Baby 101

I am outraged at the glamorization of teenage pregnancy by the media, especially magazines like OK. I think the media need to take better responsibility as to how they present stories like these. I know of many teenage girls who think pregnancy is this hip, new thing-- until it happens to them. The reality of teen pregnancy is harsh. Movies, magazines, and other media need to clean it up. When will they get that we ALL are responsible for our youth? I think all magazine editors and movie writers/directors needs to take media ethics 101 again. But then again, anything for a buck. Right? :(

I hope no one buys this magazine.

I have nothing really to say to Miss Spears or about her family except I hope she does what is best for her child and loves it to the best of her ability. I hope she understands that she is not the center of her life anymore... which I think would be the hardest thing about parenting... especially for someone as young as she is. Regardless of this story, I believe parents need to take charge of where their children are, who they are hanging with, what they are watching, what they are consuming, etc. The government and schools keep wondering how to instill honor and morals into OUR children... operative word here... 'OUR' !!! We are the parents! They are our children and they need guidelines from us. Don't be ignorant... sex and drugs are rampant in this society... don't trust your children... they will lie to you. Children need to be sheltered more so than they are now. Teen sex should NOT be the norm. It should be abhorred! They are still growing children and don't understand the consequences of most of the mistakes they will make until they are older. This is not coming from an elderly, bitter woman... I am twenty two years old and am glad to say my parents guided me and my decision-making abilities until I moved out of the house. I made a lot less mistakes than I would have if I was not sheltered the way I was. I have a son who I will be just as strict with as my parents were with me. I will love him to death and help him become the great man I know he can become.

I'm sure Jamie Lynn's baby will be fine, and so will Jamie Lynn. She has money, fame, and probably a round the clock nanny. I wish I could say the same for the thousands of other teenage girls who find themselves alone, scared, and pregnant every year in America. Jamie Lynn should feel guilty for giving birth to a baby, making money off the photos, and inspiring a generation of young women to do the same.

This story definitely glorifies teen pregnancy, regardless of the attempts to "write" it differently, the views of the majority of teens will see a teenager with her child on the cover of a national magazine, before the story is read. I honestly believe that the media creates too many excuses for their roles in defining American culture today. Capitalism supersedes cause and effect ... right?!

People need to realize that Jamie Lynn comes from a wealthy and supportive family and her struggles will not be the same as the average American teenager. OK is not overglamourizing but more representing what it's like to have a child as a young, wealthy teenager. When Donald Trump's pics came out, were they overglamourizing... no, they were representing what it's like to be a rich baby. Will my nursery look like his? No, bc i'm not wealthy like donald trump. if parents are so concerned about their children getting the wrong message, then they need to work on their parenting skills and teach their children that jamie lynn's situation is diff't from the avg. teenager girl. i respect jamie lynn for having her baby at a young age and taking all the "hate" from people who don't even know her and are just bitter at the world. she could have avoided this drama by having an abortion but chose to do otherwise for some reason.

I have nothing really to say to Miss Spears or about her family except I hope she does what is best for her child and loves it to the best of her ability. I hope she understands that she is not the center of her life anymore... which I think would be the hardest thing about parenting... especially for someone as young as she is. Regardless of this story, I believe parents need to take charge of where their children are, who they are hanging with, what they are watching, what they are consuming, etc. The government and schools keep wondering how to instill honor and morals into OUR children... operative word here... 'OUR' !!! We are the parents! They are our children and they need guidelines from us. Don't be ignorant... sex and drugs are rampant in this society... don't trust your children... they will lie to you. Children need to be sheltered more so than they are now. Teen sex should NOT be the norm. It should be abhorred! They are still growing children and don't understand the consequences of most of the mistakes they will make until they are older. This is not coming from an elderly, bitter woman... I am twenty two years old and am glad to say my parents guided me and my decision-making abilities until I moved out of the house. I made a lot less mistakes than I would have if I was not sheltered the way I was. I have a son who I will be just as strict with as my parents were with me. I will love him to death and help him become the great man I know he can become.

I was not a teen but close to it when I got pregnant. I was 20 years old. I was soo happy I had gotten pregnant, it was planned but after the baby came it wasnt so easy. I was up all night long with my baby! She as colicy and cried pretty much all the time up until she was about 6-7 months old. My husband worked full time and couldnt stay up at night with her so here I was up all the time with the baby!! Babies are expensive espcially if your NOT a star or NOT rich!! Everything is so high priced now a days and its hard to find a good paying job. PLUS on top of that if both parents are going to work then you have to pay for a daycare or a babysitter! We checked out a few day cares and most of them are $150-$200 A WEEK! To me thats not worth me working and sending my child to daycare! It would take my paycheck...so here I am a stay at home mom. We barley get to go out and have nights to our selves bc no one wants to watch the baby. Its hard to have a baby when your young. You lose all your freedom......Trust me I know from expierence. My baby is now 2, I LOVE HER TO DEATH and wouldnt change that for the world but I am just telling all you teens now IT ISNT AS EASY AS YOU THINK IT IS!!!! Please take this advie from me and dont think I am trying to be mean or ignorant bc I am not. I just know from experience.....

I agree that being a teen mom is hard on you financially, physically and emotionally but one can't say it's bad to be a pregnant teen. I am a teen I wouldn't wantto get pregnant now but i can say that when teen girls become pregnant it's as if society makes them out o be bad people. If you're having sex as a teen you should know what could happen if you don't use protection. Besides, how many have your own parents gave birth to you or your siblings as a teen? i think that Jammie Lynn is nor the OK magaazine is trying to promot teen pregnancy but at least it is showing teens who are pregnant or who will become pregnant that it's okay to go through with it and not do something as selfish and as stupid as having an abortion, it also shows teens who are having sex without counting the consequences what can happen to them if they dont be careful. Finally, why do we always come down hard on the female? It take a male and a female to have a child if anybody hadn't noticed!

I was not a teen but close to it when I got pregnant. I was 20 years old. I was soo happy I had gotten pregnant, it was planned but after the baby came it wasnt so easy. I was up all night long with my baby! She as colicy and cried pretty much all the time up until she was about 6-7 months old. My husband worked full time and couldnt stay up at night with her so here I was up all the time with the baby!! Babies are expensive espcially if your NOT a star or NOT rich!! Everything is so high priced now a days and its hard to find a good paying job. PLUS on top of that if both parents are going to work then you have to pay for a daycare or a babysitter! We checked out a few day cares and most of them are $150-$200 A WEEK! To me thats not worth me working and sending my child to daycare! It would take my paycheck...so here I am a stay at home mom. We barley get to go out and have nights to our selves bc no one wants to watch the baby. Its hard to have a baby when your young. You lose all your freedom......Trust me I know from expierence. My baby is now 2, I LOVE HER TO DEATH and wouldnt change that for the world but I am just telling all you teens now IT ISNT AS EASY AS YOU THINK IT IS!!!!

Unfortunatley, there are a lot of silly, lonely teenage girls out there who already think having a baby to love and need them is the answer to all their problems, this just serves to reinforce that message and totally glamorizes teen pregnancy. Very irresponsible.

First of all I think this articles goes only to one side. I think teenage pregnancy is wrong because I happened to get pregnant at 16 and had the baby when I was 17 so I think I missed out on my teenage years, and Its hard when you are dealing with teenage depression or teenage stupidity and you have a baby crying who needs diapers and feeding because in that moment you stop being a teen and become the wise mother your baby needs. Plus we all dont have it good because some of us are middle class to lower class and we dont have some adult paying our bills. When you are 17 or 18 and you have to work to feed your baby and mantain a family it is very difficult. I didn't miss out on life though because I graduated High School and I am attending college in fall but it just depends on the person and that person's dreams and determination you cant just generalize. Ofcourse jamie lynn isn't gonna put "Oh i hate being a mom" because she is a mother and feels for her baby. You guys should seperate "Mother" from "Teen" because at the end it is not the baby's fault or decision how old his or her parents where when they had him or her. I think we all deserve responsable good parents no matter their race, color or gender are.

First of all I think this articles goes only to one side. I think teenage pregnancy is wrong because I happened to get pregnant at 16 and had the baby when I was 17 so I think I missed out on my teenage years, and Its hard when you are dealing with teenage depression or teenage stupidity and you have a baby crying who needs diapers and feeding because in that moment you stop being a teen and become the wise mother your baby needs. Plus we all dont have it good because some of us are middle class to lower class and we dont have some adult paying our bills. When you are 17 or 18 and you have to work to feed your baby and mantain a family it is very difficult. I didn't miss out on life though because I graduated High School and I am attending college in fall but it just depends on the person and that person's dreams and determination you cant just generalize. Ofcourse jamie lynn isn't gonna put "Oh i hate being a mom" because she is a mother and feels for her baby. You guys should seperate "Mother" from "Teen" because at the end it is not the baby's fault or decision how old his or her parents where when they had him or her. I think we all deserve responsable good parents no matter their race, color or gender are.

The first thing I thought of when I read the article in OK magazine was how they overglamorized the pictures. Yes I understand she is acostomed to a different kind of life that most teen mothers will never experience, but when impressionable (dumb) teenage girls see these kinds of stories it only makes them want that kind of life too. "If Zoey101 can do it. . . so can I" and don't for one second think that teens don't idolize their favorite young stars. The pictures that were taken just made me laugh. I can accept the cover shot, any mother will pose for a picture like that but flip the pages and you see her boyfriend/fiance pouring her a cup of coffee with a plate of muffins and the baby sleeping on the counter? Give me a break. Those kinds of pictures indicate children playing house and its laughable.

Not once in the article did I see reference to her age. I mean I know most people are aware she is a minor but still. I didn't read questions about the hardships she'll face being a young mom. I just read fluff about how great it is to be a mother and how she can get her body back.

Dang. . . I want to have a kid now too! ha ha ha kidding. . .

This totally glamorizes teen pregnancy and unfortunatley, there are enough silly, lonely teenage girls out there that already idealize having a baby and think that having one will make them feel loved and needed...this magazine cover just re-enforces those childish notions