Jamie Lynn Spears - 16 and Pregnant

[dzneelvr]

A sad situation, but it's sad for any 16yo who isn't prepared. However, my headache starts with all the press these losers get no matter what dumb thing they do in their lives. ENOUGH ALREADY! these pop tarts aren't doing anything worthwhile...drinking, drugging, clubbing, baby-making, starving themselves...yikes

 

[FayeW]

If some 16 year old bazillionaire has a baby which she can support with her own income - it's none of my business. I sincerely doubt she is going to miss out on anything because she can't afford a sitter. Who in the world would be expecting anyone from the Spears family to be a role model for their daughter? If you are expecting Hollywood to raise your children you deserve what you get.

It doesn't matter how much $$ you have...the child gets the raw end of the stick...look at Britt's kids.... oh wait they're relate those poor sweet boys

and don't get me started on Michael Jackson and his brood, those kids won't ever be normal either[/QUOTE]

Being the child of a young mother doesn't necessarily mean they will get "the short end of the stick"! Jamie Lynn might be an awesome mother for all we know. Only time will tell. She certainly has more resources at her disposal than most other teenage mothers so I don't think we need to call social services just yet.

Brit's kids and Michael Jackson's kids got the raw end of the stick because their parents are freaks. Might I remind everyone that Britney was 23 or 24 when Sean Preston was born, and a married woman. She is in an entirely different demographic than her teenage sister but that hasn't turned out to well.

Judge not, lest ye be judged. I'm just sayin'....

 

[brittsmum1998]

Being the child of a young mother doesn't necessarily mean they will get "the short end of the stick"! Jamie Lynn might be an awesome mother for all we know. Only time will tell. She certainly has more resources at her disposal than most other teenage mothers so I don't think we need to call social services just yet.

Brit's kids and Michael Jackson's kids got the raw end of the stick because their parents are freaks. Might I remind everyone that Britney was 23 or 24 when Sean Preston was born, and a married woman. She is in an entirely different demographic than her teenage sister but that hasn't turned out to well.

Judge not, lest ye be judged. I'm just sayin'....

Good points but I would be concerned due to the fact that her OLDER sister doesn't know how to parent, how could a YOUNGER person know. And I guess I would put part of the blame on the parents

 

[va32h]

I was talking to my sister about this and one of the things she mentioned is how much attitudes have changed; can you imagine if say...Annette Funicello had turned up pregnant out of wedlock? Some studio head or manager would have whisked her off for a hush-hush abortion in no time.

That a fairly high-profile teenage celebrity can appear on the cover of a magazine and chit-chat about her pregnancy at age 16 shows quite a change in attitude.

And IMO this is both good and bad. It's good that teen pregnancy is not as shameful as it once was - and that the child is not stigmatized for the circumstances of their birth.

But I'm discomfited at the idea of putting Jamie Lynne on the cover of a magazine. Being a teenage mother is not the end of the world - but it's not something to celebrate either. I would not kick my daughter out of the house for getting pregnant but I wouldn't exactly be high-fiving her. I think it's a situation that you can make the best of, but motherhood at 16 is hardly something to aspire to.

Of course it's silly for parents to be looking toward celebrities as role models. However, I'm thinking of a few teenage girls I've known who certainly did think it would be cool to have a baby. They are thinking about the attention and the gifts and how much fun it will be to dress up a baby and show her off. Putting Jamie Lynne Spears on the cover of a magazine isn't going to help that mindset one bit.

 

[FayeW]

Good points but I would be concerned due to the fact that her OLDER sister doesn't know how to parent, how could a YOUNGER person know. And I guess I would put part of the blame on the parents

My older sisters are horrible mothers, each in a different way. One gave in to every wish and desire her children had, and her oldest son, (a bright, intelligent young man) chose to do nothing with his life, became a parent at 18 and a drug dealer by 20.

The other is estranged from her 25 yr old son, and treats her 18 yr old daughter like a servant.

They are 10 and 7 yrs older than me, respectively. I can only hope that when it is said and done history will show that I am a better parent than either of them!

 

[mandy200587]

I found this on one of the blogs I visit, it has tips for parents on how to tell the kids. http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/12/how-to-talk-to.html

Also there is rumors Nickeldeon is in talks to do a special related to teen pregnancy.

Nickelodeon is considering airing a special about sex and love after its Zoey 101 star Jamie Lynn Spears announced she was pregnant at age 16 this past week.
Veteran newswoman Linda Ellerbee, who has done shows before on the network, would host, the Associated Press reports. "I think it's important that something be done," she said.
Spears surprised many when she announced she was pregnant on Tuesday.
But many parents - whose children tune in to Zoey 101 - are finding themselves in the awkward position of having to explain the scandal to their kids.
NYC-based psychotherapist Robi Ludwig gave Usmagazine.com these five tips:
1. Ask your children questions
"Find out what your children's thoughts are: What's your understanding? What do you think about Jamie Lynn being pregnant at 16 and unmarried?"
2. Be honest
"Parents need to be straight forward and say, 'This is not a wise choice.'"
3. See if your child knows about birth control
"Do they understand that having [unprotected sex] is not a wise decision? It's very hard because kids will probably always have facts before their parents are ready to give them. But you have to deal with that kind of discomfort."
4. Tell them the consequences of having a baby so young
"In general, the statement needs to be, 'It's a really sad situation.' Tell them it's ideal to have a child when you're an adult, and you've had a whole range of experiences and you're ready to settle down in your life. It's not ideal when you're a teenager."
5. Help them find a new role model
"I think it's fair to say, 'This is not who you want to emulate. You might like her, enjoy her work, but her personal life is not one you want to emulate.'"



That's what the special would be on.

 

[brittsmum1998]

My older sisters are horrible mothers, each in a different way. One gave in to every wish and desire her children had, and her oldest son, (a bright, intelligent young man) chose to do nothing with his life, became a parent at 18 and a drug dealer by 20.

The other is estranged from her 25 yr old son, and treats her 18 yr old daughter like a servant.

They are 10 and 7 yrs older than me, respectively. I can only hope that when it is said and done history will show that I am a better parent than either of them!

See how easy it is to judge and please...I don't mean it with any disrespect

 

[mickeylove2]

She turned 16 in April, and will be 17 by the time the baby is born.

Can someone post a link to the articles citing that she was living with her 19 yr old boyfriend. I haven't seen that in anything I've read.

On people dot com the boy's uncle, a minister in La., says something to the effect of Casey moving out to LA and moving in with Jamie Lynne. Apparently she and her mother have a place in LA and HE moved in with her and her mother. That's where the comment from Lynne about her never missing curfew comes into play. She did NOT move out and move in with him, HE moved in with THEM.
That's my take on it anyway. Oh and the uncle says something about it being last year when he moved out there he says Casey finished high school in LA., so wasn't she only 15 then??
It's a sad situation for all involved, I really feel sorry for them. Oh and from what I hear Lynne's book release has been suspended.

 

[FayeW]

See how easy it is to judge and please...I don't mean it with any disrespect

None of that was judging. It is fact. One nephew was a drug smoking, drug dealing teenage father. His parents gave lip service to setting rules, but the parameters were pretty wide. They allowed him, at 15, to choose to simply not show up to his part time job. They were the parents who allowed the friends to hang out and drink at their house (as teenagers) because they "were nearly men" and "at least we know where they are". They allowed the girlfriends to move in and share rooms with the teenage sons. They allowed them to show no respect for their grandparents or authority figures. Neither of their (now) adult children have anything to do with them. I can ascertain from the result that these are not parenting techniques I want to emulate.

The other sister is always a "victim". Nothing is ever her fault. All the lies and deceit to my parents when she's looking for a handout are never her fault, somebody else made her do it I guess. We may have to have the furniture surgically removed from her ****, as she is apparently incapable of getting off it to do anything for herself. She is always screaming for her daughter to do everything for her.

I guess my point is that being older doesn't always make you wiser. Britney being of questionable intellect and parenting skills doesn't mean that Jamie Lynn will automatically follow suit.

 

[Nikel]

It does sometimes fail, but it's very, very rare. I agree with the whole charting etc. but that's part of women's health in general rather than sex education specifically.

I'm just gonna have to disagree. IMO reproductive health is just as much a part of "sex ed" as learning about the emotional aspects of being sexually active and the risks of STIs.

 

[Nancy]

Good points but I would be concerned due to the fact that her OLDER sister doesn't know how to parent, how could a YOUNGER person know. And I guess I would put part of the blame on the parents

You really can't judge how a person will parent based on what a sibling does. I have sisters and they parent way different than I do, my DH has a sister and she parents was different than he does. We all parent different than our parents did. Are we all doing a good job raising our kids, yes for some, no for others. (But I'm not saying which ones). All I'm saying is I can't say she'll be a bad Mom because her sister is making huge mistakes with her life. And I'm not ready to say that Lynn was a bad parent because of this either. Would I take advice from her? Nope, but I don't really take advice from anyone on how to raise my kids.

And for those that are concerned about Jamie being a role model for your daughters. Why would you want an actress or singer or some stranger to be a role model? My girls are all 15 and older now but they knew people on the screen were actresses/actors and what they saw on TV was not what they were in real life. They could have their favorites, but the last time my kids wanted to "be" or "be like" what they saw on TV they wanted to be Power Rangers and that was ages ago before they were even old enough to understand that people can't really morph into something else.

 

[Kath2003]

I'm just gonna have to disagree. IMO reproductive health is just as much a part of "sex ed" as learning about the emotional aspects of being sexually active and the risks of STIs.

I phrased my original statement falsely, I apologise. What I meant to say was that, regardless of what sex-ed goes on, every woman should be taught these things. It should not necessarily be tied to a discussion about sex, but simply something that every woman, chaste or not, needs to take care of. Parents sometimes 'opt out' of sex education - this is something that should not be tied to sex/moral education so as to ensure that every woman (and male with their respective education) is aware of.

I fully apologise for not being clearer in my original statement. The more any person, male or female, knows about their own health, including emotional and sexual, the better.

 

[mommiepoppins]

I was talking to my sister about this and one of the things she mentioned is how much attitudes have changed; can you imagine if say...Annette Funicello had turned up pregnant out of wedlock? Some studio head or manager would have whisked her off for a hush-hush abortion in no time.

That a fairly high-profile teenage celebrity can appear on the cover of a magazine and chit-chat about her pregnancy at age 16 shows quite a change in attitude.

And IMO this is both good and bad. It's good that teen pregnancy is not as shameful as it once was - and that the child is not stigmatized for the circumstances of their birth.

But I'm discomfited at the idea of putting Jamie Lynne on the cover of a magazine. Being a teenage mother is not the end of the world - but it's not something to celebrate either. I would not kick my daughter out of the house for getting pregnant but I wouldn't exactly be high-fiving her. I think it's a situation that you can make the best of, but motherhood at 16 is hardly something to aspire to.

Of course it's silly for parents to be looking toward celebrities as role models. However, I'm thinking of a few teenage girls I've known who certainly did think it would be cool to have a baby. They are thinking about the attention and the gifts and how much fun it will be to dress up a baby and show her off. Putting Jamie Lynne Spears on the cover of a magazine isn't going to help that mindset one bit.

you took the words out of my mouth

 

[brittsmum1998]

People were complaining about some people running to judgement, IMHO until the Spears family (Mom included) can prove that any of them were GOOD parents, my opinion will be somewhat negative until proven differently. Of course there will always be exceptions and I hope she is one, but again ..the proof is in the pudding which is why so many people are speculating to begin with.

 

[GoodFairies]

From imdb.com:

Aldridge Not the Father of Spears Baby?

The father of Jamie-Lynn Spears' baby is not Casey Aldridge, but an older man who could face rape charges over the conception, according to new U.S. reports. American magazine Star claims the Spears family are paying Aldridge, 18, to play dad in a bid to mask the father's true identity and avoid the shame of an under-age sex scandal involving 16-year-old Jamie-Lynn. The reports come days after Jamie-Lynn confirmed she is 12-weeks pregnant with student Aldridge's baby during an interview with OK! magazine. According to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's website, a Star source is reported as saying, "Casey is being paid off to be the family's fall guy while the real father remains unidentified. The man many suspect is the father, however, would face charges and probably prison time if he were to come forward and admit he had sex with her." Star magazine quotes "two separate Spears family insiders" who believe the father is someone who works on Jamie-Lynn's kids' TV show, Zoey 101. The source adds, "In Hollywood, little girls grow up fast, and she is no exception. With everything that has gone on in her family, she needed someone to look up to. But the man she found seems to have completely taken advantage of her." In Jamie-Lynn's home state of Louisiana, Aldridge would escape legal action because a 16-year-old can legally have sex with a person less than two years older.

 

[va32h]

Star magazine is running that story. It's interesting - back in October there was a "blind item" on one of the gossip sites about the star of a "teen show" getting pregnant by a studio executive and most people were guessing Miley Cyrus. Isn't that around the time the Miley rumor started?

IF it's true - shame on the Spears family for trying to sweep it under the rug - the guy should be prosecuted.

 

[goofygirl]

Oh for Pete's sake people.

Lots of 16-years olds have sex. When people have sex, there's a chance at a pregnacy. Is this situation idea? No. But we are talking about a baby here - a good thing - not some evil plague.

The amount of moral tut-tutting towards both Jamie Lynn and her parents is sickening. People aren't perfect. Get over it.

I'd rather have an evil plague than another Spears offspring entering the world.

 

[LisaNJ25]

I'd rather have an evil plague than another Spears offspring entering the world.

yikes.. I wonder if people say the same thing about your family. With that attitude I wouldn't be surprised if they do.

 

[mickeylove2]

From imdb.com:

Aldridge Not the Father of Spears Baby?

The father of Jamie-Lynn Spears' baby is not Casey Aldridge, but an older man who could face rape charges over the conception, according to new U.S. reports. American magazine Star claims the Spears family are paying Aldridge, 18, to play dad in a bid to mask the father's true identity and avoid the shame of an under-age sex scandal involving 16-year-old Jamie-Lynn. The reports come days after Jamie-Lynn confirmed she is 12-weeks pregnant with student Aldridge's baby during an interview with OK! magazine. According to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's website, a Star source is reported as saying, "Casey is being paid off to be the family's fall guy while the real father remains unidentified. The man many suspect is the father, however, would face charges and probably prison time if he were to come forward and admit he had sex with her." Star magazine quotes "two separate Spears family insiders" who believe the father is someone who works on Jamie-Lynn's kids' TV show, Zoey 101. The source adds, "In Hollywood, little girls grow up fast, and she is no exception. With everything that has gone on in her family, she needed someone to look up to. But the man she found seems to have completely taken advantage of her." In Jamie-Lynn's home state of Louisiana, Aldridge would escape legal action because a 16-year-old can legally have sex with a person less than two years older.

Oh if Perez Hilton says it, then it MUST be true!!!

 

[BelleBoo&AmisMum]

I'd rather have an evil plague than another Spears offspring entering the world.

You say that about most people, we all know where you stand on children.