Mom at Sixteen

What you're about to see is a sight so disturbing,

you may have nightmares for the rest of your lives.

Some will say there's no reason

in showing this image to the world.

But I say, in the interest of science, we must.

Macy! Macy, get out of here.

Macy, get out of the room!

That was what is referred to as a "teenagerous monstorus."

Macy, if you don't get out of my room right now,

I'm gonna break that camera in half.

Mom says get up.

Fine.

No animals or teenagers were hurt

in the making of this film.

Say "Hi, Mommy!"

Hi, Mommy! Hi, Mommy! Hi, Daddy!

Macy, are you getting this?

Does he look a little poopy to you?

'Cause I just fed him.

Hmm, I'm not exactly sure what poopy looks like.

Can you describe it

Oh, and you have to come into the school office.

It's our first day, so you have to sign us in.

I have to go? I have to go in person?

They won't let me send a note?

Look, I cannot do that, I've gotta get him

to the babysitter, I've gotta get to work, I'm--Yes, I'm sure.

It's the law. Are we above the law?

No, we are not above the law, no.Are we above the law?

Mom? What?

I guess you don't want me to tell you

that your shoes don't match.

Oh, no.

All right, all right, listen.

Both of you listen up.

Do not make a single plan for this weekend.

We are unpacking every one of these boxes

and getting them all out of the living room.

Hello? Hi, Dad!

Oh, oh! Give that to me.

Give that to me. Bruce?

Hi. Yeah, listen.

You've gotta get the check for the orthodontist in.

I sent mine in, it got there Tuesday,

the doctor's waiting for your check now, okay?

He's fine. She's fine.

Can I just call you back after work?

Okay, thank you. Bye bye.

Couldn't I have at least said hi?

I'm sorry.

Get that camera out of my face.

Thank you!

Jane, I'll pick you up at 4:00.

Ashley, I have your textbook.

Meet me at my locker at lunch.

Okay, girls. It's showtime.

Hey, your hair is your crowning glory.

Please, don't.Now, let me get this strand!

Take your retainer out.

Macy, you cannot wear those gloves into school.

That's not appropriate.

All right, now, everybody, shoulders back.

I'm sure this is going to be a magical day for all of you.

Mom, this is high school, not Disneyland.

Hey, I've got your math book.

Macy, Macy, turn it off.

Go away!

My mom already left.

You need to call her and tell her to come back,

because this is a school, not a night club.

Does her mother let her come to school dressed that way?

Oh, what a cute baby. What's his name?

His name is Charley Michael Jeffries.

I gave him a good, strong name,

because we suspect he's gonna be a leader for world peace.

May I hold him?

Yeah, hold on a minute.

Just turn your palms over.

All right, there you go. There you go, little guy.

That baby smell.

I couldn't imagine starting over again.

Oh, it's mid-life madness, believe me.

I didn't even think I could get pregnant.

But, I'm thrilled. We are thrilled.

Can we go?Of course.

Now, your schedule is printed out for you.

If you get lost or need some help,

you can just ask any one of the kids.

Mom, Mom.Welcome to Bayview.

Yeah, just getting your collar, that's all.

Pull it out.

Jacey, shoulders back. Have a great day.

I love you.

I can't believe we have to do this.

Starting in the middle of the semester?

How are we supposed to make friends?

Wasn't my decision.

None of it was my decision.

Really? I thought the whole world

revolved around you.

Anyway, I have to go down there.

If I get lost, don't look for me.

Save yourself, as usual.

Do I really like-- I don't know.

Oh my God, that's awesome.

I know. It's been three weeks

and my mom still hasn't noticed.

If I did that, my mom would flip.

The transcripts from their old school were sent

about two weeks ago, so they've gotta be here somewhere.

Just-- just look around. They're there somewhere.

Okay.How beautiful.

How old is he?Five months.

This is Mrs. Cooper, she's...

she's the girls' guidance counselor...

Hi....and also the health ed teacher.

Hi.Donna, this is Mrs. Jeffries.

She has two new students starting today--

Jacey, who's a junior, and Macy, who's a...

Who's a freshman....is a freshman.

Macy and Jacey?

Lyrical, isn't it?

Came to me in a dream.

Okay. Oh, God.

I am officially now late for work.

Bye. Bye.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Bye.

Okay, today we're gonna mix things up a little bit.

I wanna switch the roles.

I want you guys to be the teacher,

and for me to be the student.

And of course,

as always, what is said in class...

Stays in class.

Okay, today I want you guys to teach me

about friends with benefits.

Yeah.

Okay, teach me about it, what is it?

It's just when you hook up with somebody. Hooking up, doing whatever

you want with somebody, and there's no commitment.

So, it's sexual activity without commitment.

Okay, well, what-- what does hooking up mean? What does that mean?

Getting some, yeah. But no strings attached.

Is it full intercourse? Is it oral sex?

Yeah, it depends on the girl, really.

Okay, but if it's-- if mostly-- is hooking up

is mostly oral sex, who goes first?

Well, the girl.

Okay, but then does the girl get some too, or is it just one way?

What about the pressure? Do you guys feel pressure?

Like, say you're in a click of girls, you know, or boys,

and everyone is hooking up, so to speak.

Do you feel, like, "Oh, well, if my friend is hooking up,

but I don't really want to, I think I need to."

The whole point is that there's no pressure behind anything.

Most of the normal kids in this room have had sex.

Okay, so if you're having-- let's go on the premise

that you're having sex, 'cause that's what you tell me

what's going on.

Who is responsible for the protection?

Who brings the condoms?

The guy should. The guy should.

Absolutely. No glove, no love.

That's my motto.

'Cause this guy gets any, right? Yeah.

Oh, oh, don't-- nah.

The girls are only doing it because the guys want them to.

I like that the girls can take as much initiative

as the guys, like...Exactly.

...if I want some, I can be just like,

hey, I got a condom, come on over.

What about these sexual bracelets?

These bracelets that you girls wear that..

Oh-ho-ho! We've got some right here.

Okay, well, you-- tell me what they're about.

Blue's oral sex, and I think pink's like--

And wait, does that mean that you'll do it,

or that you're known to have done it already?

You break it, you break it and they'll do it.

And if a guy comes up and he breaks it...They break it?

If he breaks it, then you have to do what the bracelet means.

Except that you guys never do.

I don't know how many of those things I snapped.

You're wearing a black one, which means?

Well, I'm just wearing it for fun, but like...

Oh-ho, okay. But aren't you giving

the impression to the people who are looking at your wrists

that you are willing to have intercourse with them?

They wanna think that they can. I'm not just gonna go

sleep with anyone if they break my bracelets.

Oh, come on now.Okay, all right.

Thank you guys so much for being so open with me.

We'll continue this next class.