Baby 101

Don't buy the magazines that are catering to her cashing in on her baby. We as a society cannot glamorize this teen pregnancy. She is the only teen mom I have ever seen that has a house and maid to go along with her illegitimate baby. Get real and let's be a little more discreet Jamie Lynn. She is selling out for her own financial gain....just like her mom. Call it what it is...Sluts.

MzJnkns84, being a mother is a blessing the best kind of blessing there is in life. Just because she's a teen doesn't mean that she can't feel the same joy in being a mother. Who are we, the public, to say that she should have given her baby up for adoption or the alternative just to set a good example. In case you didn't know this, it's the PARENT'S responsibility that their children don't have sex as teens or if they do to make sure they use protection. It is NEVER a celebrity's job to teach our children.

I agree with Hikari. I work at a Target, and the only ones I saw interested in Jamie Lynn's magazine cover were little girls. Nobody even bought that stupid magazine. It is ridiculous that she is up there smiling like an idiot like being a mother at 16 is so cute. All she is is another statistic: a teen girl getting pregnant at a young age. She's not going to be sitting there smiling for long when life really hits her and her lame boyfriend. And it hope it does hit her, b/c it would give her and these other little idiots a serious reality check.

And btw black eyebrows and blonde hair is not cute, and Jamie Lynn looks like a man.

Ashley13 said it all, young girls likes myelf, DO NOT need to be having babies. What ever happened to the Bible?? I am also a firm believer in marriage before sex.. Young girls don't have the power, money , or energy to take care of a kid. Enjoy your life while you are young!!!!!

She needs to get her skank ass out the spotlight and go back to where ever she came from. It's not something to be proud of and glamorize all over a damn magazine or t.v. it's disgusting she's not even old enough to take care of herself let alone another life. She'll probably end up just like dear older sister Britney down the road. The public has been there done that please stop covering stories about stupid people.

I think it wonderful that shes happy to have her baby. We should be concerned if she was having reactions like her "adult" sister. She is displaying love for her child. This is a good thing for all mothers, young or old. The fact of the matter is she is not the first, only, or the last teen to get pregnant. Don't stimulate any discomforts for her during this mother process. So knowing this, and to stop being so judgemental about her pregnancy as a teen will help mothers build a closer bond with there daugher. Her having a baby wont get girls pregnant, sex will. Focus on that education and less on her and mothers might find that to be positive. Also, i would love for her to talk to young girls about being a teen mom, and the effects it takes on your life. That might help girls to be more inclined to be more knowledgeable about sex and consiquences.

Maybe instead of everyone commenting on how they shouldn't do it (have sex at all), maybe you should include how to be safe as well. Be for real guys! How many of you were virgins when you were married or even when you reached the age of 20...
And when these kids have children they should probably be encouraged to do the right things as far as education and employment. Of course it'll be hard, but that's part of the whole thing about becoming a parent to soon. They'll have to know that these are the kinds of things that happen when you become a parent too soon wether your 16 or 22. I agree that is most difficult as a teen for obvious reasons. But it's hard when your 22 and not mature at all as well.

I agree with most people that this story about Jamie Lynn is just being blown way out of proportion and glamorized just because she's a tween star. I work in a hospital and I have seen plenty of teenagers, as young as 12 and 13, having a baby. And what about the pact made by those girl in Mass.? 15 and 16 year olds having babies. I can guarantee you that they're not going to get a million dollars for the first pictures of their babies. People, I don't know why this is even news in the media. Hundreds of teenagers are getting pregnant around the world and you don't see their stories plastered all over the media. Get over it!

I do think that a young mother can be a great mother, just because one 30 or 40 doesn't mean that they are going to do a better job then a mother under 20. BUT however I do feel it's better to wait at least in your 20's since your teen years go by so quick. Youth years are so short, it's a bummer to speed it along even quicker. It's best to have lived some life before you start raising another. I have 4 children and I am only 30, my kids are 4, 2 1/2 and 2 @ 11 months. I LOVE being a mother, and I truly think age has nothing to do with it. My niece is 20 and having her first, I think she will be a fantastic mom and I am so happy for her!

Once again, more sweeping generalizations. I hate to tell you, calipzo22, but at 15 I would have stayed around. I had a pregnancy scare with my girlfriend when I was 16. I started planning and preparing the day she told me she was late. That's always been me. I know I am not the only one out there like that. I also realize that it is a very small percentage of us guys that would have. Any teen girl that reads this message should take notice of that. Most guys that age will let you down no matter what they say especially if they have that "bad boy" persona. Don't expect to be able to depend on them. If they turn out like me in the end, congrats. Don't expect it though.

1 out of 10 pregnant teens become sucessful and great mothers. Opinions are great but with a sensitive subject as to inncocent children the FACTS are what really matter. Those 9 other babies are stuck in a ugly situation all because teen pregnancy is shown to be OK. Look at the FACTS and not at opinions. Opinions are only opinions after all!

Now that is a dumb question. Of course it does, the headline does it alone, regardless of whats on the inside, many more kids are going to just see and read the cover while standing on line in the grocery store. This is shamless exploitation at its worst. To say otherwise is ignorant. "Being a mom is the greatest feeling in the world"!?!? Did they have to put that quote up too?? I want my daughter to be saying at that age, "the greatest feeling in the world is reaching the honor role". Our society is so screwed up and their doesnt seem anyway to right the ship, as it were. I honestly worry deeply about the world my 2 yr old daughter is going to live in.

She needs to get her skank ass out the spotlight and go back to where ever she came from. It's not something to be proud of and glamorize all over a damn magazine or t.v. it's disgusting she's not even old enough to take care of herself let alone another life. She'll probably end up just like dear older sister Britney down the road. The public has been there done that please stop covering stories about stupid people.

I don't thnk that the cover glamorizes teen pregnancy/parenting at all. When did we start letting magazine covers and television teach our children about sex and relationships? I had my first child at 16 and yes I needed help. I got married and my husband had already graduated from high school so while he was working I was in high school. Even though I was so young I realized my priorities had changed and did not go out and party with friends on the weekend while someone babysat my son. I did what I was supposed to do and my son is now the age I was when I had him. We've had numerous conversations about safe sex, abstinence, and children. He's comfortable talking to myself or my husband about these situations and I'm very happy about that. And I'm happy to say that he isn't a father or a father to be. As a matter of fact he says there are girls at his school that talk about having a baby and how he tries to change their mind about it letting them know that it's more than just feeding and changing. It's late night crying, ear aches, diaper rashes, tantrums, etc.
I just think that parents need to really speak with there children about sex, not at them but with them.