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3:35 pm - 05/22/2012

TLC Needs To STAWP



On "Birth Moms" (Thu., 10 p.m. ET on TLC) viewers were introduced to Kandice Machado. The 23 year-old mom of two was pregnant again after a one-night stand, and she was preparing to give the baby up for adoption.

However, unlike most expecting moms Kandice wasn't going to let maternity get in the way of her lifestyle choices like smoking and drinking booze.



The former prostitute was also a self-confessed shoplifter and vowed that if she had to, "I would go and prostitute my body for $5 to feed the kids."

The adoptive parents that Kandice had chosen for her unborn baby boy apparently knew about her questionable habits. "I told my adoptive family that I smoked," she said, "'cuz that’s something they need to know. I even told them I had a drink the other night. I'm not gonna lie."

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d00ditsemily 22nd-May-2012 07:49 pm (UTC)
lbr she probably thinks abortion is murder!!!!!11
chuckisfuckis 22nd-May-2012 07:52 pm (UTC)
Most likely.
mynamehere07 22nd-May-2012 08:15 pm (UTC)
But giving your kid a lifetime of health problems is A-OK. Gotta love it :/
kimberwyn 22nd-May-2012 09:06 pm (UTC)
And has every right to.
cuteej4 22nd-May-2012 07:49 pm (UTC)
I agree though. That baby could be born with defects and lead a difficult live
hello_samm 22nd-May-2012 07:50 pm (UTC)
Pro life logic.
snuffyqui45 22nd-May-2012 07:53 pm (UTC)
Nope IA.
aviolentwhisper 22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
mte. she probably figures at least this way someone else is paying the medical bills.
soul_amazinn 22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
ia but she probably did the same with her other kids and think it's 'okay'.
treegrowth 22nd-May-2012 07:55 pm (UTC)
no ia. it's cruel considering the defects that bb could have.
reginageorge 22nd-May-2012 08:00 pm (UTC)
ia
xtinkerbellax 22nd-May-2012 08:03 pm (UTC)
No, you're right, it's not fair to the kid, and even though she had adoptive parents lined up if the baby had been born with problems that's a lot to take on, a lot that many people don't or can't handle.
twowaymirrrors 22nd-May-2012 08:04 pm (UTC)
Nah, I agree with you.
rangemanllc 22nd-May-2012 08:11 pm (UTC)
No flack from me. Better to abort than to give birth to a infant with fetal alcohol syndrome an drug addicted. This chick is a waste of human flesh, a plague on society.
hearxmexrawr 22nd-May-2012 08:11 pm (UTC)
ia
daddyissues 22nd-May-2012 08:14 pm (UTC)
ita

/bona fide abortion fan
_xxtom 22nd-May-2012 08:15 pm (UTC)
my fucking thought exactly
vehiclesshockme 22nd-May-2012 08:20 pm (UTC)
No I completely agree.
boomstick 22nd-May-2012 08:24 pm (UTC)
I agree. If you're not going to take care of yourself at all, it's obvious you don't want to be pregnant anyway.
bluesforgotten 22nd-May-2012 08:35 pm (UTC)
iawtc
deadendqueen16 22nd-May-2012 08:47 pm (UTC)
I totally agree.
noneformethanx 22nd-May-2012 08:54 pm (UTC)
Yes
kimberwyn 22nd-May-2012 08:57 pm (UTC)
Of course you won't get flack for saying that...but you would if you had said the opposite.
preparatory 22nd-May-2012 08:58 pm (UTC)
ia. it's not fair to the baby at all. i don't think it's all that fair to the birth parents either, though i'm sure they were just happy to have a child regardless.
chicaintcheap 23rd-May-2012 01:07 am (UTC)
no this was my first thought too, negl.
andres01234 23rd-May-2012 02:55 am (UTC)
I'm not pro-abortion, but she is dumb as a brick for doing this. If you think drinking and smoking while pregnant is ok, you shouldn't be having a kid
aleisha_xo 23rd-May-2012 03:03 am (UTC)
mte. Maybe its the fact that I legit just learned about birth defects in my developmental psych class but this made me feel sick. Wtf is wrong with people? These type of people should not have children. What she's doing is extremely disgusting and fucked up
thetxbelle 23rd-May-2012 01:43 pm (UTC)
Idk I'm pretty glad I'm alive even though I'm the perfect candidate for abortion if people feel this way those of us born to drug addicted mothers.
celtic_thistle 23rd-May-2012 08:02 pm (UTC)
No, I completely agree, and anyone who tries to fight me/you over it can eat a dick.
wegoturdog 22nd-May-2012 07:48 pm (UTC)
She is a complete waste of space. Get outta here!
hello_samm 22nd-May-2012 07:50 pm (UTC)
and it's not because she's fat.
wegoturdog 22nd-May-2012 07:52 pm (UTC)
Never thought I'd see that on ONTD! lol But you are right!
snuffyqui45 22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
LOL MTE
tinsleyy 22nd-May-2012 08:04 pm (UTC)
lmao omg
karis_azura 22nd-May-2012 08:08 pm (UTC)
lololol !!
lastingchances 22nd-May-2012 08:13 pm (UTC)
lol abbey
theladyflash 22nd-May-2012 07:48 pm (UTC)
I'm done.
d00ditsemily 22nd-May-2012 07:48 pm (UTC)
lawd, I hope she doesn't have any other kids, but it looks like she has an older one. rme. I hope the other 'birth moms' on the show aren't this crazy but I'm sure TLC only picked crazy ones
flinkkamingo3 22nd-May-2012 08:34 pm (UTC)
The 23 year-old mom of two
hiclasslowlife 22nd-May-2012 07:48 pm (UTC)
wooooooow
hawaii_bombay 22nd-May-2012 07:49 pm (UTC)
I need to start thinking of stupid ideas to send to TLC; I could become rich.
d00ditsemily 22nd-May-2012 07:49 pm (UTC)
no they will just steal your idea
cruel_idol 22nd-May-2012 07:57 pm (UTC)
Is there a show about being a bigot in public?
iworshipsatin 22nd-May-2012 08:00 pm (UTC)
How about a little person bigot?
"World's Smallest Racist"
karis_azura 22nd-May-2012 08:09 pm (UTC)
IA....living down here in the bible belt, the possibilities for exploiting stupid are endless.
theratwhispers 22nd-May-2012 08:24 pm (UTC)
Otherkin Adventures
Otherkin Babies

It needs to happen.
londonsquare 22nd-May-2012 08:36 pm (UTC)
I Used to Be a Half-Virgin Pregnant Teen Mom Who Weighs 350 Pounds.
tigermilk 22nd-May-2012 09:00 pm (UTC)
Dance Moms. Only the moms are strippers.
menorahmajora 23rd-May-2012 07:59 pm (UTC)
little Romani people who are hoarders and addicted to snacking on OxyClean. Also they are furries who run a tattoo shop.
actxappalledx 22nd-May-2012 07:49 pm (UTC)
idk, i used to like tlc, but i feel like they take it too far lately.

i miss the flawless Little People, Big World

Edited at 2012-05-22 07:50 pm (UTC)
grande_latte 22nd-May-2012 07:50 pm (UTC)
TLC needs to stop enabling these people
professor_chaos 22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
well tbf these ppl probably would have the same behavior issues w/o tlc's help.
aviolentwhisper 22nd-May-2012 08:02 pm (UTC)
behavior issues, yes. but you and i both know she's going to use the money tlc paid her to buy more cigarettes and beer to further poison her fetus.
xkyrie_eleisonx 22nd-May-2012 07:55 pm (UTC)
seriously
chuckisfuckis 22nd-May-2012 07:50 pm (UTC)
my_private_muse 22nd-May-2012 07:58 pm (UTC)
Omg, not sure if it's my Black Death-like fever but this shit is cracking me the fuck up.
tinsleyy 22nd-May-2012 08:04 pm (UTC)
icon <3
chuckisfuckis 22nd-May-2012 08:06 pm (UTC)
I hope you feel better soon!
candycheeks 22nd-May-2012 08:03 pm (UTC)
lmaooo
10acgirl 22nd-May-2012 08:03 pm (UTC)
That is hilarious! I am dying over here. The side eye is killing me.
karis_azura 22nd-May-2012 08:10 pm (UTC)
ahahahaha best gif ever.
xsnickerzzx 22nd-May-2012 10:34 pm (UTC)
lmfaoo
sandstorm 22nd-May-2012 07:50 pm (UTC)
The former prostitute was also a self-confessed shoplifter and vowed that if she had to, "I would go and prostitute my body for $5 to feed the kids."


So if she wasn't stealing food, I wonder what she was taking.
rangemanllc 22nd-May-2012 08:20 pm (UTC)
LOL, it's nice to see she thinks so highly of herself! I mean five bucks!! For fuck sake, I wouldn't bend over to tie a strangers shoe for five bucks.
crystalzelda 22nd-May-2012 07:52 pm (UTC)
Couldn't she get arrested for that? Like smoking and drinking. I think you can get arrested for endangering the fetus or something (I saw that in a Law and Order SVU episode okay so my info is shaky).
winniechili 22nd-May-2012 07:59 pm (UTC)
Only in some places, but it would still be a shaky case to make.
iamsimplysara 22nd-May-2012 08:01 pm (UTC)
It would usually just get them on DCFS's radar, and get the kids taken away as soon as they are born.

Judges do tend to give pregnant women long sentences for petty crimes in the interest of stopping them though.
crystalzelda 22nd-May-2012 08:11 pm (UTC)
I'm pretty sure there are a couple of states where personhood starts at conception.
bluesforgotten 22nd-May-2012 08:19 pm (UTC)
It's not so much because life starts at conception or anything, IIRC it's for DFCS to take the child away at birth basically. I really can't remember exactly, but I do think it has something to do with watching someone for after the kid is born. Don't quote me on this, and like the other person said, it would depend on the state either way.

Edited at 2012-05-22 08:20 pm (UTC)
vehiclesshockme 22nd-May-2012 08:23 pm (UTC)
I believe they do once they're at a point where they would be considered viable. Like if a woman is murdered when she is pregnant depending on how far along she was the killer could be charged with double homicide.
milly 22nd-May-2012 08:06 pm (UTC)
It's not, a lot of women smoke during pregnancy. If the mother is a smoker when she gets pregnant, a lot of doctors will recommend to continue smoking and gradually reduce until you quick after several months, because it's less stress on the body.

As for drinking, some will say you can drink minimal amounts while others say you can't drink at all. Studies have proven that heavy drinking will affect your fetus, but no study has been able to prove that small amounts of alcohol have any effect on your baby. Personally, I wouldn't drink alcohol, but I wouldn't avoid it like the plague is it were cooked in food or something.
snuffyqui45 22nd-May-2012 07:53 pm (UTC)
Yes TLC, let's enable these people.

Just change the name of the fucking network already.
yououghtaknow 22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
How do u I had no idea smoking and drinking was a no no while pregnant.
sandstorm 22nd-May-2012 07:55 pm (UTC)
Yeah, a little unsure what one is supposed to be learning here besides shoplifting could be easier if TLC's cameras are on you?
chuk_is_dazzled 22nd-May-2012 08:21 pm (UTC)
mte
trinity_squared Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
I used to watch The Learning Channel and my favorite show was OPERATION. I saw brain surgery, hip surgery and all sorts of others. TLC is such diarrhea :(
animalyears Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 07:56 pm (UTC)
yeah this channel was pretty great once upon a time
aviolentwhisper Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 07:56 pm (UTC)
I miss the good ol' days when the worst shows on TLC were Wedding and Baby Story.
hiclasslowlife Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 07:57 pm (UTC)
ugghhh that show scarred me as a child
goldengal1193 Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 07:57 pm (UTC)
Omg. That was a show? I love surgery.


Plastic is my favorite.


trinity_squared Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 08:53 pm (UTC)
i loved watching the brain surgeries
pinkfunraven Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 07:58 pm (UTC)
I miss this "channel" too and for the same reason!
wastedaudio Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago22nd-May-2012 08:29 pm (UTC)
i remember watching that as a kid. there once was a woman getting a breast reduction and it was soo ~scandalous to me because they didn't censor anything.
officer_down Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago23rd-May-2012 05:57 pm (UTC)
I feel that way about the History Channel.
celtic_thistle Re: Loooooooooooooooooooooong time ago23rd-May-2012 08:18 pm (UTC)
My dad used to watch Trauma: Life in the ER and my mom would always flee the room because she's squeamish. He was a cop for 29 years so not much fazes him.

~memories~
karinette001 22nd-May-2012 07:54 pm (UTC)
LOL is anyone going to watch On The Fly?
coulditbesatan 22nd-May-2012 08:05 pm (UTC)
I'll go ahead and admit that I will. I loved the hell out of Airline when it was on, and this is basically the same show.
karinette001 22nd-May-2012 08:10 pm (UTC)
right? it looks hilar
nikkiliciously 22nd-May-2012 08:11 pm (UTC)
i will!! I too loved the show airline, Im actually excited to see some bat shit crazy people act deranged at airports again. Ive missed it.
andisprohi 22nd-May-2012 07:55 pm (UTC)
Lauren's motionless expression always creeps me out

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