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Comments for Melissa in New Haven: Teen Mom
This piece belongs to the series "Teenage Diaries"
Produced by Joe Richman/Radio Diaries
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Sarah Elzas
Posted on April 09, 2004 at 03:34 PM | Permalink
Review of Melissa in New Haven: Teen Mom
Melissa's story is unique, but it also brings out universal aspects of teenaged motherood: I listened to this piece with a teenaged mom and the instructor at her school, a high school for teenaged moms, and they both recognized a lot in this piece.
The story is well told and sound-rich with parts of Melissa's life, including even the birth of her child. Melissa is realistic about her situation, but it is clear that she is determined to be a great mother. This is a great piece to stand on its own, or in a series on youth or motherhood.
Transom Editors
Posted on December 16, 2003 at 07:56 PM | Permalink
Review of Melissa in New Haven: Teen Mom
None of the absolutes I expected to hear from a Teenage mother, negative or positive. I confess that at first, I didn't sense I was going to hear anything new and then I realized my neck hurt from leaning in. The sounds made me feel so present in that little apartment and then: the diarist tosses off some cold facts and honest feelings with the same lightness she uses to describe her social life - it's absolutely disarming. But "disarmed" you are privy to the too many layers of life and feelings cloaked in the simplicity of such a young person. Nice work.
VM