Thanks, Jamie Lynn

Talking to your kid about the tween star's latest turn.

By Kathleen Deveny | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Dec 19, 2007 | Updated: 7:30  p.m. ET Dec 19, 2007

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  • Posted By: wappk3r @ 07/21/2008 3:58:27 AM

    terror teddy im a teenager and even i believe we are ignorant fools but it is only because of our lack of experiences in life and lack of wisdom that is gained through those experiences

  • Posted By: wappk3r @ 07/21/2008 3:56:11 AM

    just because your daughter does something that you dont want her too shouldnt phase you at all you call yourself a parent but you forbget what its like to be a kid if she goes out and gets pregnant at 16 thats noones fault but her own because even if you try to prevent someon e from doing something they shouldnt there still going to do it im not saying you shouldnt try but its almost pointless because it human nature for us to do wahat we want is it not our god given free will to roam this earth and do as we please and i mean he gave us the 10 easiest rules to follow there all basic morals that people dont respect anymore because people no longer respect themselves.

  • Posted By: 3:10toBoston @ 07/19/2008 2:28:41 AM

    The only upside to the situation is that she didn't decide to just kill the baby and be done with it... She could have had an abortion and ended the baby's chance at life to save her show, but she didn't.

    That doesn't change the fact that she's a terrible example

  • Posted By: bradpitt2008 @ 07/18/2008 3:11:33 PM

    Here's how you talk to your child about Jamie Lynn (and Britney and her mother for that matter).
    They are all ho's and should be treated as such.End of story!


  • Posted By: djmimi @ 12/20/2007 3:39:04 PM

    Ugh, the news made me disgusted. This 16 year old girl is a role model. Little girls all over the country want to be just like Jamie Lynn Spears. This kind of role model should not be glorified. They need to cancel the show. There are TONS of other actresses who act responsibly.

    • Posted By: rougen @ 12/20/2007 8:10:16 PM

      Alright let me explain to you the many reasons why your comment was so retarded I am forced to reply.
      1) Your comment is inferring that not getting pregnant is actually responsible, which also basically says that you are for abortion. You are therefore saying that she is not to be glorified for refusing to get a much simpler and less painful operation for the sake of life. This shows your retarded opinion on life... For the record, let me summarize your ideology: Killing isn't as bad as sex!!!
      2) The show isn't cancelled. It ended. Therefore the entire reasoning of your comment is nonexistant. Maybe you should research what you say before you type it. You know there are pills for people who don't stop and think, right?
      3) How can someone be disgusted by a 16 year old getting pregnant? I mean, think of you getting pregnant. THAT is an abomination of nature. A woman who is about 50 having a baby is pretty damn gross. If you get pregnant you might explode from the massive size of your freakchild and your own massive size. Summary of your illogical thinking during this statement: "Someone who has sex in their sexual prime where they have the least chance of catching an STD is evil and possessed by the devil whom I would know about if I attended church more than just at Easter and Christmas". Now be silent you self-righteous retard.

      • Posted By: sheilab @ 12/21/2007 10:32:55 AM

        Rougen. What the hell are you talking about. There is nothing self righteous about htis person's statement and when did disgusted become the equivalent of abortion!

        • Posted By: terror-teddy @ 07/18/2008 10:05:44 AM

          Nice try. NO COOKIE.
          First of all, not getting pregnant IS being responsible, at least on this planet. Getting abortion is not the "easy way out" either, but I don't want to get into some religious argument right now. Second, you are not witty. Not in the slightest. So stop trying. Also, you are crude and very crass and calling people retards isn't going to get you anywhere. As I???ve already told you, get off the internet; you???re giving adults even more incentive to believe that teenagers are ignorant fools.

        • Posted By: sstachur @ 12/21/2007 5:46:47 PM

          The only person making retarded statements here is you rougen! "Your comment is inferring that not getting pregnant is actually responsible, which also basically says that you are for abortion" Is this a joke? How does being pro safe sex also mean pro abortion?? You are just another one of those conservatives who thinks that everyone who is pro-life is pro-abortion. Get a clue! You're wrong!

      • Posted By: eubankk @ 12/20/2007 9:38:56 PM

        Where in the HELL did all of THAT come from? I did not see anything in the statement by djmimi that in any way implies that he/she is for abortion! Where did you get that from?
        Your comments after 3) are also amazing and offensive! Where did your "summary" come from? I saw nothing in this person's statement that even suggested that they think that "Someone who has sex in their sexual prime where they have the least chance of catching an STD is evil and possessed by the devil whom I would know about if I attended church more than just at Easter and Christmas". Talk about being a self-riteous retard!! Your reply is abusive and absurd not to mention poorly thought out and insulting for no reason whatsoever!
        Jamimy-lynn Spears already said that she is going to keep the child so your rant about abortion is nonsense. Abortion is an option in this country (and in most other developed countries....as well it should be!!) but she is not even entertaining the notion of having one.
        You need to either think more about what you are saying or be silent yourself!!

  • Posted By: oh no not again @ 12/20/2007 3:12:36 PM

    Being able to make it as a teen mom (and clearly Jamie Lynn won't have the same challenges involving finances that most teens face) is not the same as living a self-actualized life. How much better would things be if everyone waited to have kids until they were financially, emotionally and physically ready to have a baby? Alot better. Sure, adults can be horrible parents, too, and teens can be great ones. Our age doesn't define who we are inside. Many of us wouldn't be here if our ancestors hadn't had poorly planned 'surprises' along the way, but in Jamie Lynn's case - yes, she is throwing away her lucrative career. Will she have some sort of entertainment career? Perhaps something involving a reality show (*Gag*) or B-movie, but she was on a better trajectory than that. Her rep is tarnished in Hollywood now, even though that fact reeks of hypocrisy. If your reputation was valuable to your livelihood, wouldn't you guard it with your life, above most other things? And if you were a sexually active teen with a lucrative career based solely on your reputation (she is a terrible actress and has no other evident talents), wouldn't you make darn sure you were using protection and lots of it? I do blame her parents because they did not teach her well or keep her shielded. Perhaps that's impossible in Hollywood, but they could have at least tried.

    • Posted By: rougen @ 12/20/2007 7:53:45 PM

      I am a "teen" (as morons put it) and I would like to point out that YOU ACTUALLY WATCH THE SHOW HAHA. Also, her "acting skills", just like any Disney or Nick star, are meant for kids, not you. Next, no one uses the word darn again. In fact, I don't think anyone did if your generation, about 5 decades ago. Finally, I will close with the point that she is a rich actress. She DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER ROLE. She is set for life. Thank you, now go back to breastfeeding your 16 year old who hasn't yet seen a member of the other sex and doesn't plan on it for 2 years. Oh, and when they tell you they are gay, don't say I didn't warn you. : )

      • Posted By: terror-teddy @ 07/18/2008 9:53:53 AM

        Wow. Rougen, it's people like you that make me ashamed to call myself a teenager. How about you start working on your immaturity before you post.
        Go back to playing with your makeup.

  • Posted By: mandarin @ 07/18/2008 12:15:55 AM

    HA HA HA... THA'S RIGTH...!!!!
    PLEASE YOUNG GIRLS, HAVE A BABY WHEN YOU WANT IT, BUT DONT WAIT TOO MUCH, DONT WAIT TO BE OLDER, BECASUE U WONT BE ABLE TO HOLD YOUR KIDS N PLAY WITH THEM... IM THE ONE HOW VERY PROUD OF HAVING A BABY YOUNG... I LOVE MY KIDS N I ENJOY THE TIME THAT I SPEND WITH THEM...

  • Posted By: sally102 @ 02/01/2008 1:13:37 PM

    omg i thought she wouldnt be anything like her sister brittany i thought she would be 1 that could have there t.v.shows or movies and not acked like a hor and get pregnet so young i really thought that she could be nothing like her sister and all i relly hope she dosent go insane like her sister i used to like brittany spears but now i hate her i think that jamie should keep doing the show and keep her head sraight unlike her sister

    • Posted By: The All Knowing Big Mouth @ 07/17/2008 10:10:24 PM

      Just to set this right, you can't even spell, so why are you name-calling and judging someone you for sure don't know. She made a mistake, she's gotta deal with it. Some of the best Moms I know were teens and to this day, their kids are better behaved than those born around the same time to "adult" parents, age 25 and up. If you're not okay with your child knowing, you need to find a way to address the issues within yourself and have the chat when you're better equipped to handle it. If you address it now, don't judge, lest your child be so afraid at 16 if it happens to them that they become one of the much-worse horror stories we hear about much too often.

    • Posted By: spears fan @ 04/10/2008 11:07:30 AM

      omg you don't know the whole story and if you were a fan then you would'nt be saying all these nasty things about her!!!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: cherbear @ 07/17/2008 9:28:14 PM

    What is really sad here is that this Jamie Lynn girl really thinks she is perhaps outsmarting others when in fact she seems to be fooling herself. Teens are not born evil or made so by their age, it is just that they, by the hand of nature/biology are too underdeveloped to have rational or logical thinking ; "magical thinking" seems to be the term for the youngsters believing that having money is the key factor in bringing kids into the world. Unfortunately, there are the vulnerable and unstable out there who will use Jamie Lynn's situation as the impetus for getting pregnant and this just seems unacceptable. As a baby herself, her motherhood will most likely be fraught with missteps. Not that people don't make mistakes, it's just that a tender, young baby is the focus here and even if she has money , that does not mean they can count on that for the day to day situations they will encounter. For instance, if Casey Boy goes to jail for this,(where he belongs)there will be one less parent in the baby's life and that is tragic news for the family. But wait! Celebrity status! I keep forgetting how that buys peace of mind here and now that they're all grown up and drinking coffee like adults, they must be adults. They are also above the law when it comes to the potential rape charges and somehow being able to deflect that elememt too! Of course, noone cares (Jamie Lynn's parents ) about the factor that took place here called statutory rape and actually if will be both tragic and refreshing to see Casey Boy pay for what he did regardless of money in th family or not. Yes, it takes two to tango, but Jamie Lynn is an actress caught up in her fantasy world and only sees what she wants to see. Apparently, so is OK magazine and all other publications like this, for kids that are still lost in this sometimes big, bad world and making parenthood look real easy and fun. Hopefully though, teens aren't lost here forever; good parenting seems to quell at least most evils in the world. As for the poorly-parented and double-trainwreck duo being the Spears sisters, may you be the dictionary definition of dumb!

  • Posted By: sarab2825 @ 07/17/2008 8:10:18 AM

    I don't think spears having sex had anything to do with her being in the spotlight all the time. I think she made a decision that ended up with her pregnant. I doubt she ever really thought this would happen to her. Yea she took a chance when she had sex that it could happen. Like someone else had commented, with all that spears has heard and seen her sister done, she has never let it influence her. I also admire her for keeping the child. She has been brave with dealing with the tab. and pop. during the pregnancy. I believe she will do just fine as a mother. I strongly believe God has a plan for everyone and just because spears had a baby doesn't mean her career or life has come to an end. A new chapter is just beginning for her and she'll do just fine.

  • Posted By: 09elizabethmallon @ 07/17/2008 3:35:28 PM

    Ok, how about you don't shelter your child and make things so taboo? I mean, by keeping your child away from it, it's just going to bite you in the butt later on. "Oh let's make this subject out of discussion, that way my child will never know about it." Because, when they are a teenager, the child will defy you. She will want to do the things you tell her not to.

    • Posted By: Jessica188 @ 07/17/2008 4:23:55 PM

      ok ya i kinda agree i think your chilld might want to do something u tell her not to but if you make it a huge deal and the child knows the concequinces then i really dont think that she will want to anymore..........

  • Posted By: Jessica188 @ 07/17/2008 4:19:51 PM

    im 12 and well i think that its bad that she did that but i really dont think that ur doughters are going to grow up and do wgat jamie lynn did even if she is there roll model shes mine and i am not thinking of getting pregnet at 16 and my sister is 16 and she is her fan to she isnt thinkin about getting pregnet now and ya she has a boyfriend and they have been datin for 2 years and they arent going to do anything to get my sis pregnet and so just chill out and let ur kids watch the show and trust me when they grow up they wont they might not even think about it bc right now they shouldnt know how to get pregnet now so i really dont think u parents will have a problem i mean ok me and my friends are a huge fan of her and were not thinking of gettiing pregnet at 16 or 17 so you shouldnt worry that much i know it was wrong!

  • Posted By: Curvz_3 @ 07/17/2008 3:46:07 PM

    I think alot of young girls look up to jamie and she is a big influence on them, am not saying that she should have gotten rid of the child because i would not have but she should have been more carefull. many young lives have been and will come to a hault, by young girls following after their role model and there not realizing that jamie could afford to have and support a child. i personally loved the show and so does my daughter, but i wont allow my her to watch the show anymore simply because i don't want a young girl pregnant at sixteen, had a baby at seventeen as a role model for my child.Thats my opinion.

  • Posted By: c.kango @ 07/17/2008 1:20:36 PM

    my daughter is five , even thou zoey101 is to old for my daughter to watch , shes palstered all over disney channel and my daughter loves her.... so while food shopping there goes jamie lynn on the front page , its crazy ,almost like she read the front page , my daughter asks me mom why didnt zoey bring her baby to pca( the school that zoey attends and lives at on the show) ...you bring me every where with you .... how did explain that to my little girl as if the world isnt confusing enough to her already

  • Posted By: luvact @ 07/17/2008 12:37:16 PM

    What about , it can be all planned out on purpose, how much family got for the photos of the baby. All in the celeberty world are pretaining the money. Thinkin about this parents have to drag kids away from the TV, make them read, go for the walk with them. My 10 years old daughter don't even know who younger Spears is, and it is because I pay attention to my child not droppong her infront of the TV all the time. Again I do not mean to throw away all the TV's, just limit..

  • Posted By: rockman577 @ 07/15/2008 12:08:05 PM

    Making a girl something special for getting pregnut at 15 shows how demitted this country has become. I wonder if she is still wearing a mattress on her back waiting for the next perverted boy to jump on?

  • Posted By: brunswickbebe @ 07/15/2008 11:54:28 AM

    i love jamie lynn. she is a great person... in my opinion. all her life she has watched her family fall apart and she is the only sensable one in her disfunctional family. she has seen all the mistakes brittany has made and still hasn't let it infulence her. im sure, getting pregnant at 16 wasnt wht jamie lynn planned, but i admire her for keeping the child. most teenage moms dont keep the kid after they find out they are pregnant. i think jamie lynn is more than mature enough to handle the child. unlike her sister.

  • Posted By: brunswickbebe @ 07/15/2008 11:45:16 AM

    i love jamie lynn. she is a great person... in my opinion. after YEARS of watching her family fall apart, she has managed to be the only sensable one in her family. all her life she has seen wht brittany has done and has not let it infulence her. she is down to earth and getting pregnant at 16 was not wht she planned. but she was big enough to keep the kid and most 16 yr old girls who r pregant, dont. i think she is mature enough to handle a child. unlike her sister.

  • Posted By: dragon45master @ 07/15/2008 10:51:07 AM

    iw as 18 when i got pregnant and now im 19 and i got 3 moremonths to go on this. teen pregnancy is a hard thing right now considering i know alot of teens getting pregnant. and usually are accidents mine was i didnt think it was ganna hapen to me, i was on birth control and it still happend. teen just need to be carfule of whaat there disitions are and jamie is just trying to do whats best fpr her and her baby considering i understand the feeling. i know parents it hard to think of theese things and hard to prevent it. my parents werent to pleased with me but they are helping me all they can with this im keeping my baby. some parents are discussed with there kids and throw them on the streets cuz mostly they dont want to deal with them, but parents should listen to what there kids think about these situations what there kids think about this whole thing in general show them how to not make the sam mistake

  • Posted By: spears fan @ 04/10/2008 11:01:37 AM

    i love jamie lynn spears and people should stop being nasty and talking about her behind her back
    give the girl a break!

    • Posted By: dragon45master @ 07/15/2008 10:45:09 AM

      hey im 19 years old and i got pregnant at 18 and its haard to realize reality. but realitly is kids should not get pregnant but it happens mistakes happen. i sure as hell was freaking cuz i didnt know what to do or what people were going to think of me. but i desisded to keep my baby and be the best mom i could be, i think that what really matters, jamie lynn is just trying to do the right nthing for her sake not for publisity. i know i am. i want my baby to have eveything but i cant do that at least she can and has help. i have a bit of help and its nice to have support of your family and knowing that you can do this.

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