Juno

I finally watched the movie Juno today. It is about a teenage girl, still in high school who has sex one time and got pregnant. Yes, 1 time and she is pregnant. She tries to have an abortion but couldn't go through with it. She knows she can't be a teenage mother, so she gives it up for adoption. She finds a nice couple in the PennySavor of all places. The movie skips to different seasons and mainly focuses on her relationship with the adoption parents. It is very interesting to watch. Great movie for people who are adopted or who have adopted.

You hear a lot about adoption horror stories. But I believe they are all wives tales. You never know how your own biological child is going to end up. You surely have no idea how an adopted child is going end up. And just because they are adopted doesn't mean you treat them different than your own biological family members.

This movie sat with me funny. I liked how it was pro-choice and pro-adoption. But I don't like the adoption father or how it ends. I wanted something more, something different. Teenage pregnancy is no laughing matter. It wasn't easy in 1767 and it isn't easy now. Have children is hard work. It is scary. You don't know what to expect and nothing can prepare you to be parent. But one thing is for sure, don't have children unless you are ready for your life to change forever.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/