Life of Ryan

This week MTV showed the season finale of "Life of Ryan". Throughout the season you met his family, friends, and crushes in good times and bad. Ryan is now a 17 year old skateboarding prodigy and the youngest to ever turn pro in the industry, compared to the likes of Tony Hawk, an accomplishment any young athlete in the sport dreams about. The show is probably one of the most watchable reality shows MTV has come up with lately giving Americas youth something more to watch than just the same old drunken, drama filled garbage you can catch any night of the week. I feel although it may not be the only show to do so "Life of Ryan" has a good message in the background; showing young kids that if you stick with something you love and work hard you can accomplish anything in this country. It also show cases the struggles of youth and something that most of us can relate to which is divorce or the separation of our parents. In Ryan's case being old enough to fully understand the whole situation at the same time getting caught in between his parents takes a toll on his emotions as well as his edge in competitions. Times like these are rough on all family members but having the strength to support each other and be the big brother or sister is what counts most.