This piece is refreshing because its narrator is a real person, not a polished public radio producer. The scenes are also not the typical predictable, controlled scenes but reveal unexpected events in the life of a teen mom.
There is obviously a level of intimacy established between Elzas and 16-year old Cathy that allows the teenager to open up in a very real way, swearing and all. You hear her teenage enthusiasm for music ie. OutKast, and how she reacts wildly when her son spills over the baby's formula, or she how admits how she sometimes feels like shaking her son. But you also hear her in more sober moments talking about her love for her sons, how its hard to be a mature adult when she?s only 16, yet how she thinks she?s a better mom being younger. You sense she is a long way away from her dreams of having a career.
It is a very alive and realistic portrait of a teen mom that listeners will enjoy.
Review of Cathy, 16, Mom
Jenny Brundin
Posted on May 05, 2006 at 10:16 AM
This piece is refreshing because its narrator is a real person, not a polished public radio producer. The scenes are also not the typical predictable, controlled scenes but reveal unexpected events in the life of a teen mom.
There is obviously a level of intimacy established between Elzas and 16-year old Cathy that allows the teenager to open up in a very real way, swearing and all. You hear her teenage enthusiasm for music ie. OutKast, and how she reacts wildly when her son spills over the baby's formula, or she how admits how she sometimes feels like shaking her son. But you also hear her in more sober moments talking about her love for her sons, how its hard to be a mature adult when she?s only 16, yet how she thinks she?s a better mom being younger. You sense she is a long way away from her dreams of having a career.
It is a very alive and realistic portrait of a teen mom that listeners will enjoy.