Baby 101

The article does not need to "say it"-----------> it implies it with a lil girl smiling holding a baby she cannot provide for- without the state, and her mom and dad-.

If parents would just get back to "teaching" there kids what is wrong and right this country would not be going to hell in a handbasket.

Kids are plain out of control- When i was growing up, i thought 2x about things i was going to do- in fear that my family wouldnt whoop my rear. You cant discipline your kids in america anymore, That was the start of all of it.
If the kid can keep a 40 hr a week job, pay all her own bills by HERSELF, then by all means - have a child because you know at any time you could be on your own. Dont depend on MOMMY &DADDY-

O.K,, how about discussing NOT having sex until you are married. Period. Does anyone realize what sex out of marriage does to the teens, adult singles, and the families of the kids having sex? It's really a shame that we talk about safe sex (which there really is no such thing!) and not many people address NO SEX. Here's the truth. Sex out of marriage affects more than the people having sex. If one couple has a sexually transmitted disease and then goes out and have sex with someone else, they have just transmitted that disease. Most people don't even know they have the disease until months or years later. Condoms DON'T protect you from AIDS, and they have a tendancy to break during intercourse. Other types of birth control either fail or can hurt or injure the people that use them. If a girl forgets to take a birth control pill or two they can get pregnant. I know. It happened to me. Then there's pregnancy. 100% of kids (you are not an adult until you are 18 and some are not ready even at 21) are not ready to be moms. Yes there is adoption, but have you considered the emotional effects on the birth parents, the child adopted out, the granparents of the child, and future siblings? Of course another option is abortion which I know first hand about too, is horribly damaging to the mother and kills the baby. Try living with that one all your life. I have made some mistakes in my life and have found forgiveness through God, but I know there are many others out there who are seeing the glamourous side of sex through the media and unknowledgable people and there are many hurting people because of this business of sex out of marriage. Make no mistake this type of sex is wrong and not good for anyone, even if they think it's great while they are doing it. Our world is in an sexual mess and too many people are paying for it. I too am glad she made the decision to keep her baby and seek marriage, that is at least encouraging. But I would love to encourage teens and single adults to remain abstinent until marriage. Do you really think that teens out there are going to see this pregnancy and birth as an obscure event that only Miss Spears went through and not think it's cool? NOT. Just my 2 cents.

I think people need to mind their own business and let people live their lives, so what if she is 16, things happen in life that are not always explained, all that matters is that baby is loved.. Nowhere does this article say hey girls go get pregnant!!!

no, I think she is still white trash. You get pregnant while a teenager, that makes you white trash. My sister did it; she's white trash. So Dawn2Marie, I guess that makes you white trash. It has nothing to do with your income. It's a attitude about life.

And I think, dawn2marie, that you would be best advised to do a lot more thinking that what you've shown capacity for. all you postulate are the same old and tiring excuses...this happens in every Society. I don't buy it and it doesn't make it right none the less. The market place for magazines like OK! is going to be filled with young and impressionable teens and will be misguided into thinking that they will always find support. Well, it's that kind of support that has turned us into a Welfare Society and it's the same thinking that puts forth White Tracs and Black Trash. There is no such thing...only trashy people. Once in great while, some youngster might be able to make it but the odds are against the rest of them and you have no more sense than any of them when you ask...What's the Big Deal.

i agree with Dawn2Marie

Yes, I do think it glamorizes teen pregnancy. Teenagers, are going to look at her and see how wonderful it is to have a child and have the rest of her life ruined. Not ruined, just over in some way. My cousin is 9 years old and told me the other day that she wants to have children when she is a teenager because, "It looks like they are going to have so much fun! and she's so cute with a baby" I think that hJamie's pregnancy should have been kept "hush, hush" in all accounts because children don't need to see their "Zoey 101 Star" being a mom.

Yes, of course, it glamorizes teen pregnancy but people have to realize that Jamie Lynn is in a unique situation and she has the right to keep, abort or but her baby up for adoption. Having been a teenage pregnant young women in the 60's and given no choice but to give my baby up for adoption, I think it is wonderful that today a women has choices and that's what I'm all about. No one should dictate or judge another in this situation. It was her decision alone and she chose to keep her baby which is great; however, her ideal set of circumstances are far from the norm. I do commend her for doing what she thought was right for her.

This kind of thing happens in societies all over America..well the world, really...Why are we making such a big deal over this??? It's nothing new to hear of a teenager getting pregnant and keeping their chid...The only reason everyone is making such a huge deal over it is because she is a celebrity...She shouldn't have had unprotected sex, yeah..but she did and she is taking responsibility for her actions...I'm proud of her...everyone should be proud that she is keeping her baby and getting married, she is trying to do the right thing...so let's just leave her alone and let her be happy! Motherhood is a wonderful experience no matter the age...as long as you have SUPPORT! Just because you have unprotected sex as a teen does not make you "WHITE TRASH" and I am a mother who had her son at a young age and I am not "offering fries with that"!!! I think we all need to think before we assume such horrible things!! Shame on you!

I think you have to be pretty stupid to have unprotected sex at 17. The reality is that a lot of kids are because they don't think about the consequences or their parents are not involved enough in their lives to know what their kids are doing. I have enough sense (what my parents taught me!) to know sex at 17 is just dumb because your risking so much. You should be focusing on school and friends, not changing diapers! Also who cares about jamie lynn spears. She's just another statistic that doesn't change the way I think in the slightest.

No the article in Ok! magazine does not glamorize teen pregnancy i am a teenager, high schooler about to graduate and i have a couple of friends who are teenage mothers and had kids at an early age and none of them have considered abortion or adoption because if you choose to have sex and not be smart about it or something comes up and you were smart and still end up pregnant and they all chose to live with those circumstances and if you cant see with your own two eyes that seems to be the trend lately with the uprise of teen prgnancy in the US. Teen prgnancy no matter how much talk goes into this subject is not glamorized by any means, i am a teenage girl myself and when i see antoher teenage girl preganant walking down the road or i see some young starlet with a baby i dont think automatically "OH! me and my boyfriend are going to go make a baby now because that looks so glamorous!" i think that instead of focusing on the by product of teen sexuality (teen pregnany) i think people should focus on teaching younfer kids and adolescents about how to stay safe, make smart choices if and when they decide to become sexually active, and teach them about abstinence...my parents never gave me the birds and the bees talk and when i learned about it in health class they taught us what happens and they did not stress how to stay safe enough for any one to pay attention and come away with a lesson learned...but these are just the opinions of a teenage godmother who has friends with babies.

the article in Ol! magazine does not glamorize teen pregnancy i am a teenager, high schooler about to graduate and i have a couple of friends who are teenage mothers and had kids at an early age and none of them have considered abortion or adoption because if you choose to have sex and not be smart about it or something comes up and you were smart and still end up pregnant and they all chose to live with those circumstances and if you cant see with your own two eyes that seems to be the trend lately with the uprise of teen prgnancy in the US. Teen prgnancy no matter how much talk goes into this subject is not glamorized by any means, i am a teenage girl myself and when i see antoher teenage girl preganant walking down the road or i see some young starlet with a baby i dont think automatically "OH! me and my boyfriend are going to go make a baby now because that looks so glamorous!" i think that instead of focusing on the by product of teen sexuality (teen pregnany) i think people should focus on teaching younfer kids and adolescents about how to stay safe, make smart choices if and when they decide to become sexually active, and teach them about abstinence...my parents never gave me the birds and the bees talk and when i learned about it in health class they taught us what happens and they did not stress how to stay safe enough for any one to pay attention and come away with a lesson learned...but these are just the opinions of a teenage godmother who has friends with babies.

I love how judgmental you all are...the famous saying "those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones...we know NONE of you EVER had premarital sex...should she had unprotected sex..no..but lets waste or time..breathe..on something we can't change...I think it is wonderful she is taking care of her daughter..that she got her GED..and is moving on with her life...you ALL need to find a hobbie...

The only difference between Jamie Lynn and all the other pregnant teenagers she supposedly "brings hope" to is the money. Yet his article mentions it in passing. Teen pregnancies, and teen sexual activity are not something to derive hope from, they are something to teach our children to avoid at all costs.

If Jamie Lynn were not an "actress" ( and I use the term very loosely, since I've seen Zooey 101 with my 2 young daughters) she would now face a "hope-filled" lifetime of offering people fries with their meals!

She is only a celebrity because of who she is related to, and her white trash behavior is only tolerated because she's fa celebrity.

The very cover of the magazine should be condemned. A picture of this teenage mother on the cover with the the very large letters "OK" floating over her give their teen readers all the message they'll ever want, or indeed will take away from this

I think OK magazine is hiding behind phony ideals to disguise their coarse, "anything to sell magazines" attitude, and I strongly believe they have done their readers and society at large a huge disservice

Hello...One big question.......Who in their right mind and living in the real world actually gives a S**t? I feel sorta like Earl Pitts...Wake Up America...

Yes, it does glamorize teen pregnancy. It makes me glad that I don't have kids I need to try and protect from this crap. It will be interesting to see how things turn out for this little family during the next 20+ years though. If I had been in charge, she would not be asked to renew a contract with disney.

This kind of behavior does not make her a good role model for young girls. I hope Hanna Montana won't be next.

Jamie Lynn is raising her baby and that's a wonderful thing to share. She could have gotten an abortion or put the baby up for a secret adoption (she definately has the money to do these things). But she chose to take on the challenge of motherhood. I don't feel that she is encouraging teen pregnancy, she is a public reflection of what's already happening in the world. She is bringing hope to teens that are currently pregnant or have already had children and encouraging them to take care of their responsibilities and we should not condemn her for that.