in some culture reach 16 be a right of passage . this show be show you those who be go way overboard to impress their friend family with lavish and senseless thing . it all about their world and and their world be one day of excitement and flash . don not mistake the traditional sweet 16 party for this . many of my friend have have sweet 16 party as well with food and cake and friend and dj and the renting of the neighborhood hall . i do not think it cost them over a few hundred dollar and and many of them work and pay for it themselves . some work and have people pay at the door . some parent actually cook in the kitchen at these hall for u party goer . fun time for all . but for mtv boring . this be reality television at it fine excess while the looker ons be judge and jury . and gee and how many kid be bug their parent right now to throw an over the top sweet 16 party so that they can get on mtv . ah ha . my sweet 16 show u these sad and meaningless and and yes very lonely child in life who think money will give them the adulation they need . mtv may be try to get this across represent parent and it up to you to teach your child that this kinda thing be easily forget even after you spend hundred of thousand of dollar to make your sweetie queen or king for a few hour and and they aren not really entitle to a thing at 16. at 16 and they should be throw you the party . this be an awful program for the moral and manner and and self worth of teen and their push over baby boomer parent . but someone have to show the rest of the world how brain dead the other one percent really be .