Baby 101

THAN IS IT OK THAT TEENAGERS HAVE SEX WITH ANY PERSON THAT COMES ALONG WHETHER THE AGE OR NOT? BECUASE IF IT IS THEN WE SHOULD JUST LET THE SEX PREDATORS OUT...HAHA WAKE UP PARENTS YOUR TEENAGERS ARE HAVING SEX WHILE YOUR SLEEPING, QUICK GET THE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS OUT....HAHA

She's only known for being "Britney's sister" and "Zoey 101", she's only getting money from publicity stunts like her sister now, such as getting pregnant, getting paid a million dollar for an interview, for normal teenager, that won't happen. Teens need to think about their plans for their future and having a baby should be the last thing on their mind. There are too many people with lack of education having children and living off from the government and from the real tax payers, people watch the movie "Idiocracy", that's where our world is heading towards.

I agree with livilla.. I myself worked in the school system for over 3 years and I taught and still teach HIV/AIDS and STD subject matter to our children. And yes I say children! Most out there don't have any education. And that is what is wrong with out society, I am a youth advocate and a activist who wants this information in the classrooms of my soon to be child at a very young age. I have personal experience of what it is like being raised with a brother who was born with HIV and died of complications of AIDS and I will tell you that I think it is ridiculous that our parents try and hide the truth. My mom is the best mom out there, She spent all of her life and financial security to make sure we were and are happy and healthy. She had the bad luck in raising her children in a society that not only didn't want to talk about STD's and pregnancy but burned down houses and cursed and did really stupid things to people if you knew someone with HIV/AIDS, I can certainly understand why she never told us about our brother. People are so ignorant. I am very proud of my family , my mom and my brother's accomplishments. He started Treasure The Children. www.treasurethechildren.org And how this related to the Jamie Lynn story is this. We need to stop yelling at the media's attention they open our eyes to what is truly out there, They give our children reasons to ask us about what is going on. They open the door for us to talk openly about sexual eduacation, STD's and pregnancy. It's kinda funny reading all your thoughts on this matter. This just gives me reason to go out there and educate more.It should do the same for you. Teeagers really don't know what's going on. They do think that if you engage in oral or anal sex you can't get STD's. They think if you engage in that type of sex that you are still considered a virgin. I have personally known many kids trying these things. I have had middle schoolers tell me openly in class with teachers there that everybody says condoms don't work so they still have sex but don't use condoms. I thnk abstinance is a wonderful idea but the truth is it's an idea. It's not "reality". And I certainly want my soon to be baby to learn from his mom and dad 1st about what is out there. No hiding the truth. If I can educate hundreds of thousands of youth I can certainly do that for my child.
If you want the truth look up the statistics of pregnancy and STD's it is always on the rise. www.cdc.gov
In my future I have no idea what it will hold but I do know I will teach my child to think anout the circumstances and outcomes in his future. And that's really all of us can do because in the end it is their decision. I will back that decision up no matter what the outcome. I certainly will not blame the magazines, celebrities, or society.

THAN IS IT OK THAT TEENAGERS HAVE SEX WITH ANY PERSON THAT COMES ALONG WHETHER THE AGE OR NOT? BECUASE IF IT IS THEN WE SHOULD JUST LET THE SEX PREDATORS OUT...HAHA WAKE UP PARENTS YOUR TEENAGERS ARE HAVING SEX WHILE YOUR SLEEPING, QUICK GET THE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS OUT....HAHA

I don???t think that any one of us is in a position to judge Ms. Spears for her decisions. We???ve all made mistakes too. I do think that any of us parents out there have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders to teach our children to be responsible in their choices. Teen sex and pregnancy would still be the scandal it once was if our society as a whole wasn???t so accustomed to seeing it. We have slowly acclimated ourselves into a society where this is done, teenage pregnancy is natural, and young women lacking the capability to behave as responsible adults becoming mothers is perfectly acceptable. In that statement I have pissed off all of the single mothers reading this (put down your weapons! I???m a single mother understanding of your plight!)???let???s put it in perspective. Ms. Spears has the money to care for a child that not all of us (married parents included) would otherwise have at our disposal. I sure didn???t when I had my child. I was far from responsible and lord knows I had no idea what I was getting into, but I faced the music. I worry that young mothers (to be) may be deceived at the difference between raising a child in a middle class life and being rich & famous. Why not do a contrast story (just to show the perspective) about those of us single moms who have worked hard to achieve a decent standard of living, and done that for and with a child. It is rewarding, but the sacrifices and hardships can NOT be ignored.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Without question OK! magazine (and the media in general) has glamorized Jamie Lynn's pregnancy and now birth. What consequence has Jamie Lynn had by being a teenage mother? Young girls already envision pregnancy as some sort of glamorous, fun, unrealistic fairy tale, and the media coverage of Jamie Lynn pregnancy has only fed into this ideal. Jamie Lynn's fans are not going to rationalize the difference between a spoiled, rich star to that of the hard reality of their life. Following the baby watch of Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, etc is very different than sensationalizing the glamour of a young teenage pregnant child!

It's so sweet how OK! spins the reason why they did the shoot...it's all about the money! True it's what the readers want so you can't blame them there, however, they need to be more responsible! I like your comment, ashalai, about them putting a 'real' teenage mother on their next cover. If they really cared about the effect they're having on other teens, they would, but we all know it'll never happen...it won't sell.

Good luck for all parents since WE'RE the ones that need to do damage control!

I'm more upset about the editor of OK! magazine than the fact that Jamie Lynn Spears had a baby. Is the fact that she had a child at such a young age such a surprise? No. But this editor--the things he says are just incredible, especially mentioning that Jamie Lynn's story is so different from everyone else's. He should have thought about this interview a little more throroughly beforehand. His responses make him look like an oblivious, truly-celebrity-obsessed idiot.

OK Magazine is yet another disgusting example of our media has gone astray. This cover alone gives every lonely, helpless teen an answer to finding happiness and love. When did teen pregnancy and unwed parenting become so glamourous? OK Mag should be ASHAMED of itself for promoting children having children.

How does this NOT glamorize teenage pregnancy!?!?!?

yeah, this girl has had to "deal with SO MUCH!" please! she's a child star who has had a pretty charmed life, and now that she's had a baby, more and more young girls will think..."hm, if Brittney's sister can have a baby so young...so can i!" it doesn't matter that this girl is doing fine...SHE HAS NO JOB! she's rich! most young girls aren't!

oh, by the way, love that she poses with the shotgun fiance! place you bets for how long that'll last!

if you condone the actions of this LITTLE GIRL, you are probably not fit to be a parent!

This is rediculous.
Okay, the magazine is just writing a story. Are they going to shun a story just because it's controversial? I don't think so. That sells them more magazines. She's just a girl that had a baby, and babies are big right now. OK! can't just ignore that. I don't see Jamie Lynn as any different than any other celeb mother.
Also, if mothers are really concerned about their child thinking that it's okay to have a baby as early as Jamie Lynn, then they need to TALK TO THEIR DAUGHTERS. Instead of putting it on magazines to TEACH THEM LIFE SKILLS, why don't you talk to your daughters? Explain to them that Jamie Lynn made some choices, and although it's not like she's a BAD PERSON, because she's not, they shouldn't do the same as her. Take the magazine, with Jamie's picture on the cover, and talk about it with your kids. If your kid reads an article in a magazine that some teenager celeb or not had a baby and decide that they are too, then I'd say you aren't doing your job as a parent.

When I found out I was pregnant at 17 (I'm now 33) the last thing on my mind was how am I going to pay the electric bill. My biggest worry was how I would have enough knowledge to turn this little girl into happy, successful adult. How was I going to help her learn to make right choices, when I was justa child myself. Don't get me wrong, but all the money in the world isn't going to make that that little girl or her mom happy for long. Material things mean nothing. I think my daughter seeing me struggle these last 15 years has made HER a stronger person, has helped her really understand the value of a $$.

I don't agree on teen pregnancy at all but it happens. I don't think any teen girl should be having a baby so young. Its really sad for me because my daughter who was 9 really enjoyed watching Zoey 101 & when she found out that Jamie Lynn was pregnant at such a young age she was shocked! I had to really think about what i was going to tell her. I told her its all about what choices you make and when they don't work out the way you want them to, you have to decide what the best thing to do to make it work. I think Jamie Lynn made the right choice to be a mom. There are other choices that others make but she did the right thing to have the baby and all she has to do is be a great mom! I wish her the best!!!!!!!

I don't think that Jamie Lynn is glorifying teen pregnancy at all. We are living in a culture that supports and glorifies this behavior in adults. We have been bombarded with pictures of the every growing womb and family of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie who have not as of yet been married...but they have money. Then there is tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. After jumping on Oprah's couch and professing his love for her, instead of marrying her, her got her pregnanat and then married her. .....oh yea, they have money. Next we have Ashley Simpson and her many, Jessica Alba and the list goes on. The idea that we are shocked is in and of itself shocking. The plethora of adult examples dotting our supermarket checkout stands is dizzying. There seems to be a disconnected morally and finanacially. We can look and Jamie Lynns older sister and see when money gives us certain allowances while simultaneously allowing us to relinquish responisbility in who we are to the children we produce, there is a problem. many of the other comments talk about the finanacial and emotional struggles. While for Jamie Lynnn the money part may be cake and pie but the emotional part will clearly be a different story. there's that "shock and awe" part of motherhood but then is morphs into parenthood with an everchanging life whose needs will change with each new stage. Jamie Lynn may wish she was a little further down the road of maturation line when Maddie begins to grow and she realizes she has just left adolescense. Is Casey really ready for faterhood? Maybe not. Here lies an opportunity for Jamie Lynn to really look at what she has and not what she has given up to be a mother. She along with other young women need to realize that potential when you lay down with someone, with or without protection. Being responsible with AND for our bodies is paramount. We have commoditized sex and now we have done the same with the offspring of famous couplings......seem to have fanancial gain as the nucleous and responsibility floating somewhere in the collective ozone.

the numbers of unwanted pregnancies keep climbing among the youth of america, but when it goes from being an unplanned/unwanted pregnanncy to a wanted pregnancy, i think it's a positive thing and the right thing to do. She just gave birth so it's natural to feel joy and happiness, at least she has an ounce of unselfishness to go through labor and delivery and say it was perfect, i know she will be there for her daughter, i don't think she counts on her fiance to be with her in order to be successful. It's our jobs as parents to educate our children about sex and about what is happening in the media. like the magazine said this is her unique situation, and she has the money to provide lots of cushion for the baby and for her, not to mention when you are in this industry you do mature a little faster than kids at home, you cant compare her to the rest of the average teenage population, she was a role model and in that aspect she did screw up, i think she knows that , she knows how bad her sister screwed up, and i think she will strive to do what is best, she has viewed this as a debt that she owes her child to bring her up right and safe.