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By Tina Johnson Jun 25, 2008

Did they or didn't they? A group of 17 teen girls from Gloucester, Massachusetts have been given a ton of media attention for an alleged pact to get pregnant and raise the little children together. A report from US News and World Report suggests that they might just benefit from the new show "The Baby Borrowers". This new reality series premieres on Wednesday June 25.

Teen Pregnancy Pact and The Baby Borrowers: TV Lessons for Life

The Baby Borrowers takes five young couples, age 18 to 20, sets them up in a pleasant suburban cul-de-sac and hurtles them into the grind of adult responsibility. They spend a few days looking after infants, then toddlers, then tweens, then teens and then old people.

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Just so you know the real parents are close by and the moms and dads of the on-loan children observe through a monitor. A People magazine review notes that the concept is a "Clever way to test whether these couples have the bonded strength to survive stress and hardship - as it turns out, not all of them do - but the show feels more like extreme babysitting."

With Jamie Lynn Spears being rewarded with big bucks for getting pregnant at sixteen and getting what has been reported as a seven-figure deal for her story and the pictures of her baby, perhaps baby borrowers could provide some lessons. Will you watch?

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