Secret Lives of Teens - Tyra (Part 4)

The Tyra Banks Show - ''Teens who live secret lives'' (Recorded Feb 16, 2009, WWOR)

[@babeegirl002]

she sounded like a robot when she read that! i was like "WHAT THE?!" how can she not show emotion? thats insane

[@kaliru1]

That little girl definitely was high when she told her mom. No way she'd have that courage on her own

[@TableLampification]

My journal would be like " Dear mom, Everyday i watch Netflix with my cat and do my homework"

[@ilovedeftones1013]

good kids gang

[@cynthiaulloa8601]

as i've gotten older, i think i've come to find that it isn't the parents that are at fault - it's us. we feel so far away from them, and we think we can't talk to them, but most of the time, it's our angst that estranges us from them. we feel distant, because we create the distance.. don't get me wrong, i've got my fair share of secrets, it'd be impossible not to as an eighteen year old. but i think with time, i've become much more likely to open up and say things, even though I know my mother won't react in a pleasant way. parental relationships are like any other - there's ugly parts. (friendships, romantic relationships/marriage, co-workers/bosses) , there's no such thing as perfect. seeing this video made me stop for a second and see how far i've come. i was a cutter, too, and i was found out. forced to go to a shrink. it sucked. but im so blessed to be here today, and to finally understand the reality of things. to all the other teens out there, watching this video, its okay. just try your best to find your way back home, once the experiments are done and you're tired of all the dark stuff. give love in order to receive it. xoxo, cynthia

[@InorganicVegan]

You know what my allowance was? I was ALLOWED to live in my parents' house! XD

[@briannaboyd8526]

I wish I got an allowance :( In my household taking out the trash didn't deserve an award. It was supposed to be done lol

[@sabrinanicoara4797]

That is normal. Parents spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on their children during the first 18 years of their lives and just giving birth to them is expensive. Children should be thanking their parents for everything they do, not getting money for things they should be doing to help out in the household. Kids are spoiled these days that get money

[@228mimics]

The mom is such a trooper. smiles through he full diary reading.

[@adelinatheolin]

This episode really got to me because I'm 14 years old, I cut my arm too and I really feel like no one in my family or so really knows me. This episode helped me a lot, thank you..

[@cherrellejg]

That poor baby..

[@nurita4]

I think the diary is like a symbol of opening up and sharing their experiences to their moms

[@LionEntity]

Stephanie is so relaxed and not stressing when talking about what she's been doing to herself.... something tells me she had a joint before entering the Tyra Show lol

[@Caaspuria408]

Sometimes when you feel lonely, you have no one to talk or be with. It can sometimes lead to depression, doing crazy stuff at such a young age.

[@margretmullen4024]

tyra show needs to come back

[@MrUnicornISamazing]

Dear Tyra, I'm trying to go to bed right now, but your show is so freaking interesting i cant stop. Sincerely, It's 3:30am and I cant sleep cause of you.

[@Mai93Muna]

SHE HAS A GREAT MOM!!

[@WeaknessToAbuse]

Stephanie is such a beautiful girl, she really looks like an angel.

[@Cheerleadersrock13]

omg she looks soo sweet and inocent, i didn´t expected her to be like that, looks are truly decieving,

[@AmyHarripersad]

That is very true.. It's really hard not to understand stuff when you're not in it and others tend to judge harshly without understanding what they're going through...

[@MadameMournington]

this one made me cry.

[@TheCatsMe00w]

poor darling, i shall give her a hug someday :) i wish kitty's and happiness for you. my dear. Stay strong. People don't realize what hell you are going through unless they've been through it themselves.

[@RKO4LYF619]

Jeanae story really did touch me. When she started crying an her mom was so shocked when she read it, i started sobbing. I myself do not really do anything that my mum doesn't want me to do, because she is lind over-protective. but i am so glad she is, because if she wasn't i do not what crazy things i'd get up to.

[@beautifulemelyx3]

Love her confidence, the fact that she's laughing as she reads it. Lol I would have been dead

[@shelbel00]

Stephanie already sounds high when she's reading her journal, and the mom is just sitting there smiling the whole time hearing all of that like she already knows about it and she's totally okay with it..

[@lifeisgolden41]

wow, this girl makes the last girl look like an angel

[@pimpinazgirl]

Amen.Preach it.

[@TheWerewolfsAngel]

When I was 11, I hung around with my friends, played sports, played with barbies and watched Nickelodeon like it was my job.. That was 8 years ago.

[@serenawessels7487]

She has the most angel-like face lol I was like "waitt,whattttt?!?".

[@superpi371]

i cried

[@foreverkellyann29321]

wow when I was 15, I was a huge gaming nerd... But it takes a lot of courage to be able to talk to your parents about things (personal experience) I'm actually teary eyed and just wanting to go hug my parents right now.

[@isaiahchi-townwilson7866]

Sometimes I can’t even talk to my stepmom all the time and I just put it in my diary because I feel like that most parents don’t understand on what’s going on in there children lives now days

[@luvskittles7]

The mom was like smiling through out the whole thing.. wow what a mom..

[@MsPopcornrocks]

"I'm here for you" oh please.

[@HyperFrost8]

I love how everyone's treating this girl with more respect than the other girl. You know, the one who hasn't been drunk or high? But, I think it's brave for the both of them to tell their moms the truth, and I hope that they're doing much better now than before. :)

[@djt724]

LOL @ Tyra "Do you snort pills?" she's a smart one.

[@143Lovemindless]

she just spilled it all no problem if i was on that show telling my mom that i would not be alive but i do not do stuff like that

[@KaimanaFOHS]

"i love her to death" next thought "Death please come sooner"

[@LoveDoesntHurt19]

That is so true and it's something I say all the time. Substance abuse and self-harm are both mental disorders. But they don't make a person. That's never who they are.

[@MBrocroyal1]

It is four am and I'm watching Tyra banks videos

[@tippyttop]

Yes Tyra, we actually do see the cuts!

[@kayderidderxxx]

i cried during this, it reminds me of me:'(

[@madelaa]

Tyra is SO ingenuwine!

[@Hayzehleh]

I haaaate this girl's attitude when she reads outloud. But, I think it's part of her coping mechanism. She's scared her mom wont love her, so she's dissociating and closing herself off.

[@elenamills1835]

WHY IS HER MOM SO CALM WHILE SHES READING LOLOL HER CRYING IS SO FAKE OMGGGGG

[@stelutza0619]

This definitely has to be a lesson for everyone.

[@amaltje1234]

i freaking agree.

[@Sophz235]

She's so brave for doing this, I would never be able to tell my mum that

[@imme3able]

Her mom was thinking, "oh, thank God she's not pregnent!" Lol

[@MrNicoleCherie]

I used to do that. When i would burn smiley faces on my arms, it made me feel good, cause the warmth was like a hug and the pain stopped me from feeling bad. the pain felt so good. i didnt really get hugs. and sometimes i felt like i diserved the pain sometimes.

[@NaNoona21]

wow these moms are so nice. i told my mom and dad i am seeing a guy online and that im not as religious as they are and i got yelled at like never before, and i told them i was moving out and i got the worst guilt trip any person could get, i ddnt move out yet and i was told to stop seeing my bf but i didnt i wont but i just wish my parents were alot more understanding. btw im 22 and treated like im 16

[@puddleofwitch]

I am speechless just stoped smokin an I like started when I was 12 but I never thought about takin drugs or burnin myself

[@MissCaraMint]

I love that you call bubblegum food ^^

[@MrsRathbone7]

Same reason people tend to laugh and joke a lot more after a death in their family, it's them trying to stay strong because they're in such pain and disbelief. Also, the actions of your facial muscles forming into a smile releases endorphins in the brain which triggers you to feel happier. They're subconscious actions that we all preform.

[@maike494]

OH MY GOD!

[@SassMaster3.0]

what a nice mom

[@JuiC3yT3mpTaTi0n]

i wish my mother was like this girls mother i wish she was more supportive like hers....my mother and i arent as close because she caint see past my mistakes and it hurts but she is lucky

[@opalrok]

my point exactly. everything this girl just talked about describes about 30 % of my highschool peers.

[@iEatFishBabies]

I wish I could tell my mom and have her be so understanding...

[@dontwatchthat869]

Oooohhhhh.

[@FANTASTICO1230]

EXACTLY OMFG

[@RhondasModernLife]

the ukulele sounds awesome!

[@krissyhimraj366]

these things make me look like a total good girl. I should make my mom watch this she would never complain again.

[@hemsyyy]

..love your mum...reminds me of my mum...brilliant..lol

[@thundercheer16]

the mom was like, almost smiling the whole time she told her???

[@dancedanceeyeah]

I feel like a friken saint after seeing these.

[@Anthony982149]

True.

[@effinerika]

This is one of the best comments I've ever read. It's so true.

[@Timamalao]

Whoa that lady at 1:11. "She's FIFTEEN." Dude that Mom is so strong. And in a way, so is she.

[@samschutt98]

when i was 11 i was watching hannah montana on tv!

[@violinplayer101]

omg, I'm crying just watching this...If I found out my little sister was doing stuff like this, I would just be sitting there crying too! .I'm not a parent, but I know how sad my mom would be if I told her something like this...

[@misslily123123]

this girl does everything i do...

[@alyssiamarshall6664]

these teens are very lucky if i had told my mom half of what i had and have been doing well i have told her and she was not near as calm, and it has prolly helped our relationship better than me hiding all i do!!!!

[@msheregi]

To all you girls out there that do drugs and cut yourself somehow feel better about yourself, your just taking a easy pass to temporay relief. You are worth so much more than this. You will never no how much youre loved. These things hurt the people that you love or the ones that love you the most. You were made with a purpose. You are beautiful in your own way. You don't need any stupid person to tell you who you are and who you're not. You're worth so much more than all that crap. I'd write

[@TheCelecis]

and the kid.. readin that was like.. emotionless... is that a word? x.x she show no regrets nor remorse... the other one before did and was ashamed.. but this one.. omg ...

[@jay5ty43ver]

Once they get home, it ain't no smiling or hugging, it's a whole different story lml

[@Friedtaters01]

You are exactly right. And it is a defense mechanism. It is also hard for teenagers to portray their feelings and experiences the same way that adults express themselves. People keep forgetting that teenagers are teenagers not adults. They are still developing in many different ways, especially mentally. Just because they look like adults and talk like adults does not make them adults.

[@bubblegirl99xoxo]

Wow... She's my age at this time... I've never done any of that...

[@Trollspunk]

"I've been smoking since i was 11" Me: "Oh my gosh im 11!" *looks around room at Harry Potter blanket, cabbage patch kid and hello kitty plushys* "Oh God im safe"

[@daricerobin]

OMG!

[@HaraJukuDollyx]

that is why you go on a talk show so then they wont see you die... but just hope that when you get back home you dont really die LOL

[@lefou21]

Of course she sounds like a robot. When you're depressed (which she obviously is), you have to numb yourself to everything or you drown in self pity and cry your eyes out whenever you allow your mind to wander. That's exactly how I sound whenever I have to explain my depression to anyone.

[@smatigirl]

ich weiss das ich keine gute vergangenheit habe auch viele sachen gemacht die mich auch ins fhernsehn gebraucht haben nud ins radio auch nach iceland haben sie mich gebracht aber ich hatte einen grund warum ich das gemacht habe ich bin froh das tyra das mal im fehrsehn gezeigt hat das es noch andere im mädchen/jungs gibt ! love you tyra

[@Biancamf23]

i find it funny that this mom is so calm .. well compared to wat most of our parents reactions wuld be..

[@anissa2007]

lol if i had done half of this when i was 15; i wouldn't be living anymore

[@SassiFrassGirl08]

again. this girl sounds so confident. "yeah i smoke pot and snort and get wasted every weekend. have i done something wrong or..."

[@Whitechiikk]

lolol, thank you xD

[@ADayToRemember616]

I love the way her mother responded. I've never done drugs but I have cut. When my mom found out she freaked

[@dizzlefizzle9]

Hardcore. She read that journal like a school project

[@ladolcevita210]

finally someone who see's what is really going on.

[@trogdor1413]

the moms like just wait til we get home

[@_TaylorAshton_]

I used to be like her, but then I realized that I'm just throwing my life away on something that could kill me at any moment. And I'm 16 now. I haven't picked up any alcohol or drugs in over a year. I didn't do that stuff for very long, but you know its time to stop when you almost lose someone very close to you, doing the same things you are. People make mistakes, but a lot of them don't learn from them.

[@XxTaylorAndNanaxX]

lol the girls just like "blah blah blah why wont they stop talking"

[@BeachBumMedia]

DAMN! i was not expecting her to say drugs...ands she's so histerical about it!

[@flocom1]

I can't imagine these kids telling their mom/dad "hey, you know this Tyra Banks show.. I'm going there and.. you might wanna come too.. you know.." And the parent must go "OMG, what the f.. is going on with my child?!"

[@vampires563]

im proud of those girls i cant even talk 2 my grandmother

[@SPSKDM]

wow. i feel so sorry for her.she needs love from her parents and some good influence.she seems like such a sweet girl.

[@Peytonrr16]

Her mom seems like a good mom.

[@mandaANDchelz]

omg she looks so young! but she has such a husky dude voice

[@eminahodzik]

purityyyyy

[@Seigi_37]

I understand partly what she's going through. I've been cutting myself for a while now and I'm currently on 4 prescription drugs but sumtimes I'll take a few more than I need.. For those of you who are beating down on her you obviously don't know HOW hard it is.

[@ryanprettiiboiwilliams92]

I agree.