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True Life: I Have Acne
Do you have severe acne that causes you social problems or emotional
stress?Are you planning to do something about it? If that sounds
like you, MTV wants to know your story.
If you appear to be between the ages of 15 and 25 and you have a
major problem with acne, please e-mail us at acne@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name, email
address, location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I'm Addicted to Shopping
Is your closet packed with never-worn clothing, the price tags
still attached? Do you always have to run out and get the latest
jeans or the newest accessories featured in Vogue? Are you maxing
out your credit cards and drowning in bills? Are your friends and
family concerned about your shopping addiction? If you can't control
the urge to shop, even at the expense of your job, your
relationships or your finances, MTV wants to hear about it.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 25, and are addicted
to shopping, email us at shopping@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I'm Going to Fashion Week
Twice a year, New York City's Bryant Park becomes the hottest
fashion destination in the world. Do you have an invitation to the
most exclusive shows in town? Are you a runway model, strutting down
the Fashion Week catwalks for the first time? Are you an
up-and-coming designer, nervous about showing your clothing line to
the "who's who" in fashion? Are you an intern for a
fashion magazine, trying desperately to get yourself on a guest
list? Or are you just a fan of fashion, planning to hit all the
glamorous parties? If you have a front-row seat to see the Fall 2008
collections in the tents at Bryant Park, MTV wants to hear about it.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 25, and are going to
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, email us at fashionweek@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I'm Going to Bike Week
Every February, Daytona Beach braces itself for 10 days of
motorcycles and mayhem. Are you pimping out your Harley and
traveling down to Bike Week? Are you gearing up for the crowds of
people and parties on Main Street? Will your hog be one of hundreds
lining the streets of Daytona? Will you be decked out in your finest
leather pants, cruising the main drag? Or are you serious about
motorcycles and going to Daytona to check out the baddest bikes
around? If you're revving up your engines for the 67th Annual Bike
Week, MTV wants to hear about it.
If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28, and are going to
Bike Week, email us at bikeweek@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I've Made a Big Mistake
Everyone makes mistakes. But is your mistake ruining your life?
Are you regretting breaking up with that person who may be your
ideal mate? Are you willing to swallow your pride in order to get
back in someone's good graces? Did you lie about something that's
now coming back to haunt you? Are you feeling the crippling effects
of regret for something you did in the past? Will you do absolutely
anything to fix the problem you've created? If you have made a
really BIG mistake with serious consequences, MTV wants to hear from
you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 25, and are currently
dealing with the effects of a huge mistake, email us at mistake@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I Don't Trust My Partner
Are you always worried about what your partner does behind your
back? Do you feel like your partner is lying about where s/he is
going or what s/he is doing? And just how far will you go to make
sure s/he is being honest? Or has your partner cheated in the past
and is struggling to regain your trust? If your suspicions are
putting your relationship on the rocks, MTV wants to hear from you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and you cannot
overcome your trust issues, email us at trust@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm Looking For My Mother
Are you about to embark on a search for your long lost mother? Were
you adopted and want to find your biological mom? Did your mother
move out at a young age? Would you not recognize her if you saw her
walking down the street? Do you hope to start or rebuild a
relationship with your mother, even though you haven't seen her in
years? Or are you just looking for closure?
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and you are
ready start the search for your mother, email us at mother@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm Living Off The Grid
Are you literally living "off the grid" of regular
American life? Do you generate electricity for your household
through wind or solar power, chop wood for heat or draw water from a
well rather than rely on (and pay) the government or utilities for
these services? Has your family chosen to live without television,
computers or the Internet, and dragged you "back to the
land" with them? Or has your disgust with mainstream culture
inspired you to abandon city life for a rural existence where
"wireless" is meaningless? If you're surviving without
relying on modern infrastructure, MTV wants to hear from you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and you think
that you have an off-the-grid lifestyle, email us at grid@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm Quitting
Are you struggling to break an addiction...but not to drugs or
alcohol? Are you done being dominated by digital devices, social
networking services, or hacking the latest OS release? Is your
online gambling, compulsive blogging or online gossiping gotten you
into trouble? Are your friends online more important to you than
your friends in real life? Are your phone bills out of control
because you can't stop text messaging? Have your friends and family
threatened to cut you off if you don't straighten up and quit? If
you're trying hard to let go of a habit, MTV wants to hear from you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and you're
trying to quit doing something destructive, email us at quit@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm In The Family Business
Does your family run its own business... which you're expected to
join? Have you been exposed to the family biz for as long as you can
remember? Do you feel stuck in a career you didn't choose? Are you
worried about angering or disappointing your family by choosing a
different job? Do you have a vision for the business that the rest
of your family doesn't agree with? Do you feel like your family is
harder on you than a normal boss would be? Are you about to break
the news to your family that you won't be punching in alongside them
any more? If your family members are also your coworkers, MTV wants
to hear your story.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and are
involved with your family's business, email us at FamilyBusiness@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I Have A Blended Family
Is a new stepfather or stepmother about to enter your life and
home... along with his or her kids? Is the size of your family going
to double in a day? Is your parent's same-sex partner moving in with
him/her...and you? Are you trying to befriend your siblings-to-be
but doubting the outcome? If you feel like your family is about to
get or recently became blended, MTV wants to hear from you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and your
family is undergoing a major reconfiguration, email us at blended@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: Divorce
Are you, or someone close to you, getting divorced? Is your parents'
pending divorce forcing you to choose sides? Is one of your parents
moving far away... and maybe taking you along? Do you feel like
their divorce is somehow your fault...or that it is up to you to
repair the damage to the rest of your family?
...Or are you the one going through a divorce? What kind of
emotional toll is the breakup of your marriage taking on your home,
work and social life? Do you feel like people in your life--friends,
family members--must take sides in your marital war? If divorce is
affecting your life right now, MTV wants to hear from you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and your
family is undergoing a major reconfiguration, email us at divorce@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm A Single Parent
Are you or have you recently become a single mom or dad? Are you
forced to rely on the support of family members or friends to keep
your family intact? Do you feel like you suffer discrimination
because you're raising a child on your own? Are you determined to do
whatever it takes to give your child a good life, even if it means
sacrificing your own freedom/happiness?
...Or are you being raised in a single-parent household? Do you
often play the role of the absent parent, helping raise siblings or
pay bills? Are you trying to track down a parent who's never been
part of your life? Is your single parent trying to date again for
the first time, or considering getting married, changing everything?
If you're being raised by a single parent or a single parent
yourself, MTV wants to hear from you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and your
family is undergoing a major reconfiguration, email us at SingleParent@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm A Nanny
Do you take care of someone else's children for a living? Is being a
nanny your career of choice, or are you only working as one until
something better comes along? Do you disagree with your charges'
parents about how to raise them? Are the children you look after
driving you insane -- or have you come to love them as your own? Are
you like a member of the family...or more like an indentured
servant? If your life makes the "Nanny Diaries" look like
child's play, MTV wants to hear your story.
If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28, and currently
work as or are about to start working as a nanny, email us at nanny@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm Deaf
Do you have severe or total deafness? Are you a deaf student, about
to graduate and go out into the world on your own for the very first
time? Or are you currently attending a school for the deaf but about
to transition to a mainstream school? Perhaps you're trying to find
a job but experiencing difficulty because you are deaf? Are you
hoping to get a cochlear implant or to be fitted for a hearing aid
to significantly improve your ability to hear? Are you a member of
an advocacy group, fighting to gain more rights or assistance for
deaf people?
If you fit any of these descriptions, appear to be between the
ages of 16-28, and would like to share your story, please email us
at deaf@mtvn.com
and be sure to include your name, location, phone number and a
photo.
True Life: I'm An Ice Queen
Are you a competitive figure skater? Do you eat, sleep, and dream
ice skating? Have you and your family made enormous sacrifices so
that you can follow your dream of being an Olympic or professional
figure skater? Are you a member of a competitive skating team,
gunning for the championship title at an important upcoming event?
If you're a queen on the ice and you (or your team) rule the rink,
MTV wants to hear about it!
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 25, and are a
competitive figure skater, email us at icequeen@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I'm A Survivalist
Are you a survivalist, always working on your disaster preparedness
skills?
Are you convinced the end of the world is coming and you need to be
ready for it? Perhaps you're building a shelter in your backyard for
the next big hurricane or tornado? Do you have a pantry full of
bottled water, canned goods, duct tape and iodide pills in case of
another terrorist attack?
Perhaps you plan to attend an intensive training camp to learn how
to live off the land? If you're obsessed with being able to survive
any large-scale disaster, MTV wants to hear about it.
If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 25, and are a
survivalist, email us at survivalist@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo.
True Life: I'm Eloping
Are you thinking about throwing caution to the wind and eloping? Is
your situation forcing you to be secretive about your plans for
marriage? Are you racing away from home, even crossing state lines
to tie the knot? Whatever your reasons for wanting to wed quickly,
MTV wants to hear your story.
If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28, and are
considering eloping, email us at eloping@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm Uninsured
Are you living without health insurance, and about to pay the price?
Were you just diagnosed with a condition you're afraid you won't be
able to pay to treat? Or are you putting off important medical
treatment because of the cost? Getting your drugs off the street or
online? Skipping doses to save money? Considering getting surgery in
another country because it's cheaper? Are you going into tremendous
debt or going to extreme lengths to finance treatment for your
condition? MTV wants to hear about your struggle to survive without
health care.
If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28, and are
uninsured, email us at uninsured@mtvn.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm Under Peer Pressure
Are you feeling pressure from others to drink, smoke, have sex, do
drugs, or do anything you're not sure you want to do? Do you worry
that not doing these things will cause you to lose friends? Are you
constantly putting yourself in uncomfortable situations because you
want other people to like you? Would you be willing to risk getting
into trouble to get in with the in crowd? If peer pressure is
weighing you down, MTV wants to hear about it.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 25, and are
struggling with peer pressure, email us at pressure@mtvstaff.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I Can't Stay Thin
Are you a yo-yo when it comes to your weight? Do you feel like you
can't keep the pounds off, no matter how you try? Are you worried
about staying thin long enough to make your wrestling weight... fit
into your wedding dress... or go back to school looking as great as
you did in May? Are you an aspiring model or beauty queen who
struggles to fit into sample sizes? Do you fear that if you can't
stay thin you won't get that dream job... or meet that dream guy? If
so, MTV wants to hear about your struggle to keep the pounds off.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and feel like you
can't stay thin no matter how hard you try, email us at thin@mtvstaff.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I Have Embarrassing Parents
Do your parents participate in activities or have jobs that you find
mortifying? Are you constantly worried that your parents will
embarrass you in front of your friends? Are they clowns that perform
at birthdays in your neighborhood? Do they run a well-known Dungeons
& Dragons fan club? Have they decorated your entire house in
Elvis memorabilia? Do their personalities, hairstyles, or fashion
statements make you want to crawl into a hole whenever your friends
come over? If this sounds like your life, MTV wants to hear from
you.
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and are
embarrassed by your parents, email us at embarrassing@mtvstaff.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I'm In the Sex Industry
Would you say that you are part of the sex industry? Do you work at
a store that only sells sexually explicit content and products? Are
you a stripper at a big city nightclub? Part of a production crew
that shoots adult films? Making big money as an escort in Las Vegas?
Starring in your own daily sex show online? Do you work in a factory
that manufactures sexual toys? Do you hide your job or flaunt it?
MTV wants to know what your life in the industry is really like.
If you are at least 18 years of age and appear to be younger than
28, and work in the sex industry, email us at industry@mtvstaff.com
with all of the details. Please be sure to include your name,
location, phone number and a photo, if possible.
True Life: I Live Another Life on the Web
Do you sometimes feel as if you're living a double life? Are you
pretending to be someone you're not? Do you have one identity in
your everyday life, but a different one when you're alone and
on-line? Does your virtual avatar make you feel confident behind
your computer screen? Are you famous online but feel like you're
invisible in real life?
Do you have trouble approaching someone for a date in person, but
when you're behind the comfort of your computer, do the words just
flow? Would you be afraid to be yourself if you were ever to come
face-to-face with your online friends or companions? Do you get so
caught up in the person you pretend to be on the web that you
maintain that persona in person?
If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and live another
life on the web, email us at: weblife@mtvstaff.com
with your story.
Please be sure to include your name, location, phone number and a
photo, if possible.
