Baby 101

If it makes money it is going to get coverage. The more people that put interest in celebrities, the more celebrities are going to get covered. The editor shouldn't be the one put on the spot, the people that buy the magazine are the ones that need a reality check....STOP SUPPORTING BAD BUSINESS THAT PROMOTE BAD IDEAS!

First of all to all the ppl claiming they had kids young and now make all this money and are happy, blah blah blah. It's a load of crap! Honestly probably 10%, if even that, of ppl who have kids at a young age actually do good and finish school and get good jobs. So don't waste our time and pretend because we can see right through the lies. The article is definately glamorizing teen pregnancy and it's pathetic! Then ppl wonder why this world is the way it is because we have 13 years old sluts, ppl getting away with murder, profanity/violence in our music, and so much more. Jamie Lynn will end up like her sister in a few years or if she's lucky her mommy will take over like she tried with Britney and her mommy will be raising her kids!! THen we'll see how horrible those kids turn out since MOMMY Spears didn't do such a good job raising her own two daughters!!

I read all these comments and one thought crosses my mind How many of you are parents of teenage children? Now how many of you have talked to your children (yes both boys and girls) about safe sex and/or not having sex at all. We as adults need to be talking to our children and teaching them what the conquences of having sex is. All the comments here are about teenage pregnancy but no one has mentioned something that is far worse AIDS and STD's. Teach children about having safe sex so if they decide to go against your wishes of not having sex at all they can at least be safe about it. I teach in a high school and you can't imagine how many kids have never had the sex talk with their parents. What they have learned about it they have seen on tv, read in magazines, learned from their friends, and then learned in health class. Let's educate our children about what is right and what is wrong. Instead of complaining about this article let's use it as a teaching moment for our kids. Teach them that teenage pregnancy is not an easy thing to do. Talk to them and let them know that if they ever have any questions that you are there for them and no matter what you will never judge them.

Okay, the decision to have a baby whether teen or adult is the mother's choice obviously...what i'm concerned about is those teens/young mothers who can't support themselves (obviously the majority of them) and neither can the fathers...then who supports the new child?? OF COURSE THE GOOD OLD ANSWER...THE GOVERNMENT...IT'S CALLED WELFARE, and you know what the thing that makes me so upset moreso than the topic of teen pregnancy is one very closely tied with it...teen pregnancy and depending on the rest of the US taxpayers to buy the formula, milk, juice, cheese, cereal and everything else for the new baby because the young mother/father cannot afford it...oh and they get dirt cheap daycare also and free healthcare...oh and single young mothers can get every penny in taxes back...they can live as a young mother and not pay any taxes, and get catered to because they chose to have a baby, now if i chose to have a baby as adult making an average income, well guess what i get no breaks...i pay for every diaper, i pay every penny of taxes, i pay healthcare costsi pay 800% more in daycare...the govt makes it seems like having a baby as a teen or very young adult is the way to go!!! my taxes pay for babies whose mothers are taking advantage of welfare and who don't know what TRUE RESPONSIBLIITY IS!!!!! because the govt feeds them whatever they want because they are young and without income, wake up people

I gotta say that the Spears' parents don't really appear to be the best parents in the world. I wouldn't say that they're trash...that's harsh, but I would say that w/ so many issues that something isn't quite right w/ their parenting skills. And when I saw the cover of OK! magazine I was slightly sickened. Yes she made a mistake and she just made a million dollars off of her "mistake". That seems wrong to me! Girls are so easily influenced by their favorite "stars" and I really don't think it's a very good idea to have that as a cover w/ her saying that being a mother is the best thing in the world. Now I didn't read the article...couldn't bring myself to buy it...but it wouldn't bother me as much if the article acknowledges that being a teenage mom is HARD and that she is glad that she has her baby and loves her, but really wishes she had been smarter about having safe sex. Young girls sometimes aren't smart enough to realize that Jamie Lynn has nannies and lots of cash to pay for the care of her baby! It just worries me...

This is sad. How is Jamie Lynn's teen pregnancy an "exceptional story"?? It's not exceptional at all; in fact, it is quite sad to think that such a young person can mess up her life so early. "This young girl has made some very hard choices" - Yes, very hard and very bad.

I saw the pictures and they completely glamorize teen pregnancy. Both yong parents are well-rested and gorgeous, dressed well, the baby sleeps peacefully, fresh muffins are neatly arranged on the counter and the boyfriend lovingly pours a cup of coffee for Jamie. PLEASE. No one lives like this. What a joke. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Instead of showing a glowing, happy teenager with her baby, why don't they show the real picture.
Jamie's mom raising the baby while Jamie gets on with her life. Jamie pulling her hair out because her baby won't stop crying, or Jamie with little or no sleep. Get real, OK.
It's obvious now that the only thing that matters is that you sell mags. Shame on you.

Teenage girls are not going to see the reality of this, Jamie Lynn has mega-bucks for nannies and so forth. In REAL LIFE teens wonder where the money will come from for food, rent, utilities, etc. And no nanny so mom can sleep through the night.
Shame on OK! for sensationalizing this tragedy.

You are all so infinitely f*cking stupid...if you did your job as a parent, your kids wouldn't look to JLS as a "role model", they would look to their parents--that is if they were worthwhile enough to be looked up to as such. So many adults now days act exactly like "teens"-so ignorant, selfish, moronic...it's no wonder their kids think they are a joke and don't take any stock in what they have to say. Look at yourself, your actions, your life...BEFORE AND AFTER you have kids--they will find out what you did prior to having them, and you'd better have DAMN good reasons for all of it. I did not have sex until after I graduated--yes, it's true!!!! OMG!!! I wasn't fat, ugly, unpopular, etc., I just knew my parents would NOT be happy and quite possibly KICK MY ASS if I got pregnant, it is the reason I waited. Not really mindfully, but it held me back until I was 18. However, I got pregant when I was 20 and unwed, the father was 18. We worked min. wage jobs, it was not easy. I contemplated abortion, and the guilt from even CONSIDERING it plagued me for years, to the point of severe depression. I love my daughters so much, they have made life complete. Yes, that's right--I gave birth to my firstborn in 1997, then another in 2000, then another in 2004. WITH THE SAME MAN WHO I MARRIED IN 1999, when the time was right. We did the right thing--by us and by our daughter. I commend Jamie Lynn for not taking the EASY WAY OUT, the COWARDS way out, like most peice of sh*t teenagers would now days. I HATE what I am seeing with teens and adults--selfish f*ckers who don't deserve to breathe my air. Thank you for having a conscience, Jamie. Thank you for having a heart, and a soul, and giving your baby a chance. JUST A NOTE TO ALL THE BITTER MOMS OUT THERE: I have not once thought my freedom or life was stolen or ruined by my kids. They have not spent one minute in daycare, ever. They have only been babysat by Grandparents, Mom and Dad and my best friend a couple of times over the last 11 years. I don't go out barhopping, I don't go to strip clubs, I don't cheat on my man. I guess that's why it doesn't bother me to be home with my husband and kids. We are happy because we are functional, not dysfunctional. You choose your destiny--My husband and I worked opposite shifts and had one vehicle for 4 years to make ends meet and make sure our kids were cared for properly (not by a sitter). It was hard at times, but so worth it now, rewarding to say the least. Our kids are happy, well adjusted and behaved. Most of all, they RESPECT and LOVE us. Your kids only give back what they are given, remember that.