend, and brother. She has a close relationship with her dad, but she shares a room at her mom’s house with her little brother.
Samantha’s boyfriend, Eric, is 18. They’ve been dating for two years, and we know they are in love because we see them bowling. The couples on this show are constantly bowling.
Samantha has always been a “good girl.” And oh yeah, she’s pregnant.
September — 24 Weeks Pregnant
This episode is starting earlier in pregnancy than the others. Sam is sitting in her bedroom with a group of friends talking about going back to school for the first time now that she is showing.
Samantha’s room is a reminder of just how young she is.
Sam tells us that she doesn’t go to the same school as Eric. They talk about Sam moving in with Eric when the baby is born, but she hasn’t talked to her mom about it yet.
One of Sam’s friends speaks these ignorant words into existence:
