Baby 101

i dont agree with young girls becoming mothers, my mom and older sister had babies at the age of 15 and 16 and that has left my brothers and sisters and i to live a life of food stamps and goverment money, jamie has money to pay for nannys and that gives her a chance to have an education, somthing that most girls in her same spot do not have, and i think that she should relize that and stop saying at 17 that being a mother is the best feeling in the world, which i am sure it is, but not at 17, she was not reponsible in safe sex so i am sure she wont make a good mother, i mean i am also 17 i could nevr imagine having a kid at my age, and as for jamie lynn she lives in a dream world and has no idea what the real world is like if she did she would not being having a kid at such of a young age, and like i said before i do not agree giving teen pregnancy a good out look becase its not not every one is hollywood stars and can afford a baby at 17, it just aggervates me to see spoiled rich bitchs be a bad example for the millions of young who look up to them, i have given up so much to be a good example for my younger family i think these "star" need to get a clue about the real world and relize that there public actions give young inmutre girls a false idea of how it is having a child at 17.

"Aldridge, who is believed to be 18 or 19 ..."
I don't get it. Why is this NOT a legal case? Consenting or not, he is an adult and she is a minor. Why is it that many times, these situations end up in court with attorney, jail, probation, and registering as a sex offender, while for others, it's joyously flaunted by the press. Oh yeah, I forgot ... it's all about who you know and how much money you have ... not about right and wrong. Lovely.

"Aldridge, who is believed to be 18 or 19 ..."
I don't get it. Why is this NOT a legal case? Consenting or not, he is an adult and she is a minor. Why is it that many times, these situations end up in court with attorney, jail, probation, and registering as a sex offender, while for others, it's joyously flaunted by the press. Oh yeah, I forgot ... it's all about who you know and how much money you have ... not about right and wrong. Lovely.

One other thought...I agree that the lives of others is not for us to judge UNTIL THEY FLOOD THE MEDIA WITH IT!! It's the business of whoring by the magazine and the family, and the public becomes the paying customer. They make themselves targets every day when they do photo shoots and interviews, so they better have some tough skin. It's a double edged sword and with the fame comes the scrutiny. If celebs want a private life, then let them. If they are constantly doing things to get attention, then they better take it all; the bad and the good. Seems like the Spears family has a stomach for the criticism as long as there's a paycheck waiting on the other side.

I'm really fascinated by some of the commentary I've read here. Let me make a couple of observations...some folks need to re-visit the dictionary once in awhile. It really takes some of the credibility out of calling someone white trash when you write things like "trailor park" or "devorced." Also, some of the language going on in these posts is really unnecessary. Name calling really lowers the quality of the discussion and it's simply not classy.
Remember that we're all human beings who wake up every day and try to do our best with what we have. We all make poor decisions, uninformed decisions and those often steer our lives in ways we might not have chosen. The underlying reasons are unnumerable, but I believe they boil down to insecurity or feeling unloved and ignored. Getting pregnant certainly has given her a lot of attention...regardless of whether it is negative or positive. I believe if parents tell AND SHOW how they care for their children the relationship will be strong. If you like to include religion as a foundation, fine. If you like to be open and honest about your own past, fine. But if you stay involved with a child as it grows up and keep the lines of communication strong, if seems less likely they need to do "attention-getting" things.
in Jamie Lynn's case, maybe it's a cultural thing that encourages children to have children. But it also seems clear to me that the parents were busy building an entertainment dynasty off the backs of their kids rather than helping them develop into normal, well adjusted young women. You only have to look at the results.
Looking at the photo on the front of OK! magazine really makes me wonder what the editors were thinking. Wait, I'm guessing they were thinking about $$$. As for Jamie Lynn, having money or not having money doesn't change the fact that her live is now altered in many ways, and perhaps some open conversation about contraception or abstinence might have made the difference. The parents share responsibility here, their daughter is a minor and was CERTAINLY too young to be allowed to date the boy who impregnated her. The hardest thing to do is to give a child your time and attention, but it's the very MOST important thing to do, and you are responsible to show them the way in life. That's what I believe. It worked out pretty well for me and my 2 kids, not without normal scrapes along the way. But they now have confidence to live in the world and try to make good choices based on facts. What more can we want?

Yes it does glamorize pregnatcy and that is not cool at all! Especially the headline that says "being a mom is the greatest thing in the world" maybe so but to those who consider jamie lynn a role model what she is telling them is that having a baby is cool.The truth is having children requires responsibility not everyone has a muti platinum sister or has been on television.It is difficult to raise a child these days and with her barely a teen herself makes it even worst.

First off I wanted to say that all the arguing and name calling on here is childish! This is NOT kindergarder people! If you can't have a debate or discuss something without calling people names, then leave the adults to it. Everyone has a right to their own opinion.
Now for my comment.. I have three daughters, 23, 17 and 15. My 23 yr old is married with one child,, and my other two go to church regularly of their OWN choice and choose to wait until marriage for sex. My children were allowed to watch what they wanted, I did NOT censor any movie or TV show, with the exception of when they were really young, and only things they were not ready for age wise to see. I am however very open with them, we talk ALL the time. I think keeping a link open to your kids and being honest with them is a great thing.
They are not afraid to tell me anything. As to whether I think this will glamourizes teen pregnancy?? Well condsidering I haven't read it yet, I couldn't say for sure. If the article really discusses how hard taking care of a baby is and how hard her pregnancy and delivery was, then it might wake a few wayward teens up. If it is talking about how wonderful it all is, then yeah it could do some damage. But!, If you teach your children that pregnancy is not something they want at such a young age, and they will have plenty of time in their life to have babies, they may get it, some may not. As a parent you can only show them the rights and wrongs and teach them values, one thing I have always said to my daughters is "If YOU do not respect yourself and your body, no one else will either".
I believe Jamie Lynn made a mistake and I am sure she knows that. But how many men and women, ADULTS at that, walk away from thier responsibilities everyday. We have dead beat dads, and moms everywhere! She at least has stepped up to the plate to deal with her little girl and did not slink away like so many others. I agree with what particular comment that another made. How may of you had unprotested sex or just sex as a teen, BE REAL! The only difference between her and those that have is she got pregnant. It could have very well been you! Its like Russian Rulette, it could have happened to anyone. Does that give us a right to judge her.. NO! Noone has the right to judge her but the man upstairs. Remember.. Don't judge, lest YOU be judged. Just because she is in the limelight, and her life is out there for everyone to see does not give people the right to be so cruel. IF it had been your neice, daughter, cousin, sister.. how would you feel about people talking so badly about her.
It's none of our business!! Let it go and let her go on with HER life. What she is going through has nothing whatsoever to do with anyone else but her and her family.

They did go a little over board with the article and pictures. In a way they did make it seem like she lived such a great and easy life as a mom at 17. And Im sure her pregnancy did add to teenage girls absessions with being moms at a young age but I wouldnt blame Jamie necessarily. Stars are regular people too. Their name is just known all around the world. Personally, I think its about time a teenage star makes a mistake and gets pregnant. Girls all over the world get pregnant at 16!! Why cant it happen to someone famous???? People were so shocked but why??? Just bc she is famous???

Amanda, I very much DOUBT that Jamie is on welfare lol and I am a young mother and Im not on welfare so you need to shut up... Your uneducated and your opinion doesnt even matter anyway so...
THE MESSAGE IS: Go to school!

I think that it is great that they put her story on the front page. I got prego when I was 16 as well. It is good to know that young mothers are not always frowned upon. BTW it isnt the young girls faultgetting prego n such. If parents would teach and raise their kids right, this would not be an "epidemic". But I agree with Miss Jamie, being a mother IS the greatest feeling in the world, no matter how old you are.

This is not "OK " to glamorize teen pregnancy, especially because she is well known and wealthy, makes it even worst! She is a child, still. Its even harder for a child to raise another child in our culture, let alone a huge dependant and burden to our social services that we all have to support. The message is: Have children, its okay, you'll be supported by people who work hard not to up bring dependants to our society!