Even after I told you I couldn’t stand an hour of screaming, crying and whining on “The Baby Borrowers,” I became interested (not entertained) and have been following the show for the past few weeks.

At the end of last night’s finale, in which each couple had moved up the age scale to take care of senior citizens, each gave a recap of what the experience had been like, followed by a short look at where they are now.

Surprise! All of the couples have broken up.

For those of you who missed it, “The Baby Borrowers” is a social experiment in which teen couples live in a home together and every few days the scenario would change from taking care of an infant, to a toddler, to a preteen, all the way up the age ladder until it was time to care for the elderly.

They discovered that life isn’t all fun and games, that babies aren’t cute all the time, and that it is hard work to raise a child. In the end, they said they appreciated their parents more, respected the challenges of a good relationship and none of them was ready to have children despite what several thought at the start of the show.

What a great way to prepare teens for what life is all about. I realize that we all have to learn from our mistakes, that everyone is different, and that some teens make excellent parents, but this would be a good example to show high school students in health classes everywhere about what it takes to make a relationship work.

I’m not talking about preventing teen pregnancy or attempting to lower our country’s divorce rate, but as a teenager you listen and learn more from your peers than from adults who you think don’t know anything.

It doesn’t happen very often, but I’ll admit that I was wrong and this show should be on TV, maybe not as primetime reality TV, but as a social lesson for teens (and everyone else) about the challenges of building a good relationship. Thank goodness I have The Man on the Couch.

Speaking of The Man, he finally got his wish. Coffey Anderson finally was booted off “Nashville Star.”

But I don’t think we’re through with him yet. The self-described urban country singer told Reality TV World that he already has appeared in a few commercials and is thinking about acting.

Unfortunately for Coffey, I don’t think we’ll see him gracing the big screen anytime soon.

One more quick self-promoting reminder. Don’t forget to stop by Fox’s Eastern Maine Idol competition Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Bangor Mall. In case you missed last week’s column, you can get all the details on the Reality Bytes blog at www.bangordailynews.com or by visiting www.wvii.com.