Baby 101

having a baby at 17 is nothing to be proud of. the true story should be discussed, i.e. nannies, maids etc. in real life, it is a 24/7 job and i highly doubt that a 17 yr old is mature enough to handle it without alot of help.
in this day and time, there is no reason for anyone to get pregnant with all the methods of birth control that is available. don't glamourize an extremely serious life changing situation.

Jamie Lynn getting pregnant is not going to start a "trend" of teenage pregnancies and for goodness sake she also shouldn't hide in a hole from shame.

She took a chance having sex at her age..and low and behold she was a fertile-mertile. She didn't have an abortion, which would have been more of a scandal in my opion. She also is setting the baby aside, she is showing that she is taking responsibility and loving her baby.

Glamorizing pregnancy? Please....the kids these days are probably having more sex than ever before because of the media/movies/suggestive other things. To think that Jamie is that powerful in the opions of youth is big stretch.

I applaud her for taking responsiblity for her actions. Let those who have never sinned throw the first stone.

If any of you had sex when you were a teenage...now let's be honest...and didn't get pregnant the only difference is she conceived and you didn't!

Jamie Lynn getting pregnant is not going to start a "trend" of teenage pregnancies and for goodness sake she also shouldn't hide in a hole from shame.

She took a chance having sex at her age..and low and behold she was a fertile-mertile. She didn't have an abortion, which would have been more of a scandal in my opion. She also is setting the baby aside, she is showing that she is taking responsibility and loving her baby.

Glamorizing pregnancy? Please....the kids these days are probably having more sex than ever before because of the media/movies/suggestive other things. To think that Jamie is that powerful in the opions of youth is big stretch.

I applaud her for taking responsiblity for her actions. Let those who have never sinned throw the first stone.

If any of you had sex when you were a teenage...now let's be honest...and didn't get pregnant the only difference is she conceived and you didn't!

Teenagers: whether we choose to believe it or not, are very impressionable. Yes, some of us are smart enough to understand that our choices have consequense. However, that doesn't always mean we are going to make the right choice. Getting pregnant as a teen, yes, is a mistake. But after having a baby and holding it in your arms, I think it's cruel to expect the mother to feel regret. How can you regret having a baby you feel so much love for? Jamie Lynn made a mistake: true. But shame on OK magazine, they're the ones who are publicizing it and glamorizing it. And as for Jamie Lynn all I hope is that she does a better job parenting as a yound celebrity mother than her sister.

This is rediculous that they have indeed GLAMOURIZED Teen Pregnancy. Our society has a hard enough time educating these teens on waiting to have sex until your married. We have gone from wait until your married to wear a condom. I am a young mother myself of 3 at the age of 30, and it has been a struggle, and I wish I would have waited until I was married.
It seems like society is becoming more ignorant that TEEN PREGNANCY is a PROBLEM. And the new TV Show BABY BORROWERS, is a great way to start off, but we as parents need to educate our children, nieces, nephews, whom ever to substain from having sex until your married. If not you might as well go to your local government office and sign up for benefits for the rest of your life, so we can support you and your 8 kids, while you sit at home watching TV and grocery shop on Food Stamps. AMAZING.

OK! Magazine knew what they were doing when they put Ms. Spears on the cover and they knew the risks of backlash that could happen. I would like to believe teenage girls know to wait and that premarital sex can have consequences that they may not be ready to handle, but the media is a powerful tool of influence on everybody...young and old. They could have had another relevant topic as their front cover, but they chose what would sell.

Magazine covers "Glamorize" fame,fortune,rich, and famous too much anyway. This just goes along with the normal regular visual stimulation society gives our kids/children anymore. Family, marriages,and relationships all suffer from this type of promotion! God help us all anymore.

I think this is interesting. I don't necessarily believe that the article is glamorizing teen pregnancy, however I do believe it is a skewed perception of the reality of having children as a teenager. As an adult and a mother of two, I am able to read between the lines as well as think outside of what I am reading. I am not discrediting our youth, but b/c some have not gone through these experiences yet, they are only to take the word of someone who has (that's scary to me). Let's also take into account, the Ms. Spears will have a lot of assistance with raising this child and she also has the finances. The majority of our youth will not.

And on another note, please don't say "I don't think it was in Ms. Spears plan to have a baby", all teenagers, adults, whomever that decided to have sex, must know that this could be the plan. If you don't want to take the chance of having a baby, then we all know what you must do.

I can't believe the pictures in the issue. She is too young to be laying on bed taking pictures talking about when her and her boyfriend go to bed. What kind of example is she setting for her young fans? Why is she in her own house? She needs to still grow up and be under supervision a lot closely. She acts as though shes twentie and perfectly married. I don't agree with any of this. Its all money and they want it anyway they can get it. They should have stayed low and figured things out as a family.

I have a seven and a 10 year old daughter who both loved watching Zoey 101. My heart sunk when I heard about her pregnancy on the news. I quit watching news that week just in case one of them passes by the TV. I have even gone as far as moving any magazine that talks about her to the back of the rack. As far as my daughters are concern, God gives babies to a husband and wife. I am not naive, just trying to protect their innocence as long as possible. They will find out about reality soon enough.

The story does glamorize kids having kids and it is not "OK".
Jamie is a child. She is a "Rich" spoiled child who can pay others to raise her child when she gets bored or has a party to go to. She does not lead an average life.
I have two daughters myself who watch her shows on TV. I now am having to explain that it is not "OK" regardless of how much "OK" makes it appear that it is by plastering a kid with a kid on the front cover of their magazine.
They should be ashamed. Oops, media and shame in the same sentence, is that an oxymoron?
I guess it's anything to make a buck huh?
I am curiouse to see when and who sues "OK" first, when their child has a child and blames it on the article from "OK".
The whole thing disgusts me.

YES, THIS GLAMOURIZES TEEN PREGNANCY. 20 YEARS AGO THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE THE NEWS. HOLLYWOOD HAS TOO MUCH OF AN INVULENCE ON SOCIETY NOW. IT SEEMS HOLLYWOOD IS MAKING IT "COOL" TO HAVE A BABY OUT OF WED-LOCK. THAT IS WHY THIS WORLD IS GOING TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET!

I asked my two sons, ages 16 and 14, about this and asked their opinion. They are both appalled.

My 16 year old son said, Dad, I'm embarassed for the US and for my generation.

I said, why are you embarassed for your generation?

He said, think about it Dad. The world sees Britney Spears
and Paris Hilton as the face of my generation.. How would you feel?

He has a point.

LawyerDad

"I don't think teenage girls wil decide to get pregnant just because a Jamie Spears did!!!"

then you don't know many teenage girls. i'm a teacher and i can tell you that you'd be surprised at what teenage girls can get into their minds. 13 year olds and 15 year olds have different ways to rationalize things. and it also has a great deal to do with the PARENTS and SIBLINGS! if mom had a kid young, guess who's probably more likely than ANYONE to have a kid young? you get one guess and the first one doesn't count.

this article is wrong, plain and simple. it doesn't matter what the article says really, the fact that a teenage mom is happily holding a cute little baby is enough to make some young girls think...'aww, i want a baby too!' if you don't realize that...PLEASE don't procreate!

I was at the supermarket and saw the magazine on the stands- initial response- my heart sank. Its one thing to annouce that she is pregant, totally another to publicize and showcase her and pay her for her indiscretion and lack of common sense. We have too many teen pregancies, your publicizing a teen who is suppose to be a role model for other young girls. In some instances you have to stop thinking about selling magazones, and have a moral conscience.

I am a 27 year old mother-of-two, and I just graduated from law school. Most people see me as quite succesful and envy my happy marriage to a charming businessman. But once in awhile, when they ask how old my children are, and I reply that they are 10 and 13, I get a funny look. I was 14 when I gave birth to my first baby and 17 (and married) when I had my second baby. So, I can offer anecdotal evidence as to what teenagers think about other teenagers getting pregnant.

When I was thirteen and having sex, seeing other girls I knew having babies at 15 and 16 did not impact my decision to have sex or not to have sex. I was going to do that anyway. Nor did it stop and make me think about birth control. However, the fact that some of my teenage friends had babies did impact my decision to keep my baby. I knew several other girls in the community that had given birth and that we're doing okay. I even remember one girl in my church defiantly remarking that she wasn't going to go to hell just because she had a baby at 16. I thought about them when I was deciding whether to have an abortion, place my baby up for adoption, or keep my baby and raise him. In the end I kept my baby, and if that was the influence other pregnant teenage girls had on me, it wasn't so bad.