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  • Posted By: rebahren @ 07/15/2008 8:34:17 AM

    I do not beleive this article promotes anything besides a person owning up to her responsibilities and dealing with an on going issue. It is public because is a public person. I became a mother at 15, noone helped not even the state. I was on my own and with no money. I took care my daughter and now she is 20 and on her own doing well. It is not just the girls getting pregnant. They do not do it alone but they are segragated because they are the owns that have to stand up and be a mom and take responsiblity. Why does the media not talk about the father and why is teen pregnancy souly looked upon onto the female? Ask those questions, start at those homes and see where it goes. Give this girl a break and wish her the best. At least she did not dump the baby off like alot of others that are not in the public eye. This is not a new issue, If boys gave less pressure and were taught more respect towards women - it may not happen so much.

    • Posted By: jeanbee @ 07/15/2008 9:12:09 AM

      Okay.....let's start it off here in MY home. I got pregnant out of wedlock....and raised my son just fine. I actually have four sons total. A couple have become fathers out of wedlock, and both have stepped up and taken full responsibility for THEIR action. THAT is what they were taught. Don't try to push the issue off in another direction....because there is NO doubt that "the" FINAL decision for risking a pregnancy comes down to THE FEMALE. Many girls go out and get pregnant intentionally to get out of their parents home or for other unknown reasons. Yes, there are many males out there who walk and don't live up to their responsibilities. But don't forget, it is also that same person who demands those males live up to their responsibilies who can turn around and have the courts help them DENY those same males the rights they should have when those responsiblites are lived up to.
      There's a whole new world out there today. I don't see these girls in Massachusetts being pressured, OR this Spears girl having been pressured. This girl doesn't need a break....her and her child will be VERY well taken care of. These young girls who for whatever reason feel it glamorous to be pregnant at such an early age will soon find out it is a wonderful experience being a mother, but NOT so wonderful if you can't handle it emotionally OR financially. See which is harder.....being Jamie Spears' childs' grandmother OR.......the grandma of a child whose baby needs taken care of, while her "Mommy" decides she doesn't WANT to play mommy anymore. Yes, there are MANY young women out there who do have children in teen pregnancy who turn out to be good moms. But I'd be willing to bet that this group would be in a minority.

  • Posted By: SANTORINI @ 07/15/2008 9:10:37 AM

    Why is there any question. Todays' life-styles have no concern about who or what breeds, regardless of age.

  • Posted By: laverne @ 07/15/2008 8:40:07 AM

    Please let the world know that its OK-yes OK for white girls to have a baby and not be married and not finishing school and going to college,because someone with pay you one million dollars to you to have a baby.You go white girl.Thats what the America people like to see.I'm glad my daughters are educated(both have finished college),and have good jobs,because you change rules so fast..And you talk about others girls(races)having children.

    • Posted By: bamc @ 07/15/2008 9:10:32 AM

      Laverne, does everything have to be about race? It doesn't matter what color you are, teen pregnancy is hard and the babies are the ones to pay for it when the parents can't cope.

  • Posted By: born2golf54 @ 07/15/2008 9:10:25 AM

    Jamie Lynn is a slut. Brittany is definitaly a slut. And "OK" magazine chooses to glamorize sluts. How nice for them.

  • Posted By: Wake UP People @ 07/15/2008 9:09:42 AM

    Yes it does, I am done with Jamie Lynn and Nickelodeon (if they keep her) and have tried to tell my child and his friends that it is not nearly as much fun as they are portraying it to be. Sad to see both Spears girls after being given amazing opportunities, decided to throw them away.

  • Posted By: born2golf54 @ 07/15/2008 9:09:38 AM

    Jamie Lynn is a slut. Brittany is definitaly a slut. And "OK" magazine chooses to glamorize sluts. How nice for them.

  • Posted By: yellowsmurf28 @ 07/15/2008 9:08:51 AM

    Yes that sorry lokking magazine with her sorry picture on the front does glamorize teen pregnancy. Letting teen girls who are her sister's fans know that yeah if you have sex and get pregnant it's okay. No it's NOT okay because now you life ends and your child's life begins so you have to take care of the child and possibly finish school later. That is DUMB thinking and she should be scrutinized for it. Now teen pregnancy is going to go even higher than it is now and people are ggoing to wonder why. Because of fast celebrity teen girls who want to spread their legs open and their mothers are too busy to try and raise them right.

  • Posted By: Doktor Root @ 07/15/2008 9:08:46 AM

    Well, so much for progress! Young women just need to go around barefoot and pregnant! What happened to responsibility, and birth control. No one (male or female) is prepared to be a parent at 16! OK magazine should be ashamed of itself!

  • Posted By: TLobe00 @ 07/15/2008 9:08:28 AM

    at 16 you SHOULD be able to tell the difference between your life and a celebrity's... key word, "SHOULD"... most people don't though, so yes this magazine glorifies teen pregnancy (and it shouldn't) but alas, it is about the all mighty dollar and this cover will sell magazines, especially now that there is controversy about it.

  • Posted By: Jane8521 @ 07/15/2008 9:08:04 AM

    Whether it is SALES or not the people who look at magazine still buy.....and they read, and then they have ideas....and Teenagers the majority of them copy and follow this type of actors or actress, the teenage mind do copy cat. And they would care if its for sale or not.

  • Posted By: acousticxx @ 07/15/2008 9:07:10 AM

    Our society buys this crap, People mag, this one, all the others that sell shallow stories of "stars lives". Of course they are about sales and dont care about the damage they do. UNtil our society stops buying, some ethic less write is going to write and sell it.

  • Posted By: rebeccahaza@msn.com @ 07/15/2008 9:06:46 AM

    My friends 8 year old told me that Zoey had her baby. "Zoey who?" I asked. Zoey off the Disney Channel you know Zoey 101. Sad day for kids.

  • Posted By: acousticxx @ 07/15/2008 9:06:42 AM

    Our society buys this crap, People mag, this one, all the others that sell shallow stories of "stars lives". Of course they are about sales and dont care about the damage they do. UNtil our society stops buying, some ethic less write is going to write and sell it.

  • Posted By: cganassi @ 07/15/2008 9:06:08 AM

    I have read and believe that the editor of the magazine did the right thing as to state a positive note and article on Jamie. What readers and americans need to realize that teen sex is everywhere in their homes, churches etc. Yes Jamie Lynn does not have an financial burdens to worry about but she is still a teenage mother and will have to still overcome some of the most hardest obsticles ever as well as to deal with the media and so much more stress than the average teenage mother would have to. I also was a teenage mother and life has not dealt me an easy hand but I graduated high school, worked for everything i have today and beleive it or not never collected any money from state aid. With all the negative about britney the family needed the positive about jamie to come out. As far as for britney the world has to realize that britney shows serious signs to me as postartum depression. And with that a lot of women can not make decisions on their own that are positive and in good taste. Trust me I suffered from it for 3 years but it went undiagnosed and during that time i was making descisions that i could not control. Never once did my family come in to support me through it but rather made matters worse. the past 2 months i have started to realize what has happened and wish i could change the past 3 years but i cant all i can do is move on and establish a positive future. i also lost custody, lost my house, my job, my marriage and soo much more all due to depression. So i can relate to britney except that i beleive she has more stress than i have had with her being famous. i wish britney, jamie, the fathers of britney and jamie kids as well as the families all the best. Congrats Jaime.

  • Posted By: Purplevangel @ 07/15/2008 9:06:07 AM

    First of all, I know how it is to try and raise a baby as a teenager. Not by my experience but I have had friends around me since 6th grade pregnant. And let me remind you it "takes two" to get pregant"! We live in America what we do with our lives is a decision we make ourselves. So what if this was meant to happen or not ( accident or planned).Think about how each one of you were born. I know for a fact about 3 friends who's moms had their tubes tied and miraculously gave birth to their daughters. I don't go behind their backs and call their mom's sluts and whores. I know for a fact things happen for a reason and all across the world not just in America teenagers get pregnant. On top of that I am a happily adopted person raised by a loving mom and no father. I know of all sorts of decisions out there.What do you think I go around calling my biological mom a slut? No, I know she gave me up so that I can live a good fulfilled life. I give Jamie Lynn credit. She is not saying I can't do this . She is saying I have the means I will try. And she apparently does have her family behind her and that is all that matters We as a society should know better. We should stop bad talking. Blaming. And look at our own ordeals! Everyone is here for a reason and not all of us should turn a blind eye. Wake up America it is happening everywhere, Not just in Hollywood. Stop being pessimistic and negative we get enough of that in our newspapers everyday.

  • Posted By: Purplevangel @ 07/15/2008 9:05:46 AM

    First of all, I know how it is to try and raise a baby as a teenager. Not by my experience but I have had friends around me since 6th grade pregnant. And let me remind you it "takes two" to get pregant"! We live in America what we do with our lives is a decision we make ourselves. So what if this was meant to happen or not ( accident or planned).Think about how each one of you were born. I know for a fact about 3 friends who's moms had their tubes tied and miraculously gave birth to their daughters. I don't go behind their backs and call their mom's sluts and whores. I know for a fact things happen for a reason and all across the world not just in America teenagers get pregnant. On top of that I am a happily adopted person raised by a loving mom and no father. I know of all sorts of decisions out there.What do you think I go around calling my biological mom a slut? No, I know she gave me up so that I can live a good fulfilled life. I give Jamie Lynn credit. She is not saying I can't do this . She is saying I have the means I will try. And she apparently does have her family behind her and that is all that matters We as a society should know better. We should stop bad talking. Blaming. And look at our own ordeals! Everyone is here for a reason and not all of us should turn a blind eye. Wake up America it is happening everywhere, Not just in Hollywood. Stop being pessimistic and negative we get enough of that in our newspapers everyday.

  • Posted By: kristaneppers @ 07/15/2008 9:05:45 AM

    Most of the people commenting here are taking this out of perspective. I'm going to make the assumption that none of us here live the same lifestyle as Jamie Lynn in regards to fame, publicity, salary, social network, and peers. For an average middle or lower class person or family, coming home pregnant at 16 is a difficult issue. I think it can be agreed that not too many pregnant 16 year olds even have enough stability or income to independently decide to move out of their homes, find a suitable place to house their new families, and provide necessities including food, clothing, and proper heatlh care.

    If your concern is not a moral issue, such as "she shouldn't have a child because she's not yet wed", then you're missing the point completely. In Jamie Lynn's world, Hollywood, what difference does it make if shes 16 or 60? Jamie Lynn, because of her wealth. has more access to more things than you and I have. If she wants a college education, she most likely won't have a problem obtaining one. More TV shows?...Sure! Law school?....why not? Is it not obvious yet that Jamie Lynn's 16 is a heck of a lot different than say, my sister's 16. I'm a 21 year old college student and I would honestly rather see Jamie Lynn Spears have a child before myself. I would undoubtedly have to leave school and I would certainly not make enough to provide the lifestyle I plan to provide for children I will most likely have in the future. No doubt, if I had a child I would do everything under the sun to make their lives as great as they can be, like any mother would, or should, do, but realistlcally there would be nothing cute and happy about that situation.

    Point being, Jamie Lynn is not an average middle class 16 year old girl...She makes more money, she has more time, and more resources.

  • Posted By: jlm123 @ 07/15/2008 9:05:40 AM

    Yea, she's 17- it's not like shes the ONLY teenager with a baby. If you're 17 or 47 and a new mom, no matter what age, of course being a new mom feels amazing. I say leave her alone, it's said and done, and now she has a child. It's not like she's dirt poor and can't afford Maddie, at least the girl has money to support her. In everyone's life there are ups and downs, she's just another person on the rollercoaster of life- deal with it.

  • Posted By: acousticxx @ 07/15/2008 9:05:09 AM

    Our society buys this crap, People mag, this one, all the others that sell shallow stories of "stars lives". Of course they are about sales and dont care about the damage they do. UNtil our society stops buying, some ethic less write is going to write and sell it.

  • Posted By: rebeccahaza@msn.com @ 07/15/2008 9:05:02 AM

    My friends 8 year old told me that Zoey had her baby. Zoey who I asked. Zoey , off Zoey 101 you know her. Said day

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