Hey, remember Molly Ringwald? Well, she's back, and in more ways than one. The former teen star, memorable for such culture- and era-designing movies such as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, is now starring in a television drama about teens. This time, however, the forty-year-old is playing mom to one of them.
And that teen happens to be pregnant. You may recall Molly is no stranger to the teen pregnancy plot. She played a pregnant teen in the movie For Keeps. Perhaps she'll be drawing from that experience for her latest project. Another project Molly has going for her is motherhood, so this role should be an easy one (as if being a mother, even playing one, was EVER easy!).
According to Molly, the key between moms and teen daughters is really communication. Her hope is to spread that message and curtail as many unplanned pregnancies as possible. The movie is titled The Secret Life of the American Teenager as is set to debut July 1st.
1. Communication is vital! My daughter was asked in class what her mom would do if she became pregnant in high school - she said "My Mom would cry". Not for herself- but for me. She would know my life would change. All the others girls said My Mom would KILL Me! I always told her she was not planned, but she saved my life because all of my friends turned to parting and I would have prob been dead. So God gave her to me to wake me up and focus on her instead of friends. I never wanted her to think I got pregnant and had to raise her without her father on purpose. That I did not set out to have to raise her that way.
Needless to say she became a first time Mom at 21. Although she as not married - she was more mature and was such a gentle Mommy and still is. She and the father are happily married as of Dec. 31st, 07.
Posted at 4:09PM on Jul 1st 2008 by Mrssizemore01