Teen pregnancy glorified or just an age-old reality that's becoming accepted?

[mrs_p]

I am watching a "16 & Pregnant" episode on MTV. I find the story interesting but when I was that age I would have thought of having a baby as the worst possible thing to happen to me. And, even though I found my life partner at a youngish age, we waited until our mid-late 30s to start our family (I'm pregnant now with our first). I was actually surprised when I started visiting pregnancy websites at the number of posters who are in their teens. In fact, most of the posters seem so young to be starting families (girls as young as 14). I definitely don't believe in ostracizing any girl for getting pregnant and I believe that every woman has the right to choose what she wants for her own body and when to start her family. It's just that at 16 my girlfriends and I were dreaming about college and would have taken all the necessary precautions to prevent a pregnancy. I just can't help but wonder if teen pregnancy has been glorified over the last years or become less of a big deal. Anyone else?