Baby 101

Comment: I don't necessarily see anything wrong with putting pictures of Jamie Lynn and her baby on the cover of OK or on the inside of it. It's the comment that Jamie Lynn made about "being a mom is the best feeling in the world" that's glamorizing it. She needs to start talking to young girls about how NOT to become a teenage mom, and OK magazine should do a article on that. Afterall, she is on the DISNEY channel, and so many young girls are definitely going to think that having a baby at 16 is "cool" when we all know better than that. I had my daughter when I was 22 years old, and I have to admit that I wasn't even ready at that age.

wait...married at 13...? let's just assume for a moment that that is true. you, at 13, have NO WAY of knowing if you were ready to be a WIFE let alone be A MOTHER! if it worked for you, GREAT. but, i'm pretty sure that it's ILLEGAL now, to get married that young. AND FOR GOOD REASON. i'm not sure if you're the kind of person who's opinion carries much weight on a subject such as this one.

just, a thought.

If anyone wants to show their teenage daughter the downside of this story, tell them to look at Jamie Lynn's older sister!

But seriously, it true that many teenage girls are very impressionable and want to be like their idols. Clearly many young girls do not understand how difficult it is to raise a child, and Jamie Lynn will certainly be able to afford help. If someone's teenage daughter gets pregnant, I would recommend having her babysit for a weekend without a break and give her a little taste of what to expect. Then, she could decide to give the baby up for adoption if she chooses. But hey, my first choice is to teach our kids about safe sex!

Spin, spin, spin, spin, spin, spin, spin. Can someone please push the rinse cycle button, I feel a little soiled after reading this. No matter how OK attempts to present this it all comes down to how many zines they can sell. That's it. Money. Cha-ching! And if the pay out is true, that being OK payed her 1 million dollars (pinky to mouth like Dr. Evil) then they certainly helped create the "unique situation" because most young pregnant teenagers will never ever see anything like that come their way. If I had a young daughter or son I would sit her/him down and explain that this is nothing to be proud of. But living in the real world I know this type of behavior will always be a part of our social fabric.

It is so sad to read some of these comments. Some of these people are obviously upset with their own lives and seem to want to take it out on the world. You are afraid for your own i understand. I worry about my daughters future and who she will date. Hard work is what most will face when young and pregnant, I was 25 and finished college and worked, but boy was it worth it and i am so proud of where we are today.
Instead of your 'kindergarteners' watching Zoey (which i don't see where the appeal for them to do so would be..?) you could be talking to them and spending family time together watching something else like Pirates of the Caribbean then you will have nothing to worry about excpet for maybe sword fighting. :o)

Tips: Tell your daughters that is HER life not theirs. Motherhood is something to look forward to, something worth waiting for and as i said in my earlier comment talk with her boyfriends instead of just letting them roam off because we are too busy to meet them.
Let them know boundaries, both of them! Tell them the difference in her life and your own. But don't blame her or the magazine we as parents have control over all the media in our house and how to speak to our children. Lots of prayers to us all. God bless Jamie, Casey and little Maddie , i hope maybe Jamie can be a positive influence to Britany because she steered into the wrong direction with the wrong husband, that is a whole other story though.
In answer to the question at hand, no the spread does not glamorize teen pregnancy, only Jamie's life, which is to be expected. :o)
As i said in my comment earlier, she made her own decisions and i wish her the best of luck, they both look beautiful. And i hope people use their common sense and quit letting the media raise and teach their children.

In my opinion, we all are humans and make mistakes whether young or old. The fact the Lynn got pregnant at such early age; does necessarily make her a bad character to society. Besides, in Europe 15, 16 and 17 you are to old. And you are treated as an adult. If I compare a 16 year old European girl with an American girl... Man, I tell ya, she's to way mature compared to the grils here in America. Moms here pamper to much boys and girls. When in fact they should start treat'em more like an adult instead of pampered them like crying Babies. The issue here is, What makes a human being an adult? Is it, age or experience? But how do you learn life if you dont make your own mistakes? That's how you get experience and at the same time you mature more. Life is fully of surprises. And no matter which road we take; there will always be a place to learn. If we go back in time, girls like Lynn age used to get married and have children at that age. Why? because that's how society viewed it and its was Ok to get married at such young age. The point here is that society dictates or at least trys to dictate who you really need to be as a person. And, in my opinion is WRONG! Just because Lynn is open in the media eyes it does not makes it Ok to attack her personal life. Put this way, Do you think that if she didnt had this popularity per se; do you really think people would give it one bit of attention to her? Yeah right! I don't think so. The point here is that no matter what we do at the end; in the end we all still just humans and society needs to accept that.

Emperioli R.

The saddest part of the whole scenario is the media's decision to sensationalize the story. Had discretion and better judgement prevailed on both sides; media and Ms. Spears, then there wouldn't be a question as to how the youth are being affected. It appears that slow news days allow common sense and integrity to be disregarded by writers. Sure it's legal to divulge the events as they happen as it would be to show the aftermath of a suicide bomber. Changing the lives of the innocent one story at a time. What a legacy....

MotherOfOne28,

this forum isn't for people who call Jaime a roll model. BUT, whether you like it or not, SHE IS.

this forum is for people who think that it's not cool that OK! is making a YOUNG RICH GIRL who had a baby look like a wonderful idea and that it's awesome and glamorous to have a baby when you're not even old enough to DRIVE in some states!

I am sad for all the teenage girls out there that will take Jamies "feeling" and run with it only to find out what the reality really is like. Would have been much better if she would have been a spokesperson for adoption.

Hey glrmom,

We are concern about our own families. That is why we are voicing our disapproval with this article. If you have not notice, we live in a society that is overrun with the media and unfortunately the images of the media have a tremendous power of influence. They are not handling this situation as adults or they would not be on the front cover of a magazines glazing and glittering the joy of a wedlock childbirth. Adults would have waited, got married, bought a house, plan and develop the home; situated their finances, identified a hospital, identified a school, setup the baby room, bought the baby furniture, then have the baby. That is what adults do and what my wife and I did.

All you can think of is an abortion. This article is not about abortion but rather about the message being displayed. We have a naive girl making a naive statement that unfortunately will penetrate at least 5 to 10 percent of the teens in this country and possibly in the world. We are talking millions of teens to do this act just for, what Ms Spears says is a FEELING. These are young mothers and babies that people like you will frown upon when the baby is 6 years old with no shoes, running around half dress, and unsupervised because the teen mother did not have personal maturity to teach the child discipline at home, in the community, and in our schools.

When my 14yr old first heard of her pregnancy, her mouth dropped and was disappointed but after reading Jaime's comment that being a mom is the best feeling in the world and seeing her holding her baby happy as ever, and hearing that she's engaged to be married, my teenager then said that being a mom at 17 doesn't seem too bad after all. I immediately reminded her that it is not a good thing to have sex, get pregnant, or be engaged to be married as a teen because teens are not mature enough to take on such resposibilities. If adults managed to screw up their lives what makes us think teens can do a better job? There will always be stories in magazines, television, and radio that might give the wrong message but it is our (the parents) duty to teach our kids what's truly right and hope that they make good choices in life!

Although Jamie Lynn is a teenage mother, her life in no way even comes close to the lives of the "average" teenage mother or the challenges they face. The average teenage mother in this country doesn't have a magazine paying them a million dollars for pictures, or any of the luxuries that fame and fortune can buy. These kids become part of our welfare system and are lucky to complete their education. How irresponsible to glamorize this as if its a good thing.