Yes, she was. She was flighty and irresponsible, and Bella goes to live with her father, who doesn't parent her at all, and who she keeps house for, but that's okay, because bumbling dads are cool.

I read the first one, sustained myself thinking "When I finish I can tear this apart on my blog," and then I finished and couldn't stand to touch it long enough to critique it.

I want to see both. At the moment, I'm writing a protagonist who becomes a teen mother and has a close relationship with her mother. It's fun. Now let's see if I can get a publisher.