ahaha I almost crapped myself, their poor mother

http://omg.yahoo.com/jamie-lynn-spears-says-shes-pregnant/news/4928

NEW YORK - Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way and it's not Britney's. Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.

"It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," she said. "I was in complete and total shock and so was he."

Spears is 12 weeks along and initially kept the news to herself when she learned of the pregnancy from an at-home test and subsequent doctor visit, she told the celebrity magazine, which hits stands in New York on Wednesday and the rest of the country by Friday.

What message does she want to send to other teens about premarital sex? "I definitely don't think it's something you should do; it's better to wait," she told the magazine. "But I can't be judgmental because it's a position I put myself in."

After she found out from a doctor that she was pregnant, she said, "I took two weeks to myself where I didn't tell anybody."

"Only one of my friends knew because I needed to work out what I would do for myself before I let anyone's opinion affect my decision. Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me," she said.

Spears broke the news to her mother, Lynne, just before Thanksgiving, the magazine reported.

"She was very upset because it wasn't what she expected at all," Spears said. "A week after, she had time to cope with it and became very supportive."

Lynne Spears, already grandmother to Britney's young sons, told the magazine: "I didn't believe it because Jamie Lynn's always been so conscientious. She's never late for her curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby."

She said her actress daughter, the telegenic heroine of her popular Nickelodeon series, has known Aldridge for years and began dating him in high school.

But in a recent interview with The Associated Press, Spears said she had no steady boyfriend. "I kind of just keep my options open," she said. "I have a bunch of friends that I always hang out with, a bunch of guy friends." She declined to talk about her older sister.

Spears spoke to the AP shortly before Thanksgiving, the day she told OK! she informed her mother about the pregnancy.

Jamie Lynn plans to raise the baby in her home state of Louisiana "so it can have a normal family life."

Nickelodeon released a statement: "We respect Jamie Lynn's decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation. We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well being."

A publicist for the network did not immediately respond to phone and e-mail requests for additional comment.

"Zoey 101" is scheduled to conclude its third season Jan. 4 with a cliffhanger episode in which Spears' character must decide whether to leave her fictional Pacific Coast Academy boarding school in California to join her parents in London.

The show is scheduled to resume in February, and its producer, Dan Schneider, has said filming on the fourth season has already been completed.

Hear that?

That's the sound of every Nikelodeon executive crapping in their pants.

;)

haha Britney's little sister? I guess The Spear's are all Sl*TS sorry for my language but it's TRUE hopefully her little sister takes care of her kids better then Britney lol:lol:
then i suppose if you got pregnant, you would be a "slut" as well?

then i suppose if you got pregnant, you would be a "slut" as well?
I agree, you know sometimes accidents happen. She's taking responsibilty and is going to raise the baby. I wish her luck.

Doesn't necessarily (and I stress that word) make her a slut, but she shouldn't be having sex at 16 that's for damn sure.

This is shocking.....considering what a great role model her older sister is.

ahem

At least Britney got married first.

Yeah, nevermind. lol


I hope she takes herself and runs faaaaaar away from Hollywood and her crazy-ass sister.

Doesn't necessarily (and I stress that word) make her a slut, but she shouldn't be having sex at 16 that's for damn sure.
agreed.

The Spears family is a lovely clan. THEY'RE COUNTRY, YA'LL! http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/DorkyW00tage31/Random/Image4.gif

Anyways.. :) I have no pity for these young tramps who get knocked up wayy too young. Keep your damn legs shut, it's not that hard. I'm her age (16) and I've managed just fine, thanks. I've been reading over at Livejournal (Oh No They Didn't! to be exact) and it's been bringing the LULZ all night long. Regarding the Jamie Lynn Spears story, of course. http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/DorkyW00tage31/Random/teehee.gif

Doesn't necessarily (and I stress that word) make her a slut, but she shouldn't be having sex at 16 that's for damn sure.
If she's not a slut, then she's stupid as hell. LOL It's one or the other. Possibly both. Young women need to learn to have some class and not give it up to guys so easily. She's far too young for sex, period. It might seem like just a good time in the moment, but as you can see.. she's gonna be affected for the rest of her life. She's gonna be bringing a baby into this world when she's just a child herself.

Hear that?

That's the sound of every Nikelodeon executive crapping in their pants.

;)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

You think like I do, TJL!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

and now the "black sheep" older brother of the Spears family contemplates robbing a bank

This is shocking.....considering what a great role model her older sister is.

ahem
Cathie, I couldn't have said it better myself.

Wait...clicking on the link and seeing the magazine cover, it says that SHE AND HER MOTHER "tell all to OK!" Are you friggin' serious? No wonder these girls are the way they are. Their mother thinks it is ok to "tell all to a gossip mag?" :crazy:

I wish they would find another term rather than premarital sex. Who really follows that crap anyways? they should call it minor sex or something...lol.

At least Jamie has money to raise the kid, from her acting and stuff. She works and does several things adults do, even though 16 is young, at least she is financially prepared.

16 year old girls sometimes get pregnant, it may not be a good thing, but, it happens, give the girl a break, I'm sure this is hard enough on her as it is.

16 year old girls sometimes get pregnant, it may not be a good thing, but, it happens, give the girl a break, I'm sure this is hard enough on her as it is.

Exactly. People need to get over their sex hang-ups. At least she is 16 and not 13

Exactly. People need to get over their sex hang-ups. At least she is 16 and not 13
The thing of it is, though, is this:

But in a recent interview with The Associated Press, Spears said she had no steady boyfriend. "I kind of just keep my options open," she said. "I have a bunch of friends that I always hang out with, a bunch of guy friends."

Um. Ahem. Sounds like this 16yo sleeps around with multiple people. And that's just downright NASTY, no matter how old you are. She just happens to be, well, a TEEN.

well, I do think Zoey will be ruined now because a lot of parents likely won't let their daughters watch the show now, since Jamie Lynn was a role model for younger girls herself and a lot of parents will be turned off by the "16 and pregnant" aspect. Personally, I think it's just the way things go sometimes. One of my closest friends was born when her mother was 16 and her mother was just fine raising her as a child, so I don't think just because Jamie Lynn is 16 that she'd be a terrible parent, but it doesn't help matters that she is Britney's sister and Britney's gone through a huge year tabloid-wise

These days, you have to be careless to get pregnant. She's very young, too young to be having children. Given that, she is pregnant, and I wish her luck. My mother was pregnant at 17, and married to my father for 50 years. Life happens, sex happens and people have babies all the time. I just hope she has a good support system in place, with her family and her boyfriend's family. Also, having sex at 16 does not mean the girl is a slut.

The thing of it is, though, is this:

But in a recent interview with The Associated Press, Spears said she had no steady boyfriend. "I kind of just keep my options open," she said. "I have a bunch of friends that I always hang out with, a bunch of guy friends."

Um. Ahem. Sounds like this 16yo sleeps around with multiple people. And that's just downright NASTY, no matter how old you are. She just happens to be, well, a TEEN.


oh well thats gross, i totally missed that part. :lol: Yeah i assumed it was at least a steady boyfriend. She better get tested for diseases then

Who the hell is Casey Aldridge? I mean, is he an actor or what?

oh well thats gross, i totally missed that part. :lol: Yeah i assumed it was at least a steady boyfriend. She better get tested for diseases then
You **** multiple people, you got yourself into this mess. YOU fix it. Ya know? And she'd better hope to hell that Casey IS indeed the father of her soon-to-be kiddo.

I'm glad to see she's going about this kid thing in a much more mature way than her older sister is, though. Best of luck to her. Now, of course, that she's with child AND will have a kiddo, it will make it MUCH more difficult to "keep her options open." *snork*

The article states she hangs out with guys, not that she has sex with them. It could very well be that this Aldridge guy was her boyfriend, but as she said, she kept her options open. Options open, she said, not legs open, lol.

I had a steady boyfriend from the age of 14 to 19. We didn't get intimate for a couple of years into our relationship, and I had other dates in high school, as he did. We'd fight, all that stupid stuff, but I wasn't sleeping around, at all.

^ Oh, she'll just stick the kid with the nanny while she goes clubbing. :rolleyes:

The article states she hangs out with guys, not that she has sex with them. It could very well be that this Aldridge guy was her boyfriend, but as she said, she kept her options open. Options open, she said, not legs open, lol.

I had a steady boyfriend from the age of 14 to 19. We didn't get intimate for a couple of years into our relationship, and I had other dates in high school, as he did. We'd fight, all that stupid stuff, but I wasn't sleeping around, at all.
I'll interpret it how I want to, and you how you want to. :)

It's been quite a while since I've been in high school ('99 - '03), but it was not THAT long enough ago that I'm not totally clueless about this kind of thing. Of course, I went to high school in a dinky little town where the "keeping options open" thing was the norm. And that usually meant sleeping around. Something of which I stayed far, far, far away from, because I hated the town I lived in and I hated the majority of the guys there because most of them were sleazeballs. No thanks.

The Spears family is a lovely clan. THEY'RE COUNTRY, YA'LL! http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/DorkyW00tage31/Random/Image4.gif



ha...I love that smilie.

i'm afraid the "keep options open" part of her life is going to need to be closed for now. She has a bigger responsibility now

I'll interpret it how I want to, and you how you want to. :)

It's been quite a while since I've been in high school ('99 - '03), but it was not THAT long enough ago that I'm not totally clueless about this kind of thing. Of course, I went to high school in a dinky little town where the "keeping options open" thing was the norm. And that usually meant sleeping around. Something of which I stayed far, far, far away from, because I hated the town I lived in and I hated the majority of the guys there because most of them were sleazeballs. No thanks.
There are many different situations. There was mine, yours, sluts we knew, and there's Jamie Lynn's story. I'm reading that she's had this boyfriend for a couple of years. They probably had their problems, stupid breakups, other dates, get back together again. Who knows, but nowhere did I get slut out of that article. We don't know, either way.

Congrat's

WHAT!!!!!..I am sorry, but that is just absolutely freaking disgusting; the girl is only 16 years old, and her mother is okay with that; she is still a child for God sakes; where in the hell is Child Protective Services when you need them; there is no excuse for gloating about the fact that your child is pregnant!!!:rolleyes:


I am sorry about the vent, but incompetent mothers drive me utterly insane:mad:
Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

16 is the age of consent in most states, and I read in a few articles that 16 is the average age of people in the US losing their virginity. Its not like she was an undeveloped child or something, its not disgusting. Just life.

WHAT!!!!!..I am sorry, but that is just absolutely freaking disgusting; the girl is only 16 years old, and her mother is okay with that; she is still a child for God sakes; where in the hell is Child Protective Services when you need them; there is no excuse for gloating about the fact that your child is pregnant!!!:rolleyes:


I am sorry about the vent, but incompetent mothers drive me utterly insane:mad:
huh? the article says that her mother was upset about it when she found out. i don't see what's wrong with telling a magazine that your celebrity daughter, now matter how young, is pregnant. it doesn't mean she supports premarital sex/pregnancy.

WHAT!!!!!..I am sorry, but that is just absolutely freaking disgusting; the girl is only 16 years old, and her mother is okay with that; she is still a child for God sakes; where in the hell is Child Protective Services when you need them; there is no excuse for gloating about the fact that your child is pregnant!!!:rolleyes:


I am sorry about the vent, but incompetent mothers drive me utterly insane:mad:
Yep. No need to talk to a magazine. It is no one's business but theirs.

Where is their father? I never hear anything abt him.

huh? the article says that her mother was upset about it when she found out. i don't see what's wrong with telling a magazine that your celebrity daughter, now matter how young, is pregnant. it doesn't mean she supports premarital sex/pregnancy.
I agree. Celebrities grant interviews to magazines all the time. There's no shame in that. Also, if your kids are going to have sex, not much their parents can do about it.

I just hope that Jamie Lynn turns out to be a better mother than her big sister. Not that it would be difficult. :rolleyes:

My point abt the magazine article is that they obviously got paid for that. They surely didn't do that for free. I don't get when a celeb feels the need to "reveal" something when it is none of our business, especially when the person is a child, she is not an adult. I think the Spears girls need to avoid the press for their own sakes simply because they are being mocked, made fun of and anything they do or say is on the front of magazines all the time. These girls need to lay low and get back to some normalcy.

First, that is not going to happen; it seems to me, that both Britney and her sister and her mother, love the attention, regardless if it is negative or not...
I get the feeling you are correct. So sad.

My point abt the magazine article is that they obviously got paid for that. They surely didn't do that for free. I don't get when a celeb feels the need to "reveal" something when it is none of our business, especially when the person is a child, she is not an adult. I think the Spears girls need to avoid the press for their own sakes simply because they are being mocked, made fun of and anything they do or say is on the front of magazines all the time. These girls need to lay low and get back to some normalcy.
I don't get this 'none of our business' thing. She's a celebrity, so it's news. They're giving an interview. Who cares if they're getting paid. I know I don't. Celebs have been giving interviews to magazines since the invention of celebs and magazines. It's nothing new.

Only the haters will mock and make fun of Jamie's situation. The rational person, even if they don't approve, won't pile on and go into a feeding frenzy over it. Someone's pregnancy isn't worth a spike in my blood pressure. It's life. I just wish she had been more careful. No excuse in this day and age. One mistake can change the course of a person's life forever.

http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews_photos/0b/04/20071218214509990026
Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, told OK! magazine that she is pregnant and that the father is her longtime boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.

her boyfriend is 19, isn't that considered statutory?

I just hope Jamie Lynn realizes what she's gotten into and works to be the best mother she can be

her boyfriend is 19, isn't that considered statutory?



Technically, yes.

The Spears family is a lovely clan. THEY'RE COUNTRY, YA'LL! http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/DorkyW00tage31/Random/Image4.gif

Anyways.. :) I have no pity for these young tramps who get knocked up wayy too young. Keep your damn legs shut, it's not that hard. I'm her age (16) and I've managed just fine, thanks. I've been reading over at Livejournal (Oh No They Didn't! to be exact) and it's been bringing the LULZ all night long. Regarding the Jamie Lynn Spears story, of course. http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/DorkyW00tage31/Random/teehee.gif

Ditto to everything but the subtle country/Southern references (we don't want her! :p)

Lynne Spears seems to be a lot like Dina Lohan. Both of them seem like they'd much rather be friends with their daughters instead of mothers. I remember hearing stories about how Drew Barrymore's mother used her fame to go to clubs with her and the sort (remember Drew was a 9-10 year old!!!!) and getting into the very trouble that mothers should be warning their kids against. Fortunately Drew has turned her life around.

In the famouse words that one kid was yelling on U tube,,,LEAVE JAMIE ALONE,LEAVE JAMIE ALONE. SHE'S MY HERO( THat is mine)

Is there any other daughters or sisters that are Mrs.Spears?

In the famouse words that one kid was yelling on U tube,,,LEAVE JAMIE ALONE,LEAVE JAMIE ALONE. SHE'S MY HERO( THat is mine)

Is there any other daughters or sisters that are Mrs.Spears?
There is a brother who is about five or six years older than Britney who prefers to stay out of the public eye. I suppose with everything that goes down in that family, he probably is glad that he is living peacefully without the glare of the public eye.

Congrat's


Why are you congratulating her? She did not do a good thing.

It's too bad that she'll get more flack for this just because she's a Spears. :( Teen girls get pregnant all the time. It's not an excuse, she should've been more careful, but she's just another statistic to me. It's a sad situation that could've been avoided. The family already has enough on their plate as there is.

Oh well. Maybe Jamie could usher Nickelodeon into a new era of crappy reality shows ... "My Life as a Baby Mama" starring Jamie-Lynn Spears. :p ;)

This is almost TOO predictable.

I actually feel sorry for their entire family. I'm not sorry that their insanity is catching up to them, but it's sad that anyone could be so foolish in the first place.

Why are you congratulating her? She did not do a good thing. Scoobiedoo30,
you seem to be really weird sometimes.
:lol: I had the same thought. That's kinda like congratulating Robert Downey Jr. on his third stint in rehab! ;)

her boyfriend is 19, isn't that considered statutory?

I just hope Jamie Lynn realizes what she's gotten into and works to be the best mother she can be
I think it's different if, say, she was 14 and he was 16 when they started dating. But if she had JUST started dating him when she turned 16... yeah.

I think it's different if, say, she was 14 and he was 16 when they started dating. But if she had JUST started dating him when she turned 16... yeah.


I don't think it matters - its when they had sex and if she's under the age of consent for that state and he's over it, it's statutory alright. Could be interesting now to see what happens - if the law decides to make anything out of it they could.

Heck, when I was 15, I was dating at guy who was nineteen. One night the cops stopped us as he was driving me home. We were having sex, kissing or anything but the cops freaked when the saw the age difference on our IDs. They personally escorted me to my door to my parents. I think they weren't sure if my parents knew I was out with him or what, but it was obvious they weren't too happy about it - and nothing was happening at that.

I'm kind of shocked. Jamie Spears always seemed to be mature!:eek: I'll never watch Zoey 101 the same again.(And I eman in a bad way). i can't look at "Zoey's" smiling face, and think of what happened to Jamie in real-life.

BTW, just LOL to all the people calling her 'trash,' 'slut,' etc. If your best friend, sister, daughter, etc. got pregnant at 16, you would really be that judgmental? I mean, I guess I can understand a mother or a father freaking out about it or even a best friend. However, I'd actually become scared for them eventually and wanna help them get through the situation. I've known many girls my age who've gotten pregnant. I only judge the fact that they've made a poor decision, but I don't judge their entire character based on that, because some of the girls I've known who've gotten pregnant have been really nice and worked hard in school and on the job and have not seemed slutty at all. I don't know what goes on after they've had the baby, but for the most part just from looking at MySpace pages and stuff, they seem really happy! :lol:

I know the thing that shocked me was Pregnant at 16

I wasn't sure if I was going to respond or not but I am very surprised she's only 16 and in my opinion she is still a child I know she is a celebrity but I was very surprised and her mother acted like she had no clue that Jamie Lynn was pregnant. At least Britney waited until she was older to get pregnant.

I know onething I am not telling my neice this

I wasn't sure if I was going to respond or not but I am very surprised she's only 16 and in my opinion she is still a child I know she is a celebrity but I was very surprised and her mother acted like she had no clue that Jamie Lynn was pregnant. At least Britney waited until she was older to get pregnant.
Yeah, but Britney isn't exactly stable in the head.

Oh, and she doesn't save ANY of the money she makes. AT ALL. Jamie Lynn just happens to be younger. And more stable than her older sis, from what I've seen.

Yeah, but Britney isn't exactly stable in the head.

Oh, and she doesn't save ANY of the money she makes. AT ALL. Jamie Lynn just happens to be younger. And more stable than her older sis, from what I've seen.

Yeah i understand what your saying about Britney but still i think that Jamie should of waited well that's just my opinion. I mean i guess accidents do happen i think she should of thought about what she was doing and what precautions she could of used to prevent it because it doesn't sound like this was planned well this is just my opinion anyway.

Why are you congratulating her? She did not do a good thing. Scoobiedoo30,
you seem to be really weird sometimes.
I thought Scoobie was being sarcastic

From Perezhilton.com, ROFL!!!!

When the National Enquirer reported on July 28th about Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy, lawyer's for the Nickelodeon star threatened legal action against the publication.

Now, a source at the Enquirer has leaked us the letter Jamie Lynn's lawyers sent them at the time.

It's priceless!

It reads:

“Ms. Spears is a devout Christian with a spotless reputation, who lives in accordance with the highest moral and ethical standards in accordance with her faith.

There is no “rumor” concerning Ms. Spears’ (non-existent) pregnancy, except perhaps for the baseless “rumor” just now being created by the National Enquirer.

Ms. Spears is not pregnant. It is pathetic for the National Enquirer to attempt to create a wholly baseless “rumor” that Ms. Spears is pregnant, so it can run a malicious story and false story which would be emotionally devastating to a morally upright 16 year old girl.”

Ha ha ha ha!!!!!

BTW, just LOL to all the people calling her 'trash,' 'slut,' etc. If your best friend, sister, daughter, etc. got pregnant at 16, you would really be that judgmental? I mean, I guess I can understand a mother or a father freaking out about it or even a best friend. However, I'd actually become scared for them eventually and wanna help them get through the situation. I've known many girls my age who've gotten pregnant. I only judge the fact that they've made a poor decision, but I don't judge their entire character based on that, because some of the girls I've known who've gotten pregnant have been really nice and worked hard in school and on the job and have not seemed slutty at all. I don't know what goes on after they've had the baby, but for the most part just from looking at MySpace pages and stuff, they seem really happy! :lol:
EXACTLY - it was using bad judgement, but that doesn't make the person bad or necessarily promiscuous. One of my best girlfriends in highschool got pregnant at 15 and came from a "good family". She was in with a pretty wild crowd though at the time. Still, she grew up, matured and is living a normal life now (she gave the baby up for adoption) though.
It's just that she's high profile to the teen crowd, and that always has an influence to some degree on them.

From Perezhilton.com, ROFL!!!!
Haha, that's f'ing awesome. :rofl: Little did they know they were on the ball on that one... They were about two months ahead of the game, if I've got the math correct. :lol: If she's 12 weeks along, that means she conceived sometime around the first week of October.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/19/jamie-lynns-back-end-deal/

Haha, that's f'ing awesome. :rofl: Little did they know they were on the ball on that one... They were about two months ahead of the game, if I've got the math correct. :lol:


Must have come from that section they have on "Predictions"!! :lol:

A million bucks for pictures of the baby, not bad. TMZ expresses surprise that it's so little $$, because others get several million. I'm surprised that it's even a million. I didn't know that Jamie Lynn was that big of a star. I know big stars get millions for their wedding and baby pics. Why not. Who would turn down a million bucks.

That will be one adorable baby. I never realized that Jamie was so beautiful. I'm sure she'll lose her show now. Is she a singer too? What is she, talent wise? I'm so out of the loop with these teen celebs, lol.

I don't think Jamie Lynn is really a "star" outside of the Nickelodeon crowd. It's almost like celebrity osmosis because she happens to be Britney's sister, therefore the media cares whereas if she was "Jamie Lynn Smith" or something, it would be barely a blip on the celebrity news radar

I don't think Jamie Lynn is really a "star" outside of the Nickelodeon crowd. It's almost like celebrity osmosis because she happens to be Britney's sister, therefore the media cares whereas if she was "Jamie Lynn Smith" or something, it would be barely a blip on the celebrity news radar
I guess it's because she's so young and preggers, and starring on a show, and of course, as you state, Britney's sister. I'm still surprised that a picture of her baby would command a million dollars. Tom Brady's ex, Bridget Moynihan, appeared on the cover of OK mag, holding their baby. I wonder what she got paid. With Brady's $$, she probably donated it to charity. That's what Brad and Angelina did with the proceeds of the baby picture...forget which mag that was. Suri Cruise, that had to be worth zillions, lol.

i dunno, i cant feel much sympathy for her towards this, especially living in today's world where they drill into your head how bad teenage sex is starting when you're 11 (yet for some reason, the pregnancy rate is up these days...) although it's better that it's with a long-term boyfriend and not just a random loser off the street. but still...it's irresponsible of her, especially after seeing all of her sister's mistakes these past few years...

i dont really see why it matters that they've been dating for a few years, either. pregnancy at 16 just isn't okay. again, its better that its with a boyfriend and not just with some random guy, but that doesn't give her a free slip to have unprotected teenage sex.

NEW YORK - Lynne Spears' book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday.

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Lindsey Nobles, a spokeswoman for Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson Inc., said Wednesday that the memoir by the mother of Britney Spears was put on hold last week. She declined to comment on whether the delay was connected to the revelation that Spears' 16-year-old daughter, Jamie Lynn, is pregnant.

"I can tell you that we are standing behind Lynne and supporting her decision to be with her family at this time," Nobles told The Associated Press.

"Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World" was initially scheduled for release May 11, Mother's Day. Spears, the mother of three children with ex-husband Jamie Spears, had been working with a Michigan-based freelancer since March on the memoir chronicling Spears' experiences raising a family in the public eye.

Jamie Lynn Spears, star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine in its new issue that she's expecting her first child and the father is boyfriend Casey Aldridge.

Nobles and representatives for Britney Spears said they did not know how Lynne Spears could be reached for comment about the status of her book.

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On the Net:

OK! magazine: http://www.ok-magazine.com/

Jamie Lynn Spears: http://www.jamielynnspears.com/

Britney Spears: http://www.britneyspears.com/

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

NEW YORK - Lynne Spears' book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday.
I'm surprised that she had a book deal in the first place, given Britney's antics. Although, the best parents in the world can end up with troubled kids, while the worst parents can turn out great kids. It's often the parent's fault, but not always.

NEW YORK - Lynne Spears' book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday.

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Lindsey Nobles, a spokeswoman for Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson Inc., said Wednesday that the memoir by the mother of Britney Spears was put on hold last week. She declined to comment on whether the delay was connected to the revelation that Spears' 16-year-old daughter, Jamie Lynn, is pregnant.

"I can tell you that we are standing behind Lynne and supporting her decision to be with her family at this time," Nobles told The Associated Press.

"Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World" was initially scheduled for release May 11, Mother's Day. Spears, the mother of three children with ex-husband Jamie Spears, had been working with a Michigan-based freelancer since March on the memoir chronicling Spears' experiences raising a family in the public eye.

Jamie Lynn Spears, star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine in its new issue that she's expecting her first child and the father is boyfriend Casey Aldridge.

Nobles and representatives for Britney Spears said they did not know how Lynne Spears could be reached for comment about the status of her book.

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On the Net:

OK! magazine: http://www.ok-magazine.com/

Jamie Lynn Spears: http://www.jamielynnspears.com/

Britney Spears: http://www.britneyspears.com/

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Gee, I am so shocked. :lol: Like Janice said, I wonder how this woman got a deal to write a PARENTING book in the first place!!

BTW, just LOL to all the people calling her 'trash,' 'slut,' etc. If your best friend, sister, daughter, etc. got pregnant at 16, you would really be that judgmental? I mean, I guess I can understand a mother or a father freaking out about it or even a best friend. However, I'd actually become scared for them eventually and wanna help them get through the situation. I've known many girls my age who've gotten pregnant. I only judge the fact that they've made a poor decision, but I don't judge their entire character based on that, because some of the girls I've known who've gotten pregnant have been really nice and worked hard in school and on the job and have not seemed slutty at all. I don't know what goes on after they've had the baby, but for the most part just from looking at MySpace pages and stuff, they seem really happy! :lol:
ahh, thank you. people calling her a "slut" over a pregnancy is frankly beyond judgmental, it's just ********. yes, ****ing irresponsibly is wrong and it can affect the course of your entire life, but like you said, you can't judge a person's character by it. people make mistakes, and it's what they do about those mistakes that matters. my high school had by far the highest pregnancy rate in this part of the state, and i know what you mean about the myspace thing. during and after their pregnancies the girls always fill their profiles with things about the baby and seem really happy to be pregnant/have given birth to them. i remember one girl who wrote a blog entry bitching at everyone who criticized her for getting pregnant and dropping out of school, saying she was glad she had her daughter and she wouldn't change things if she could go back in time.

for some reason I know Britney is breathing a sigh of relief that for a change she isn't the top story on TMZ/Perez

Yeah, but Britney isn't exactly stable in the head.

Oh, and she doesn't save ANY of the money she makes. AT ALL. Jamie Lynn just happens to be younger. And more stable than her older sis, from what I've seen.

britney started off stable. watch for the madness to begin.

britney started off stable. watch for the madness to begin.
I think Britney just had a better promotion/publicity team behind her that hid all the problems. Notice it was when she fired her "team" that suddenly she started getting all crazy and her image started changing. I think Britney is now at a stage, similar to that of Michael Jackson and Tom Cruise where she knows she's established and she's not gonna take crap from anybody and wants to take total control of her career and surrounds herself with "yes" men who are just happy to be working for them and wouldn't dare speak up and jeopardize themselves. Elvis was the same way in the 70's.

NEW YORK (AP) - Lynne Spears' book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday.
Lindsey Nobles, a spokeswoman for Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson Inc., said Wednesday that the memoir by the mother of Britney Spears was put on hold last week. She declined to comment on whether the delay was connected to the revelation that Spears' 16-year-old daughter, Jamie Lynn, is pregnant.

"I can tell you that we are standing behind Lynne and supporting her decision to be with her family at this time," Nobles told The Associated Press.

"Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World" was initially scheduled for release May 11, Mother's Day. Spears, the mother of three children with ex-husband Jamie Spears, had been working with a Michigan-based freelancer since March on the memoir chronicling Spears' experiences raising a family in the public eye.

Jamie Lynn Spears, star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine in its new issue that she's expecting her first child and the father is boyfriend Casey Aldridge.

Nobles and representatives for Britney Spears said they did not know how Lynne Spears could be reached for comment about the status of her book.

If I was the publisher, I'd stop payment on the check...

;)

Doesn't make you a slut. One of my best friends at college just had her baby at 18 and I have so much respect for her and how she handled it.

What pisses me off about teenagers having sex is how irresponsible they are to be doing such a thing. No one cares anymore, they think it's a big joke and do whatever they want without thinking about consequences. Everyone thinks it's funny, I can't believe some of the crap I hear from kids about it like it's a big frikkin joke. Jamie Lynn isn't some victim, she made the decision to do what she did. It sucks that she's going to have to deal with this, but it's her own fault.

Doesn't make you a slut. One of my best friends at college just had her baby at 18 and I have so much respect for her and how she handled it.

What pisses me off about teenagers having sex is how irresponsible they are to be doing such a thing. No one cares anymore, they think it's a big joke and do whatever they want without thinking about consequences. Everyone thinks it's funny, I can't believe some of the crap I hear from kids about it like it's a big frikkin joke. Jamie Lynn isn't some victim, she made the decision to do what she did. It sucks that she's going to have to deal with this, but it's her own fault.
i agree 100% with this :nod:

Doesn't make you a slut. One of my best friends at college just had her baby at 18 and I have so much respect for her and how she handled it.

What pisses me off about teenagers having sex is how irresponsible they are to be doing such a thing. No one cares anymore, they think it's a big joke and do whatever they want without thinking about consequences. Everyone thinks it's funny, I can't believe some of the crap I hear from kids about it like it's a big frikkin joke. Jamie Lynn isn't some victim, she made the decision to do what she did. It sucks that she's going to have to deal with this, but it's her own fault.
I agree, surely Jamie Lynn and her boyfriend had been educated about safe sex, birth control, etc... Jamie and beau surely should've known the potential consequences by having unprotected sex at their young age

I guess it's because she's so young and preggers, and starring on a show, and of course, as you state, Britney's sister. I'm still surprised that a picture of her baby would command a million dollars. Tom Brady's ex, Bridget Moynihan, appeared on the cover of OK mag, holding their baby. I wonder what she got paid. With Brady's $$, she probably donated it to charity. That's what Brad and Angelina did with the proceeds of the baby picture...forget which mag that was. Suri Cruise, that had to be worth zillions, lol.


I think it's mainly just because she's Britney's little sister and since Britney's going through some pretty crazy times, now the media wants to hook the whole family up as being a "mess". Look at what they did with the Lohen family. Sure, he'll never get dad of the year, but we don't know the details and he is an alcoholic - s**t happens people! The media loves digging every little dirty detail up now not only about a celeb, but their whole family if they have any remote ties to fame. It happened to Stallone back in the 70s and 80s and it's just gotten worse over the years. I guess they think it makes the average person feel better about their disfunctional family.

I agree, surely Jamie Lynn and her boyfriend had been educated about safe sex, birth control, etc... Jamie and beau surely should've known the potential consequences by having unprotected sex at their young age
Let's just hope each one of them also gets AIDs tested and tested for other diseases. No one seems to think of those tests when taking a pregnancy test.

I too am baffled at anyone becoming pregnant in this day and age when there is so much out there to protect that from happening. What bothers me more is unless two people get AIDs tested before having UNPROTECTED sex, they are playing russian roulette. I know I did that before my boyfriend and I decided after several months of dating that we both needed to be tested. I knew I was safe, but for my peace of mind, I asked him to go with me so we could both do it at the same time and be assured. It put fears to rest and also allowed me to use another form of protection and not use condoms.

Many guys don't like using them, no matter how much a girl pleads that one be used, there are so many guys who sweet talk their way out of putting one on.

I think it's mainly just because she's Britney's little sister and since Britney's going through some pretty crazy times, now the media wants to hook the whole family up as being a "mess". Look at what they did with the Lohen family. Sure, he'll never get dad of the year, but we don't know the details and he is an alcoholic - s**t happens people! The media loves digging every little dirty detail up now not only about a celeb, but their whole family if they have any remote ties to fame. It happened to Stallone back in the 70s and 80s and it's just gotten worse over the years. I guess they think it makes the average person feel better about their disfunctional family.
the Jackson family is another perfect example. I honestly believe the fact that Janet was Michael's sister (and Michael was getting ready for court and everything at the time) had a lot to do with the fallout over the Super Bowl nipple flash. Granted, it was controversial but notice that Janet got 95% of the fallout whereas Justin Timberlake walked away from it without a scratch. I wonder if she would've received the public firestorm of negativity if she didn't also happen to be Michael's sister considering Justin was one half of the Super Bowl halftime fiasco as well but yet his career has continued to thrive and the Super Bowl incident is considered irrelvant to his career. Yet whenever Janet comes out with a new cd, she is STILL bombarded with Super Bowl questions. I think there's a huge double standard there and I believe much of it has to do with the fact that Janet is a member of the Jackson family considering the opposing trajectories that Janet and Justin's careers have taken since this happened.

I think it's mainly just because she's Britney's little sister and since Britney's going through some pretty crazy times, now the media wants to hook the whole family up as being a "mess". Look at what they did with the Lohen family. Sure, he'll never get dad of the year, but we don't know the details and he is an alcoholic - s**t happens people! The media loves digging every little dirty detail up now not only about a celeb, but their whole family if they have any remote ties to fame. It happened to Stallone back in the 70s and 80s and it's just gotten worse over the years. I guess they think it makes the average person feel better about their disfunctional family.
Which is why I don't understand why the mother would want to give an interview with her teen daughter abt a private situation? Ok, she is a "celebrity" with a hit show. But how many bigger stars are there who don't talk to the media? Don't give interviews? Don't give out information? Plenty of them. We just finished yapping away abt Jodie Foster and how she has done very well at keeping her private life private and it makes no difference to us that she has kept things to herself. With all the broo ha ha over Britney and her kids, clubbing, drinking, etc. you would think Lynn Spears would try and KEEP THIS ONE THING PRIVATE. Sure, eventually the world will know Jamie is pregnant, but doesn't mean you should splatter it on a gossip magazine. Hasn't Lynn learned what giving too much information to the media can do to her child? It is the mother in me that is speaking here, so if I get kinda emotional abt this topic it is because of that. I too was a teen and we all made mistakes.
What Britney does is her business, she is an adult, but Jamie is not an adult and needs her mother at this difficult time. Let's hope things work out for Jamie and her new baby. Things can't be all bad.

Exactly. I don't think she should have been having sex in the first place, but she made a mistake and hopefully she handles it well.

I think it's interesting how Britney's older brother refused to go into the public eye and yet media seems to somewhat respect his privacy. I think it worked out on his behalf because with the Britney media-storm, he still seems to be ignored and anonymous, and I'm sure he wants it that way

BTW, just LOL to all the people calling her 'trash,' 'slut,' etc. If your best friend, sister, daughter, etc. got pregnant at 16, you would really be that judgmental?
Now now, Karen...When Jackie got knocked up at 16 we ALL had our fair share of "trash" and "slut" jabs. :p

Now now, Karen...When Jackie got knocked up at 16 we ALL had our fair share of "trash" and "slut" jabs. :p
:rofl:

Which is why I don't understand why the mother would want to give an interview with her teen daughter abt a private situation? Ok, she is a "celebrity" with a hit show. But how many bigger stars are there who don't talk to the media? Don't give interviews? Don't give out information? Plenty of them. We just finished yapping away abt Jodie Foster and how she has done very well at keeping her private life private and it makes no difference to us that she has kept things to herself. With all the broo ha ha over Britney and her kids, clubbing, drinking, etc. you would think Lynn Spears would try and KEEP THIS ONE THING PRIVATE. Sure, eventually the world will know Jamie is pregnant, but doesn't mean you should splatter it on a gossip magazine. Hasn't Lynn learned what giving too much information to the media can do to her child? It is the mother in me that is speaking here, so if I get kinda emotional abt this topic it is because of that. I too was a teen and we all made mistakes.
What Britney does is her business, she is an adult, but Jamie is not an adult and needs her mother at this difficult time. Let's hope things work out for Jamie and her new baby. Things can't be all bad.
I'm sure Jamie's mother is there for her now. I don't understand your problem over an interview, why you're making a fuss over a non-issue. Some celebrities grant don't grant interviews, but many, if not most, do. It's their choice. Since when is that such a big deal? It's not the Enquirer she's talking to. Look at a newsstand, with 100s of magazines, filled with interviews from Joe Torre to Laura Bush. Jamie is a celebrity. Celebrities give interviews, especially with a big development in their life, be it a wedding, divorce, pregnancy, new movie or project, etc.

It's a little late to keep it private. Lynn Spears probably just wants to explain her viewpoint on the situation, get the FACTS out, stop the rumors and speculation. Her daughter is being called every name in the book, everywhere. There's nothing wrong with talking to the media. Talk shows, magazines, radio interviews -- it's all part of being a celebrity. It goes back hundreds of years, and there's no shame in it.

While I don't agree with teens having sex the fact of the matter is.. she did and she's pregnant. Only thing to do is wish her a healthy pregnancy, healthy precious little baby and safe delivery. She's finically set so the only thing for her to really do now is suck it up and get into mommy mode because it's going to be a tough ride... but so worth it!

I have this feeling she's going to do just fine. I'm sure (atleast I hope) she's learned from watching the mistakes Britney's made with her sons and I just hope the media remembers Jamie is not Britney.
Then again I may be totally wrong lol..

i dunno, i cant feel much sympathy for her towards this, especially living in today's world where they drill into your head how bad teenage sex is starting when you're 11 (yet for some reason, the pregnancy rate is up these days...) although it's better that it's with a long-term boyfriend and not just a random loser off the street. but still...it's irresponsible of her, especially after seeing all of her sister's mistakes these past few years...

i dont really see why it matters that they've been dating for a few years, either. pregnancy at 16 just isn't okay. again, its better that its with a boyfriend and not just with some random guy, but that doesn't give her a free slip to have unprotected teenage sex.
I agree. I mean, does everyone think there's a time limit to sex?? If you've been dating x amount of years, no matter your age, you need have had sex by then. :rolleyes:

NEW YORK - Lynne Spears' book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday.



Why would anyone even consider this woman's book a good idea? Gee, why not have everyone who's ever given birth a book deal??

Why would anyone even consider this woman's book a good idea? Gee, why not have everyone who's ever given birth a book deal??
I'm sure a book on parenting from Lynne would be essential reading for all parents about what NOT to do :lol:

I'm sure a book on parenting from Lynne would be essential reading for all parents about what NOT to do :lol:
:lol:

This is shocking.....considering what a great role model her older sister is.

ahem
:lol:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20167191,00.html

Jamie Lynn's Parents 'Adore' Father-to-Be Casey Aldridge

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Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge (in June 2007)

Casey Aldridge has been close to the Spears family, as both a hometown boy dating youngest daughter Jamie Lynn and as a buffer standing between the teenage actress and the pressures of Hollywood.

"He took amazing care of Jamie Lynn," a source close to the family tells PEOPLE. "Anything ever went wrong, he always comforted her. He took care of her."

Jamie Lynn and her mother say that Aldridge is the father (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20167059,00.html) of the 16-year-old Zoey 101 star's baby.

Aldridge, who is believed to be 18 or 19, has stayed largely out of the Hollywood spotlight, only occasionally accompanying Jamie Lynn to Hollywood events.

He grew up in Liberty, Miss., about 30 miles from the Spears family home base in Kentwood, La., and played high school baseball and football (he's listed in a sports directory as a lean 6'1", 165 lbs).

More on Jamie Lynn

Photos: Growing Up Spears (http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20167237,00.html)Recently, he has lived in Southern California and was a fixture at the condo where Jamie Lynn stayed with her mother, Lynne, while filming the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101. Aldridge drove her to the Valencia set, near Los Angeles, every day and stayed there while she worked, impressing Lynne and Jamie Lynn's father, Jamie.

"Jaime talks about how he really likes Casey because he's a great guy," the Spears family source says. "Lynne really likes him, too. He's a good kid, cares a lot about Jamie Lynn. They both adore Casey."

'He'll Be a Good Father'

The pregnancy, a source close to Aldridge says, was a surprise.

"I'm sure it was a shock to him," the source says. "He has all sorts of plans for his future. He wants to start his own business, maybe get a degree and make something of himself."

The source says that Aldridge will take responsibility for his actions.

"He's a stand-up guy, and he will take care of the baby," the source says. "He is not the type to let her deal with it on her own. He will be there in any way he can. ... I know a baby wasn't in his plans for right now, but he'll do what he has to do, and he'll be a good father. He really will."

I think it's interesting how Britney's older brother refused to go into the public eye and yet media seems to somewhat respect his privacy. I think it worked out on his behalf because with the Britney media-storm, he still seems to be ignored and anonymous, and I'm sure he wants it that way
If I were him, I KNOW I'd shun the limelight. At least he's not cashing in on it - good for him.

Jamie with Mom and brother.

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Bryan Spears (http://imdb.com/name/nm1087328/), Lynne Spears (http://imdb.com/name/nm1133992/), Jamie Lynn Spears (http://imdb.com/name/nm1086604/)

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Bryan Spears (http://imdb.com/name/nm1087328/), Lynne Spears (http://imdb.com/name/nm1133992/), Jamie Lynn Spears (http://imdb.com/name/nm1086604/)

Big Bro is a producer for Jamie's show.

At least he doesn't look like a walking disease like K-Fed did.

He is a nice-looking fellow. A lot better looking than K-Fed, but I digress. :lol:

Thats really good that Jamie Lynn's parents feel good about this guy, as i'm sure they didn't when K-fed came along...lol. i guess anyone is better than him though. If all this is true then congrats to them and i hope all goes well. They'll make better parents than Brittney and K-fed for sure. I also dont think for a moment that Jamie's mom is praising this, she is thankfully staying positive about this and what is she going to do? kick her child out? If this happened to my daughter I would be frustrated but I know too much negativity is a terrible thing.

And to everyone who assumes they had unprotected sex, you dont know if that happened or not. That is between the couple. Some people are conceived somehow using almost all the protection in the world, and i know a few.

LOL, Jamie's boyfriend is hot.

Now now, Karen...When Jackie got knocked up at 16 we ALL had our fair share of "trash" and "slut" jabs. :p

But she really does get around. :eek: :(

Just jokes. I love you Jackie. :kiss:

Thats really good that Jamie Lynn's parents feel good about this guy, as i'm sure they didn't when K-fed came along...lol. i guess anyone is better than him though. If all this is true then congrats to them and i hope all goes well. They'll make better parents than Brittney and K-fed for sure. I also dont think for a moment that Jamie's mom is praising this, she is thankfully staying positive about this and what is she going to do? kick her child out? If this happened to my daughter I would be frustrated but I know too much negativity is a terrible thing.

And to everyone who assumes they had unprotected sex, you dont know if that happened or not. That is between the couple. Some people are conceived somehow using almost all the protection in the world, and i know a few.
Britney and K-Fed were doomed from the start. When your boyfriend's "ex" is pregnant with their second child, that's usually a bad sign, lol. I also don't think that Jamie's Mom is praising this. She loves her daughter, and she's making the best of an unexpected and unfortunate situation. My sister got pregnant at 16, and had her son right after her 17th birthday. That was in 1972. Today, that "mistake" has two of the most adorable kids imaginable, a 10-year old blonde haired, blue-eyed girl, a living doll, and a 7-year old son, who is such a little character.

I mentioned earlier that my mother was pregnant at 17, and my parents were married for 50 years. My husband's parents, same thing, had a couple of kids before they were 20, then three more, and were married for 58 years.

So yes, I agree. Lynne Spears is dealing with this, as best she can. She seems like a nice woman to me, a former grade-school teacher. I don't think she deserves all this trashing. Britney's downfall started after she was married anyway, and if your 16-year old gets pregnant, it doesn't make a person a terrible parent. My mother was June Cleaver's clone. My parents were perfect, yet two of their four children got into trouble, to the point that they died.

I guess the point I'm making (not to you because I can see that you're rational and get it), the point is that great parents sometimes have troubled kids. And lousy parents often turn out great kids. My Mom's mother was a drunk, and my mother was an extra great mother because of that. Good parenting is very important, of course; but sometimes, with some kids, even that's not enough.

I guess the story isn't juicy enough, as is. Gotta turn Jamie into a stupid slut, her boyfriend a rapist, and the mother a lousy parent, lol. I'm still holding out hope that Britney turns her life around. I never take pleasure in someone else's pain.

Now now, Karen...When Jackie got knocked up at 16 we ALL had our fair share of "trash" and "slut" jabs. :p

Stormtracker TF, who's Jackie? :confused:

I think it's sad that she's pregnant, but not because of who she is. I think these teen mothers are too young to understand the responcibility envolved in raising a child. I see it every day at Walmart when I'm working. Young mothers come through and they can barely afford to feed their babies, it's really sad. We need to be teaching kids about safe sex, it won't prevent all pregnancies, but it will help.

Britney and K-Fed were doomed from the start. When your boyfriend's "ex" is pregnant with their second child, that's usually a bad sign, lol. I also don't think that Jamie's Mom is praising this. She loves her daughter, and she's making the best of an unexpected and unfortunate situation. My sister got pregnant at 16, and had her son right after her 17th birthday. That was in 1972. Today, that "mistake" has two of the most adorable kids imaginable, a 10-year old blonde haired, blue-eyed girl, a living doll, and a 7-year old son, who is such a little character.

I mentioned earlier that my mother was pregnant at 17, and my parents were married for 50 years. My husband's parents, same thing, had a couple of kids before they were 20, then three more, and were married for 58 years.

So yes, I agree. Lynne Spears is dealing with this, as best she can. She seems like a nice woman to me, a former grade-school teacher. I don't think she deserves all this trashing. Britney's downfall started after she was married anyway, and if your 16-year old gets pregnant, it doesn't make a person a terrible parent. My mother was June Cleaver's clone. My parents were perfect, yet two of their four children got into trouble, to the point that they died.

I guess the point I'm making (not to you because I can see that you're rational and get it), the point is that great parents sometimes have troubled kids. And lousy parents often turn out great kids. My Mom's mother was a drunk, and my mother was an extra great mother because of that. Good parenting is very important, of course; but sometimes, with some kids, even that's not enough.

I guess the story isn't juicy enough, as is. Gotta turn Jamie into a stupid slut, her boyfriend a rapist, and the mother a lousy parent, lol. I'm still holding out hope that Britney turns her life around. I never take pleasure in someone else's pain.


i totally agree. The media always has to turn things into something worse, its because society in general takes pleasure in other's pain. I never met a teenage mom who regretted having their child, and if anything it has made them a better person.

Why is everyone so sure that Jamie Lynn had unprotected sex? Accidents happen.

Why is everyone so sure that Jamie Lynn had unprotected sex? Accidents happen.

Definately, I'm not saying that she did, but a lot of teens do.

It's Ethics 101: Nickelodeon needs to nix Jamie Lynn Spears
Thursday, December 20th 2007, 4:00 AM


If Nickelodeon wants to be the safe haven it has always promised America's parents, it will cut its ties with Jamie Lynn Spears.

It cannot have as one of its most prominent faces an unmarried 16-year-old who announces her pregnancy on the cover of a magazine with a figurative shrug of "Oh well, whatever" - because cashing in on the star of "Zoey 101" at this point means changing the network's own message.

No, this wouldn't be an easy call for Nickelodeon, which is the classic innocent victim here. The network has paid for another dozen episodes of "Zoey" and swallowing them, even just for a while, would be expensive and controversial. It would also annoy countless fans of the show.

Trouble is, these are largely uncharted waters for a network that targets kids. The closest thing, perhaps, was the nude Internet photos of squeaky-clean Vanessa Hudgens from "High School Musical." But that story wasn't going to last nine months, and Hudgens isn't a Spears.

So Nickelodeon could say she made a mistake and move forward, and that wouldn't be an evil course. But if we want this sordid moment to end with a real lesson, Nick should pull the plug.

It can do this without thundering judgmental fury or self-righteous condemnation. It can maintain the appropriate compassion of its initial response, that her well-being is foremost.

But at some point, if Nickelodeon keeps Spears on its airwaves, the network will seem to be saying that unmarried teen pregnancy, a major American problem, is negotiable if the unmarried teen is a good earner.

She already is that, and it's a sure bet the new episodes will be hotter, which is why Nick can make a strong point by shelving them.

It's not that Nickelodeon has ever lived in some '50s sitcom world where kids never face tough issues like sex. Spears' character in "Zoey" has faced them herself.

But Nick, unlike many other media, doesn't wink at ill-advised behavior or ignore its potential consequences, and that's what the current Spears flurry is really about: consequences.

All 16-year-olds make mistakes. They all need forgiveness, from others and themselves. But forgiveness does not erase consequences, and Jamie Lynn doesn't get a pass because she was unbelievably stupid, even allowing for the fact brains don't run in her family.

It also doesn't excuse her that she has little experience with consequences, though it's true. First, there's her sister. Second, there's her mother, who got a contract from a Christian publishing house for a book on parenting while her older daughter was turning into an international poster girl for lunatic hedonism.

That book was put on hold yesterday, but the fact she got the deal in the first place tells the truth - that her name would sell, not that she had anything to say.

If Nickelodeon keeps Jamie Lynn Spears because her product sells, it runs the risk that a valuable message it has spent years crafting could shift from "trust us" to "whatever."

Why is everyone so sure that Jamie Lynn had unprotected sex? Accidents happen.
i thought about that too. any type of birth control, even if used properly, can fail.

There are other people out there affected by Jamie Lynn's predicament.

From MSNBC:


updated 10:37 p.m. ET, Wed., Dec. 19, 2007


Courtney Hazlett
The Scoop


Wednesday, Dec. 19 was supposed to be a big day for Ashlee Simpson. After spending the last year working on a new album, “Outta My Head,” Ashlee’s debut video was set to release to big fanfare.

Unfortunately, the spotlight just wasn’t meant to be for Simpson, thanks to the news that Jamie Lynn Spears is with child.

“Ashlee can’t believe this happened. She’s so disappointed,” said a source.

It's not all about you Jamie!
;)

There are other people out there affected by Jamie Lynn's predicament.

From MSNBC:


updated 10:37 p.m. ET, Wed., Dec. 19, 2007


Courtney Hazlett
The Scoop


Wednesday, Dec. 19 was supposed to be a big day for Ashlee Simpson. After spending the last year working on a new album, “Outta My Head,” Ashlee’s debut video was set to release to big fanfare.

Unfortunately, the spotlight just wasn’t meant to be for Simpson, thanks to the news that Jamie Lynn Spears is with child.

“Ashlee can’t believe this happened. She’s so disappointed,” said a source.

It's not all about you Jamie!
;)
:lol: Ms. Simpson, people get pregnant. If that steals your thunder, it couldn't have been that big of a deal in the first place. I guess these people should start coordinating their pregnancies and album release dates, lol.

i totally agree. The media always has to turn things into something worse, its because society in general takes pleasure in other's pain. I never met a teenage mom who regretted having their child, and if anything it has made them a better person.
I think Jamie is too young, but since she is pregnant, I guess it's best to look at the positives. She'll be a nice young mother. I loved having a young mother. In 20 years, Jamie will be 36, and she'll have an adult daughter. One of my friends got pregnant shortly after high school. She thought, we all thought it was the end of the world. She and her boyfriend made it to the abortion clinic, and she ran out, crying. Today, my friend's son is 30, while she's 48. She had only miscarriages after that, so he was a blessing.

My husband's niece was 17, same thing -- went to the abortion clinic, but couldn't do it. That was over 20 years ago. That 'mistake' is a budding fashion designer, living in New York, and has brought only joy to the family. I know so many of these stories.

:lol: Ms. Simpson, people get pregnant. If that steals your thunder, it couldn't have been that big of a deal in the first place. I guess these people should start coordinating their pregnancies and album release dates, lol.
Ashlee, I think your 15 minutes passed you by several years ago. :lol:

Teen Spears' Baby Daddy Eludes Media

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - He's a 19-year-old pipe layer; a deer-hunting, dirt-bike-riding former high school class president who still lives in his tiny Mississippi hometown. So why are the paparazzi hot on his trail?

Because Casey Aldridge is an expectant father - and the mother is 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears.

And to hear Aldridge's uncle tell it, the daddy-to-be isn't quite ready to join Spears - the star of "Zoey 101" and the sister of pop star Britney Spears - in the spotlight.

"I don't think they are ready yet to sit down and talk to the media," Odus Jackson, a pastor in Gloster, Miss., told The Associated Press by telephone Thursday. "They haven't gotten their heads together yet."

Jackson said media were already swarming the southern Mississippi town - with a population of 1,073 at last census count - in search of Aldridge, not even 48 hours after the news came that Spears told OK! celebrity magazine about the pregnancy. She said she plans to raise the baby in her home state of Louisiana.

Jackson, 71, said Aldridge left before camera crews ascended Wednesday and was going into hiding. Jackson said he spoke briefly with his nephew, who also lives in Gloster but was often out of town for work.

"He doesn't want to say the wrong thing to the media," Jackson said. "At the right time he will speak."

It's unclear how Aldridge and the younger Spears met or where they spent time together.

Jackson said his nephew briefly attended a junior college in Mississippi but now works for a pipe-laying company in Baton Rouge, La. He attended school at Amite School Center in nearby Liberty, Miss., where he played football and baseball, principal Dan Brewer said.

Brewer, who was not principal when Aldridge graduated last year, said the teen went to school with his daughter and has visited his home. Aldridge was class president, and was honored by his senior classmates as "campus favorite" and "most versatile."

"He was just a super dude," Brewer said.

Jackson said Aldridge enjoys deer hunting and rode dirt bikes. His parents, Joyce and Mark, currently live in Tennessee.

"He is a quiet guy," Jackson said. "That is why it is going to be very difficult to corner him until everybody is ready to talk together on the same page. He doesn't like the limelight. He is going to hide as much as he can."

Jackson denied reports that his nephew and Spears, who was a guest at Jackson's home this past Thanksgiving, were no longer together.

"I think they are going to try to stay together," he said. "They certainly don't want to part."

Jackson said Aldridge has told family members that "he wants to go ahead and get married as soon as possible." Jackson added that the two do not want to "rush into it."
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Okay, who makes the first pipe laying joke. :lol:

Where is Jamie Lynn's father? Does the man exist? I keep hearing abt the mother but what abt the father?

Where is Jamie Lynn's father? Does the man exist? I keep hearing abt the mother but what abt the father?
I read this on imdb...not sure about accuracy, but it's something:

Spears' Dad Angry at Jamie-Lynn's Interview

Jamie-Lynn Spears' father is reportedly "furious" at the TV star, because he didn't want his daughter to lower herself by selling the news of her pregnancy to the press. The 16-year-old confirmed she is 12-weeks pregnant with student Casey Aldridge's baby during an interview with OK! magazine, which hit American news stands on Tuesday. But dad Jamie - who split from wife Lynne in 2002 - is reportedly "depressed" and "devastated" by her tell-all interview, according to USmagazine.com. A source adds, "He put his foot down and refused to take any money and 'profit off of his children'. Lynne didn't care. (He) feels Jamie-Lynn ruined her life." However, the Zoey 101 actress and her mom Lynne are alleged to have initially turned down the offer of cash for the revealing interview, agreeing instead to a $1 million fee for the baby's first photo shoot when Jamie-Lynn gives birth next year. And website Tmz.com claims the teen could be further along in her pregnancy than everyone has been led to believe - suggesting a July report in American tabloid the National Enquirer was more accurate in putting her due date in the spring, instead of the widely-reported June.

^

Welcome to the circus Casey!

;)

I read this on imdb...not sure about accuracy, but it's something:

Spears' Dad Angry at Jamie-Lynn's Interview

Jamie-Lynn Spears' father is reportedly "furious" at the TV star, because he didn't want his daughter to lower herself by selling the news of her pregnancy to the press. The 16-year-old confirmed she is 12-weeks pregnant with student Casey Aldridge's baby during an interview with OK! magazine, which hit American news stands on Tuesday. But dad Jamie - who split from wife Lynne in 2002 - is reportedly "depressed" and "devastated" by her tell-all interview, according to USmagazine.com. A source adds, "He put his foot down and refused to take any money and 'profit off of his children'. Lynne didn't care. (He) feels Jamie-Lynn ruined her life." However, the Zoey 101 actress and her mom Lynne are alleged to have initially turned down the offer of cash for the revealing interview, agreeing instead to a $1 million fee for the baby's first photo shoot when Jamie-Lynn gives birth next year. And website Tmz.com claims the teen could be further along in her pregnancy than everyone has been led to believe - suggesting a July report in American tabloid the National Enquirer was more accurate in putting her due date in the spring, instead of the widely-reported June.
If this is true, it's a riot. Selling the news of her pregnancy? LOL. The cat's out of the bag, Daddy Spears, so if Jamie is taking a million for a picture of her baby, take the money and run, like all the other celebrities who pose with their babies on magazine covers.

Good question though, Irene, where is the father? Sounds like he's mad that he won't be getting his share of the money. Maybe that's one of the things we'll learn with the interview. Doesn't want to profit off his children, what a hoot. They've been in show business since they could walk. I wonder if US magazine paid him for his interview, lol.

They are trying to put into people's heads that having a baby out of wedlock is bad. That is an opinion, not a fact. I agree though, that nickelodeon is really just a kid's channel, and in a child's eyes when a woman is pregnant she is always an adult. An adult won't fit on Nickelodeon, these are shows intended for kid actors, so maybe Jamie needs to pursue her acting career elsewhere.

The cat's out of the bag, Daddy Spears, so if Jamie is taking a million for a picture of her baby, take the money and run, like all the other celebrities who pose with their babies on magazine covers.

Shoot, i would. Just that one picture can put her child through college.

Shoot, i would. Just that one picture can put her child through college.
If only we peasants had it so easy...

The Spears' parents had a divorce several years ago. I've always been under the impression that Jamie is closer with her mom. Her dad sounds bitter.

They are trying to put into people's heads that having a baby out of wedlock is bad. That is an opinion, not a fact. I agree though, that nickelodeon is really just a kid's channel, and in a child's eyes when a woman is pregnant she is always an adult. An adult won't fit on Nickelodeon, these are shows intended for kid actors, so maybe Jamie needs to pursue her acting career elsewhere.
I don't imagine she'll keep her show, and I wouldn't blame Nick if they cut her loose.

personally, I think people are way too worried about what this is gonna do for her career. I remember about 10 years ago, Reese Witherspoon (when she was still always playing teen roles) was a rising star and then she got pregnant by Ryan Phillippe (who she eventually married). Everyone then thought that Reese could kiss her career goodbye because of having a baby so young, but yet she came back after she had her baby and became a bigger star after becoming a mom than she ever was beforehand. Of course, Reese was actually a talented actress who was getting notices for movies like Freeway, Pleasantville, The Man In The Moon, Election, etc... before she became a mommy, Jamie is just a poor man's Britney who lucked into a Nickelodeon series because of who her sister is.

personally, I think people are way too worried about what this is gonna do for her career. I remember about 10 years ago, Reese Witherspoon (when she was still always playing teen roles) was a rising star and then she got pregnant by Ryan Phillippe (who she eventually married). Everyone then thought that Reese could kiss her career goodbye because of having a baby so young, but yet she came back after she had her baby and became a bigger star after becoming a mom than she ever was beforehand.
I never heard a word that Reese's career was in jeopardy. She was in her 20s when she got married and had her first child (at age 23). She was making the transition into adult roles anyway. I don't see any comparison between Reese's situation and Jamie's. Dana Plato's pregnancy cost her role the on Diff'rent strokes though.

I never heard a word that Reese's career was in jeopardy. She was in her 20s when she got married and had her first child (at age 23). She was making the transition into adult roles anyway. I don't see any comparison between Reese's situation and Jamie's. Dana Plato's pregnancy cost her role the on Diff'rent strokes though.
I agree with Janice here - Jamie's and Reese's situations are completely different. Both Reese and Ryan were of age when they found out they were expecting, for one thing. They were already making movies geared towards an older audience.

it probably already took a toll on her acting career...i'm sure Zoey 101 will be cancelled now, after all, they cant write her pregnancy into the show, lol...plus, with the bad press, i'm sure it's ratings and popularity will decline sharply. it's not TOO bad because Nick shows usually only last for 3-5 seasons and the show is in it's fourth, but i think it was popular enough that it could've lasted a few more years.

I have one thing to say about this....
WHAT THE F*CK!!! :eek:

Why is everyone so sure that Jamie Lynn had unprotected sex? Accidents happen.
Well, it seems more likely given that she was with this guy for a few years. I'm sure they trust each other.

there is word that Jamie Lynn Spears is going to Marry her Boyfriend

Teen Spears' Baby Daddy Eludes Media

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - He's a 19-year-old pipe layer; a deer-hunting, dirt-bike-riding former high school class president who still lives in his tiny Mississippi hometown. So why are the paparazzi hot on his trail?

Because Casey Aldridge is an expectant father - and the mother is 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears.

And to hear Aldridge's uncle tell it, the daddy-to-be isn't quite ready to join Spears - the star of "Zoey 101" and the sister of pop star Britney Spears - in the spotlight.

"I don't think they are ready yet to sit down and talk to the media," Odus Jackson, a pastor in Gloster, Miss., told The Associated Press by telephone Thursday. "They haven't gotten their heads together yet."

Jackson said media were already swarming the southern Mississippi town - with a population of 1,073 at last census count - in search of Aldridge, not even 48 hours after the news came that Spears told OK! celebrity magazine about the pregnancy. She said she plans to raise the baby in her home state of Louisiana.

Jackson, 71, said Aldridge left before camera crews ascended Wednesday and was going into hiding. Jackson said he spoke briefly with his nephew, who also lives in Gloster but was often out of town for work.

"He doesn't want to say the wrong thing to the media," Jackson said. "At the right time he will speak."

It's unclear how Aldridge and the younger Spears met or where they spent time together.

Jackson said his nephew briefly attended a junior college in Mississippi but now works for a pipe-laying company in Baton Rouge, La. He attended school at Amite School Center in nearby Liberty, Miss., where he played football and baseball, principal Dan Brewer said.

Brewer, who was not principal when Aldridge graduated last year, said the teen went to school with his daughter and has visited his home. Aldridge was class president, and was honored by his senior classmates as "campus favorite" and "most versatile."

"He was just a super dude," Brewer said.

Jackson said Aldridge enjoys deer hunting and rode dirt bikes. His parents, Joyce and Mark, currently live in Tennessee.

"He is a quiet guy," Jackson said. "That is why it is going to be very difficult to corner him until everybody is ready to talk together on the same page. He doesn't like the limelight. He is going to hide as much as he can."

Jackson denied reports that his nephew and Spears, who was a guest at Jackson's home this past Thanksgiving, were no longer together.

"I think they are going to try to stay together," he said. "They certainly don't want to part."

Jackson said Aldridge has told family members that "he wants to go ahead and get married as soon as possible." Jackson added that the two do not want to "rush into it."
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Okay, who makes the first pipe laying joke. :lol:
I hope he stays out of it. STAY NORMAL!

I hope he stays out of it. STAY NORMAL!
I'd say that train has left the station. He's in it, for the rest of his life.

I hope he stays out of it. STAY NORMAL!
That's like closing the barn door after all the horses have left. :lol:

there is word that Jamie Lynn Spears is going to Marry her Boyfriend

I'd like to see them get married because they love each other and want to, not because she got pregnant. That is a big mistake, almost every time. Its better for an unmarried couple with no serious plans such as marriage to just stay unmarried and do the whole custody thing, instead of going through a bitter divorce in a few years with the child in the middle of things.

I feel the same way

According to Jamie's "people" she has no intention of getting married right now. Her main focus is the baby.. which is best IMO.

what is IMO meam

what is IMO meam
IMO; In my opinion.

oh

I hope Jamie Lynn can be a good mother, unlike Britney.

I know that Jamie will be a good monther

I know that Jamie will be a good monther

How do you know, Aaron?

I heard they weren't planning on getting married via E! news, just focusing on the baby

that where I heard it

How do you know, Aaron?

He knows because ANYTHING is better than brittney, lol

I know that Jamie will be a good monther
I agree, Aaron. Jamie seems to be a real sweet person, from everything I've been reading. She'll be 17 by the time she gives birth. That's how old my mother was when she had her first baby. I think Jamie will be okay.

i dont know much about her but she seems a LOT more stable then Britney.

i dont know much about her but she seems a LOT more stable then Britney.
My dog is more stable than Britney.

My dog is more stable than Britney.
So are my cats, who really aren't that bright. :lol:

An interesting turn of events - who knows if it's a rumour or not - guess time will tell:

http://www.wwtdd.com/index.phtml?t=JAMIE+LYNN+SPEARS

i'm 95% sure that isn't true...the article sounds completely made-up to me.

i dont know much about her but she seems a LOT more stable then Britney.
My FLOOR is more stable than Britney.

An interesting turn of events - who knows if it's a rumour or not - guess time will tell:

http://www.wwtdd.com/index.phtml?t=JAMIE+LYNN+SPEARS
bull****. "despite her claims"? she would know better than anyone else would. it would be a little different if it said that othr guy was POTENTIALLY the father, but it says THE father....that can't actually be proven until the child is born. lame, lame, lame.

No 16 yr old in this day in age should be having children, I do not see how some people find this ok. Especially since Jamie is in the public eye and little girls are looking up to her. Also, to take out an article in a magazine about the whole situation as if it is ok just baffles me.

JMO

^ I agree 100%.

No 16 yr old in this day in age should be having children, I do not see how some people find this ok. Especially since Jamie is in the public eye and little girls are looking up to her. Also, to take out an article in a magazine about the whole situation as if it is ok just baffles me.

JMO

I agree with you. A 16 year old having children is far from okay.

well of course it's not "okay" but it happens. People have to deal with it in the most mature way possible; while going to a magazine and telling our sob story to OK Magazine might not be OK for us, but we're not celebrities constantly being watched. Maybe Jamie was just trying to cut all the gossip off at the begining so that she could at least have a written record of the truth; and that so her young fans could at least see that she is taking responsiblity for her mistakes. JMO.

No 16 yr old in this day in age should be having children, I do not see how some people find this ok. Especially since Jamie is in the public eye and little girls are looking up to her. Also, to take out an article in a magazine about the whole situation as if it is ok just baffles me.

JMO

I totally agree with you. A 16 year old girl is way too immature and irresponsible to have a child, hell a 16 year old is still a child herself!

No 16 yr old in this day in age should be having children, I do not see how some people find this ok. Especially since Jamie is in the public eye and little girls are looking up to her. Also, to take out an article in a magazine about the whole situation as if it is ok just baffles me.

JMO

there was a story last year i think or was it this year, cannot remember when a girl based in scotland, got pregnant at something like 11 years old. i'll try to find the story and the link on the web and post it afterwards

bull****. "despite her claims"? she would know better than anyone else would. it would be a little different if it said that othr guy was POTENTIALLY the father, but it says THE father....that can't actually be proven until the child is born. lame, lame, lame.


You've misread it Sarah. "Despite her claims" doesn't necessarily mean that she didn't know in this case - they're insinuating that she's outright lying about who the father is and when she got pregnant. Right now, this producer and Jamie Lynn are obviously the only ones who know the truth (unless Jamie Lynn was bedding both the boyfriend and this guy ).


It's tough to say. In the "old" days of hollywood, handlers and studios would help cover up scandals. Could be with this, they figure the Spears family has had more than it's share of scandals this year and they're trying to cover this one the best they can. Could be paying off the boyfriend to go along and say he is the father.

I'm not saying I believe any of this story - I'm just posting what the latest is I saw on it.

No 16 yr old in this day in age should be having children, I do not see how some people find this ok. Especially since Jamie is in the public eye and little girls are looking up to her. Also, to take out an article in a magazine about the whole situation as if it is ok just baffles me.

JMO
I don't think anyone, here anyway, thinks it's okay for a 16-year old to get pregnant. What I'm seeing is a 'what's done is done' attitude, and wishing her the best in an unfortunate situation. There's a difference.

The magazine article non-issue/issue again. She's going to show the first pictures of her baby to OK mag, and get a million bucks in the process. Who turns down a million bucks. At that point, she'll be delirious with joy over her child and why not show the baby off. For all we know, she may state in the interview that is would have been wiser to wait to get pregnant, but things happen. I doubt she's going to tell other teens to go for it. I think most of us have at least a couple of family members who had a baby at 17 or even younger. It's part of life. She's not carrying the spawn of Satan here. She got pregnant by accident. She's human, and it's not the end of the world.

You've misread it Sarah. "Despite her claims" doesn't necessarily mean that she didn't know in this case - they're insinuating that she's outright lying about who the father is and when she got pregnant. Right now, this producer and Jamie Lynn are obviously the only ones who know the truth (unless Jamie Lynn was bedding both the boyfriend and this guy ).


It's tough to say. In the "old" days of hollywood, handlers and studios would help cover up scandals. Could be with this, they figure the Spears family has had more than it's share of scandals this year and they're trying to cover this one the best they can. Could be paying off the boyfriend to go along and say he is the father.

I'm not saying I believe any of this story - I'm just posting what the latest is I saw on it.
i just really doubt Jamie Lynn went and had sex with a 40-year-old producer. it seems like the entire article is made-up.

Lets just hope she handles this better than Britney.

It suprises me that she told her mom before thanksgiving and its just now leaking out into the world

I don't think anyone, here anyway, thinks it's okay for a 16-year old to get pregnant. What I'm seeing is a 'what's done is done' attitude, and wishing her the best in an unfortunate situation. There's a difference.

The magazine article non-issue/issue again. She's going to show the first pictures of her baby to OK mag, and get a million bucks in the process. Who turns down a million bucks. At that point, she'll be delirious with joy over her child and why not show the baby off. For all we know, she may state in the interview that is would have been wiser to wait to get pregnant, but things happen. I doubt she's going to tell other teens to go for it. I think most of us have at least a couple of family members who had a baby at 17 or even younger. It's part of life. She's not carrying the spawn of Satan here. She got pregnant by accident. She's human, and it's not the end of the world.

That makes it even sadder (to me) that she is selling pictures of her baby for a million dollars, it’s not as if she's hurting for money. Back in the 20's 30's and 40's people were also getting married at a young age. They were more mature (I think) back in those days. People went to work at an early age, and they actually did hard labor work. I think that is why it was ok for people back in those days to get married and have children at such young ages.

I was in the grocery store Sunday and this little girl said, "Hey there's Zoey again" as she is pointing to the OK magazine, she looked all of 9 or 10 yrs old.

I think that she could have issued a statement if she wanted the facts out and to stop the rumors, She didn't have to do a whole spread about her getting pregnant and telling her mom. And now she's going to turn around and sell photos?? I never understood why celebs do that.

I understand that she and her boyfriend made a mistake, but that could have been avoided. I think that some teens think that it's ok to have a baby at an young age, they coo and aww at babies while they're newborns and toddlers. But those toddlers grow up to become teenagers, and the cuteness wears off fast. They have to take care of that little being for 18 years and some teenagers don't think about that.

That makes it even sadder (to me) that she is selling pictures of her baby for a million dollars, it’s not as if she's hurting for money. Back in the 20's 30's and 40's people were also getting married at a young age. They were more mature (I think) back in those days. People went to work at an early age, and they actually did hard labor work. I think that is why it was ok for people back in those days to get married and have children at such young ages.

I was in the grocery store Sunday and this little girl said, "Hey there's Zoey again" as she is pointing to the OK magazine, she looked all of 9 or 10 yrs old.

I think that she could have issued a statement if she wanted the facts out and to stop the rumors, She didn't have to do a whole spread about her getting pregnant and telling her mom. And now she's going to turn around and sell photos?? I never understood why celebs do that.

I understand that she and her boyfriend made a mistake, but that could have been avoided. I think that some teens think that it's ok to have a baby at an young age, they coo and aww at babies while they're newborns and toddlers. But those toddlers grow up to become teenagers, and the cuteness wears off fast. They have to take care of that little being for 18 years and some teenagers don't think about that.
I'll never agree about a magazine article. Issue a statement or get a million bucks? Tough choice, lol. The argument sounds silly to me. It's a magazine article, and most celebs do it, and have for hundreds of years. A million dollars is a lot of money, to anyone. She's telling her story. We don't know her financial situation or what her future holds, workwise. She could be finished because of this, and that money will be needed, especially with a baby. If someone offered you a million dollars for an interview and some pictures, you might understand.

As for little kids and Spears, they learn sooner or later (and the sooner the better) that Hollywood is crazyland and things like this happen. Parents shouldn't have their kids looking to actors for role models anyway. As a kid, I adored Maureen McCormick from the Brady Bunch, but her personal life wasn't setting my life's agenda. If she got pregnant, I wouldn't think it was cool. If I did, my mother would straighten me out fast.

I don't think Jamie cares if anyone thinks it's okay that people used to get married younger 70 years ago, or the working theory. She works anyway, and has since she was 10. I'm sure it's long hours to film a show, and not as easy as it looks. As for the having kids to be cool thing, I know that happens, but not in this case. Not all pregnancies are avoidable either. Things happen. My best friend got pregnant while on the pill. When she told this to her doctor, he asked her if she had vomited that month. Turns out she had a cold, and had vomited a few times, tossing up the pills, resulting in pregnancy. Her son is in in college today. Condoms break, without people knowing. You never know.

The less we hear about all the Spears family in 2008, the better!! However, I think we'll be hearing MORE than we did in 2007 - if that's possible!!! :eek: :mad:

When I became sexually active my Gyno told me about an a ray of birth control. From the female condom Reality, IUD‘s, Condoms, Spermicides, Implants, the pill and Diaphragms. There are an aray of BC that parents don't educate their children about that‘s at their reach, there‘s other birth control besides the pill and condoms. And you can't stop little children from idolizing people that they watch on tv and in the movies, or read about in books. When I was little I wanted to live in Mr. Rogers neighbor LOL. You can talk to your little 6, 7, 8 or 9yr old about not looking up to someone that they see or read about, it's hard for some preteen and adolescents to separate reality from fiction sometimes. Back in the 50's and 60's movie stars use to keep their private lives private. You didn't hear about their sexual escapades. Just because you're in show business doesn't mean that you have to air your dirty laundry for the world to see. And I personally wouldn’t sell my newborns picture for a million dollars. My daughters newborn pictures are priceless to me, you can’t put a price on my children heads. If I were famous I would not sell my children photo’s to make a profit.

I'm not saying that just because you have children at an early age, that they won’t grow and become productive citizens. Kids should be having kids, plain and simple.

^ Put a price on your children's heads? Good Lord Brie, such hyperbole, lol. Most celebs do it today, from Little Ricky Arnaz on the cover of TV Guide to the Cruises to Brooke Shields holding her cuddly ones, on and on. There's no shame in that. Because you wouldn't do that, doesn't mean it's wrong. Right, times have changed since the 50s. Whatever on that. That's good you got a lesson in birth control. My doctor wrote a script and pushed me out the door, which is what most docs do. Still, birth control often fails. That just happens.

^ Put a price on your children's heads? Good Lord Brie, such hyperbole, lol. Most celebs do it today, from Little Ricky Arnaz on the cover of TV Guide to the Cruises to Brooke Shields holding her cuddly ones, on and on. There's no shame in that. Because you wouldn't do that, doesn't mean it's wrong. Right, times have changed since the 50s. Whatever on that. That's good you got a lesson in birth control. My doctor wrote a script and pushed me out the door, which is what most docs do. Still, birth control often fails. That just happens.


I think the best birth control you can give a teen is to tell them that at the end of pregnancy your stomach hurts, you can hardly breath, you can't get comfortable no matter how you sit or lay down. You can suffer horrible acid reflux, you can't bend over. You can suffer from morning sickness for 9 months

And after giving birth you can bleed for a month straight or even longer, your breast will hurt like there’s no tomorrow, your nipples can crack and bleed. You'll be sore for days like you've had the worst workout ever. You might suffer from depression, back aches, epidural headaches (worst headache).

I think the best birth control you can give a teen is to tell them that at the end of pregnancy your stomach hurts, you can hardly breath, you can't get comfortable no matter how you sit or lay down. You can suffer horrible acid reflux, you can't bend over. You can suffer from morning sickness for 9 months

And after giving birth you can bleed for a month straight or even longer, your breast will hurt like there’s no tomorrow, your nipples can crack and bleed. You'll be sore for days like you've had the worst workout ever. You might suffer from depression, back aches, epidural headaches (worst headache).
:lol: That's good, Brie, and would probably do the trick. Another idea is to have them take care of a newborn for a week, with no help. The fussier the baby, the better.

:crybaby:

I think the best birth control you can give a teen is to tell them that at the end of pregnancy your stomach hurts, you can hardly breath, you can't get comfortable no matter how you sit or lay down. You can suffer horrible acid reflux, you can't bend over. You can suffer from morning sickness for 9 months

And after giving birth you can bleed for a month straight or even longer, your breast will hurt like there’s no tomorrow, your nipples can crack and bleed. You'll be sore for days like you've had the worst workout ever. You might suffer from depression, back aches, epidural headaches (worst headache).

Well, really, some teens make choices to have sex and there is nothing people can do about it. Teens are reproductive humans too. Yes, they are young and all, but i'm not gonna stress over it because its not affecting MY life. Its obvious by the various complaints by annoying pregnant women that it hurts and all and yes, i totally believe it. I'm sure most teens are aware of it, afterall they aren't braindead. Maybe from your experience teens are dumb but i knew teens who were pregnant and they suffered but i couldn't believe how much they've had a more positive outlook about it. It was hard for them, the birth, the after-effects you described, but they wouldn't trade their baby for the world. Again, i'm not saying that teens need to be pregnant, just agreeing with Janice that accidents happen, and i wish teens who are pregnant all the luck because they need it. You can say 16 is a child all you want, but once they have that kid they are forced to grow up anyway.

:lol: That's good, Brie, and would probably do the trick. Another idea is to have them take care of a newborn for a week, with no help. The fussier the baby, the better.

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Well, that would just make them NEVER want to have a baby...even when they are ready lol

I totally agree with you. A 16 year old girl is way too immature and irresponsible to have a child, hell a 16 year old is still a child herself!


Actually, i know a few that are not immature and irresponsible, including myself when i was 16. I wasn't ready for a child, but i certainly wasn't immature and irresponsible. You can't say that about all 16 year olds, thats all.

Actually, i know a few that are not immature and irresponsible, including myself when i was 16. I wasn't ready for a child, but i certainly wasn't immature and irresponsible. You can't say that about all 16 year olds, thats all.

I should've phrased that differently. Not all 16 year olds are immature, I wasn't, but they're not ready to have a baby.

:lol: That's good, Brie, and would probably do the trick. Another idea is to have them take care of a newborn for a week, with no help. The fussier the baby, the better.



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Or take them to the super market around 2 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon and watch all the little brats throw temper tantrums in the aisles for candy or small toys, screaming at the top of their lungs.

That's been my most effective birth control for decades now!


Funny, when I went to my (female Catholic) family doctor at age 18 for birth control she asked if I was planning on getting married within 3 months. I said no, and she said to come back when I was. I just walked out the door and said with that attitude, I'll be coming back when I need an abortion. As if her being Catholic and against pre-martial sex was going to stop ME from having it. It's attitudes like that, that end up in unwanted pregnancies. Wake up medical community!!! :rolleyes:

I should've phrased that differently. Not all 16 year olds are immature, I wasn't, but they're not ready to have a baby.


yeah, i knew you didn't, just was letting everyone know that. :) In case anyone really does have that mentality on this board. I just wish people had more faith in teens, because i trust several of them. My sisters are also mature, they make good grades and good choices because my parents are good parents. I have cousins though, on the other hand, who are the same ages as my sisters (16,15,14) who act like 2 year olds.

yeah, i knew you didn't, just was letting everyone know that. :) In case anyone really does have that mentality on this board. I just wish people had more faith in teens, because i trust several of them. My sisters are also mature, they make good grades and good choices because my parents are good parents. I have cousins though, on the other hand, who are the same ages as my sisters (16,15,14) who act like 2 year olds.
It's true. I was very mature at 16. I even looked older. When I was 13, people thought I was 15 or 16. It was that way throughout my teens. I worked, got good grades and was very responsible. If I had a child, I would have been able to handle it. I'm glad it didn't happen, but it wouldn't have been the end of my world. I was almost 12 when my brother was born, and babysat and took him out all the time. I had the patience for it.

It's true. I was very mature at 16. I even looked older. When I was 13, people thought I was 15 or 16. It was that way throughout my teens. I worked, got good grades and was very responsible. If I had a child, I would have been able to handle it. I'm glad it didn't happen, but it wouldn't have been the end of my world. I was almost 12 when my brother was born, and babysat and took him out all the time. I had the patience for it.

Me too. I didn't work, but i babysat all 4 of my younger sisters at age 15. My mom was sick a lot, so i would help her out too.

I should've phrased that differently. Not all 16 year olds are immature, I wasn't, but they're not ready to have a baby.

I wasnt immature either, 16 was only last year for me and I sure as hell wasnt ready for a baby, I'm still not, but to each his own.

Well, really, some teens make choices to have sex and there is nothing people can do about it. Teens are reproductive humans too. Yes, they are young and all, but i'm not gonna stress over it because its not affecting MY life. Its obvious by the various complaints by annoying pregnant women that it hurts and all and yes, i totally believe it. I'm sure most teens are aware of it, afterall they aren't braindead. Maybe from your experience teens are dumb but i knew teens who were pregnant and they suffered but i couldn't believe how much they've had a more positive outlook about it. It was hard for them, the birth, the after-effects you described, but they wouldn't trade their baby for the world. Again, i'm not saying that teens need to be pregnant, just agreeing with Janice that accidents happen, and i wish teens who are pregnant all the luck because they need it. You can say 16 is a child all you want, but once they have that kid they are forced to grow up anyway.

Of course, there are some mature 16 yr old, there are some very mature 12, 13, 14 and 15 year olds. Does that mean that it is ok that they have babies at such a young age? If you cannot take care of your self, what makes you think that you will be able to take care of another life? Also, I highly doubt that they would raise that baby on their own without help from their mom, aunt, grandma or dad.

I was 23 when I had my first daughter. And when she was up all night and day with colic and would not stop screaming and crying for hrs on end. I don't think that I would have been able to handle that at 16 or 17 alone.