Baby 101

I just have one comment to say after a post by momof9kids, you stated that you love God and read the Bible, and inturn you say jamie should have had an abortion, and not only that you are judging her! i am a wife and mother of 3, and all my daughters are fans of jamie. i don't condone her choices, however i don't think it is really any of our business to say if she can have a child or not. i am not jamie lynns mother and neither are you. Be a mother to your 9 children and watch them close, we are living in the end times YOUR BIBLE YOU READ EVERDAY WILL TELL YOU THAT!!!!! As for your statment about her taking responsabilty, frankly Dr. Phil i think she did that when she made her choice to have her baby. So let the young mother be for cryin out loud, you never no when you my be in her mothers shoes!!!!!

After reading that article and having a daughter of my own....I was a little bit upset at how the article "glamourizes" Jamie Lynn's situation. I am not upset with Jamie Lynn per se, but at how it looks all sweet and lovey since the birth of her child. I would like to interview her a year from now after the baby has her first cold and Jamie is up all night. It looks easy now, but the baby is barely a couple weeks old. We'll see how things go for her in a couple of years. At first Britney had the same attitude as Jamie....look at her now. Wake up young girls....having a baby at 16 IS NOT all butterflies and flowers like Jamie and OK! magazine has portrayed it.

I don't know how you can see that cover and read that article and NOT think that teen pregnancy is glamorized. At that age, having a baby seems like a fun walk in the park anyway and than to have a 16 or 17 year old on the cover (that young girls look up to and envy anyway) sends the totally wrong message. In the future, please try to take the moral high ground instead of worrying so much about selling magazines!

YES! It does make teen pregnancy seem glamorous. There is no discussion of the hard things about having a baby at that age. The average girl isn't going to have the money to simply hire a nanny to raise the baby for her while she goes on with her overpaid career. It is much more difficult than that in real life. Kids think that if one person can do it, so can they. Like it ot not (I vote not), the Spears' girls are role models for the girls and teens of this country.

TO the idiot who compared this to "Tiger Beat," last I checked, there were not under aged (expletives) on the cover of "Tiger Beat" flaunting their illegit babies next to the giant word, "OK!" IT is NOT okay for a 16 year old girl to get preggers. When a person who is looked up to by children gets pregnant as a CHILD, it sets an awful example.

"Zoey told me not to try drugs."

"Zoey told me it's not nice to say hurtful things about a friend behind their back."

"Zoey had unprotected sex with someone, and is having a baby!"

One of these things is notlike the other; one of these things just doesn't belong!

In a world where celebrities are CONSTANTLY held accountable for their behavior (Micheal Richards, Imus, the list goes on), she should be washed-up, finished, over, and done. My kids theink she's a (expletive), and I have to agree.

I am not naive enough to think SOME 16 year olds aren't having sex, but I am smart enough to know how to educate my children about safe sex. Giving some (expletive) redneck a cover shot after she sets such an awful example is rediculous!

i agree with one of the comments posted, no one is condemning jamie spears for been pregnant but at the same time people must realize that she is still a child, we don't need to gloss over her pregnancy and act like "hey if your rich and famous AND GET PREGNANT its ok to publicize it in such a way as OK! magazine did" We must remember that there are still lost teenagers out there who need guidance and we as adults need to teach and guide them inthe right direction. Jaime is not an exceptional girl she might have moeny and fame but she is not exceptional. I hope she learns from this experience.

I can understand how a person can say that OK! Magazine is glamorizing teenage pregnancy and that this does affect the way teens, who read the magazine, will think of pregnancy at a young age. However, it is true what the Editor in Chief pointed out with regards to Jamie Lynn???s situation; it is UNIQUE.

Although I do not condone teenage pregnancy, I think we should all recognize the reality of this story. Jamie Lynn will not be struggling to buy diapers, food, or medicine for her baby. She can, if she chooses to, offer her daughter a life that is both healthy and safe. For someone to say that this magazine will change the way their kids feel about pregnancy simply means that such a person has not spoken enough to their children so that they know what they will be facing in a teenage pregnancy. America today is resorting too much on media to educate and show their kids right from wrong. Perhaps, the parent who is offended by the Jamie Lynn Story should speak to their children on the consequences of teenage pregnancy instead of lethargically worrying about what the media is saying. STOP BEING LAZY AND TALK TO YOUR KIDS!

At last, Jamie Lynn is not Britney. Everyone, I think we can all agree, is their own person, with their own thoughts. So just because one of your kids is depressed does not mean the other ones will be too. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, stop implying that Jamie Lynn will follow anyone???s foot steps.

TO the idiot who compared this to "Tiger Beat," last i checked, there were not under aged (expletives) on the cover of "Tiger Beat" flaunting their illegit babies next to the giant word, "OK!" IT is NOT okay for a 16 year old girl to get preggers. When a person who is looked up to by children gets pregnant as a CHILD, it sets an awful example.

"Zoey told me not to try drugs."

"Zoey told me it's not nice to say hurtful things about a friend behind their back."

"Zoey had unprotected sex with someone, and is having a baby!"

One of these things is notlike the other; one of these things just doesn't belong!

In a world where celebrities are CONSTANTLY held accountable for their behavior (Micheal Richards, Imus, the list goes on), she should be washed-up, finished, over, and done. My kids theink she's a (expletive), and I have to agree.

I am not naive enough to think SOME 16 year olds aren't having sex, but I am smart enough to know how to educate my children about safe sex. Giving some (expletive) redneck a cover shot after she sets such an awful example is rediculous!

I can understand how a person can say that OK! Magazine is glamorizing teenage pregnancy and that this does affect the way teens, who read the magazine, will think of pregnancy at a young age. However, it is true what the Editor in Chief pointed out with regards to Jamie Lynn???s situation; it is UNIQUE.

Although I do not condone teenage pregnancy, I think we should all recognize the reality of this story. Jamie Lynn will not be struggling to buy diapers, food, or medicine for her baby. She can, if she chooses to, offer her daughter a life that is both healthy and safe. For someone to say that this magazine will change the way their kids feel about pregnancy simply means that such a person has not spoken enough to their children so that they know what they will be facing in a teenage pregnancy. America today is resorting too much on media to educate and show their kids right from wrong. Perhaps, the parent who is offended by the Jamie Lynn Story should speak to their children on the consequences of teenage pregnancy instead of lethargically worrying about what the media is saying. STOP BEING LAZY AND TALK TO YOUR KIDS!

At last, Jamie Lynn is not Britney. Everyone, I think we can all agree, is their own person, with their own thoughts. So just because one of your kids is depressed does not mean the other ones will be too. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, stop implying that Jamie Lynn will follow anyone???s foot steps.

Agree with LC and Pursegirl

I agree, OK! Mag. is sure enough glamorizing teen pregnancy. She may feel like being a mother is the best feeling in the world, but it's not the best feeling when you are not as wealthy and can't give your baby what it needs. I see this everyday and it is not so glamorous where Im from. Right now, I know of a couple of 9 to 11 year old girls whom had babies not too long ago and they thought it was ok. She is projecting an image that NO teen/child should be thinking about. She makes it seem like teen pregnancy is SO easy, but IT'S NOT. Even for adults it's not that easy.

I just have one comment to say after a post by momof9kids, you stated that you love God and read the Bible, and inturn you say jamie should have had an abortion, and not only that you are judging her! i am a wife and mother of 3, and all my daughters are fans of jamie. i don't condone her choices, however i don't think it is really any of our business to say if she can have a child or not. i am not jamie lynns mother and neither are you. Be a mother to your 9 children and watch them close, we are living in the end times YOUR BIBLE YOU READ EVERDAY WILL TELL YOU THAT!!!!! As for your statment about her taking responsabilty, frankly Dr. Phil i think she did that when she made her choice to have her baby. So let the young mother be for cryin out loud, you never no when you my be in her mothers shoes!!!!!

I think splashing a 17 celebrity on the cover of a magazine with big bold letters saying "Being a mom is the greatest feeling in the world" is very very irresponsible. Uh sure, OK! magazine, a teenage star gushing over how adorable her baby is and how wonderful it is to have a baby, that would never sway other teenage girls to do that same....

Being a mother who got pregnant at the age of 16 and having a beautiful girl at the age of 17 I can see where people would be coming from on how their trying to make this look, but on the other side we should all be open in seeing that she has stepped up to the plate and taking responceability for her actions.
Most other people our age would give up a child or not acknowledge the mistakes trhey have made. and on top of that, no one should be blaming anyones parents of who they've grown up around, we are people and old enough to make our own decissions, now its just the fact of weither or not we live up to them.
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What do the critics want her to say? "I hate this life". Either way they will still criticize her no matter what Jamie Lynn says. I know it is not a good thing to have kids at such a young age, but I know she will be good at it. She will go through some opsticals but her family seems to always be there and that is what she needs. She seems to be strong for her age and I know she will be a good mommy. People make mistakes and I know I have had my share but it is life. Things happen get over it. Luckily she is financially stable. Now a days when a child has a baby, they are lucky to even have a boyfriend to help or there family maybe. before you criticize one; look into your life or others and see what is going on around you. She is not the onlyone in her situation. I hope she keeps up the good work.

In all fairness...the smart decision would have been to give the child up for adoption but wouldnt that be OK's dream. I think that any of the Spears on a magazine is a joke and I wish we would start caring about something else. Used to be a hard core reader of these magazines but now I cringe when I see them. I was horrified at the story. I am twenty four and the responsiblilty of a child scares me. I dont think we should glorify this to teenagers. If I could recall when Britney was big...little girls were running around with their shorts half cut saying I wanna be her! They see, they listen

This magazine like many others are partly to blame for the total lack of morals and intelligence kids seem to lack these days. Jamie Lynn is pregnant and you found a way to profit and you put this crap out there, like kids need this additional brainwashing to think, how neat and cute it would be to have a baby. You know how misguided some of these kids are about celebrities and fame. But Jamie Lynn will have all the nannies she needs when she doesnt fell like playing mommy wont she.

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