Now that Jamie Lynn has had her beautiful daughter, we will all see how motherhood affects her. I disagree with comments that suggest being married makes a difference.
My auntie has two children, aged 16 and 14. However, she was married three years ago and her parenting has not altered at all. Being married doesn’t affect your parenting skills nor does it prevent your child from experiencing a “broken home”. The fact is, people break up whether they are married or not.
Her age does not mean she won’t be a good parent, in fact, being a famous teen mother will probably enhance her determination to succeed. I know if i was famous and a mother at 17, i’d try even harder just to prove people wrong.
Unless you have been in that situation, you can’t judge her. And the fact that kids look up to her doesn’t mean she isn’t allowed to make mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes, it’s just a shame she has to face the world’s opinions instead of only her friends and family. I wish her all the best, it’s her life and she should be free to live it however she chooses. Even if that includes having a child as a teenager.

I am glad that the Zoey 101 show will be cancelled. I have a ten year old daughter who really liked the show. The Zoey 101 show separated Jamie from Britney. Now they both have made a mess of their lives. We as consumers support them and make them rich… NOW I WILL PUT MY FOOT DOWN. My daughter has not been allowed to watch the show since the story broke and WE, I no longer will support or allow this family to profit off of my dollar. Grow-up Jamie, you have your entire life to become a parent. It is impossible for a 16 year old who will quickly become bored of parenting not to mention she has not experience life enough to offer a child a good one. What nannies and Jamie’s Mother what a great influence. More than likely Jamie will want to party – oh yah… because she missed out.. All odds are against them. Oh and I hope that the 19 year old is really the father. The only thing that would have made this story better is if K-fed were the DADDY!

Jamie Lynn is doing the right thing in keeping her baby. She could be a rolemodel for young girls who do get or are pregnant now. Shes gonna show them that keeping their baby is also a very good option. An abortion could be something a girl would regret for a very long time. And even though big sister Britney are in trouble and have lost custody of her little boys, that doesent mean that Jamile Lynn will do the same mistakes. Shes gonna get a lot of help from her mom and dad. And think about it, Britneys boys Sean and Jayden will get a new cousin in this baby. And maybe Britney will get back on track when theres another baby to play auntie for.

All I have to say with all the education and resources available to teens out there “surprise” pregnancies are avoidable. My eight year old idolizes Zoey 101 and I have nothing but sheer disgust for the position Jamie Lynn has put herself in. Maybe parents shouldn’t exploit their children – it’s bad enough the roller coaster that good old Brittany has put herself in. Both these girls are victims of parents who want to make a buck off their children and have proven that even the rich can’t hide the fact that beneath it all they are nothing but trailor park trash. I hope Jamie Lynn’s show is ripped out from under her, it’s time for a reality check.

I’m glad to see some positive statements but some people srill bother me with the still negative statements. Just because you wanted to wait for marriage doesn’t mean you should judge people who don’t. I’m not liking the “I believe that the right way”…statements. It’s still judging someone harshly, just trying to sugarcoat the act.Pmfrances comments really disturb me. I would like to think in a world where women face major issues, that we could support someone who has an unplanned pregnancy and is able to own up to it without judging her or telling her what to do with her baby. It gets to the point where it’s not about the child but about making yourself seem more intelligent or have better morals.

Look at the irresponsible manner in which her older sister is dealing with her life as it concerns her kids. Some of that was bound to rub off on her sibling sooner or later. I wonder what will happen with her show on Nickelodeon. If I know kids’ channels, it will likely get pulled. Can’t do a show about a pregnant student on a kids channel. Sorry to come off so sarcastic, but it makes me think differently about her. I thought she had a bit more sense than her sis, but I guess not. I don’t care if she’s a celeb or not, ppl cut way too much slack on issues like this. And they wonder why the nuclear family system is going to hell in a hand basket. Just because it happens doesn’t make it right or ok.

It’s not just to do with the fact that she’s a teenager. Many young women (even into their 20s or older) are ignorant of how birth control and their reproductive cycle work. For some reason, even if they don’t want to get pregnant at a particular time, they refrain from asking their doctors the nitty gritty of how everything works. I’ve had many friends who were on the pill or using other forms of birth control, not wanting to get pregnant but ended up pregnant because their “understanding” was bogus. Why do women shy away from asking these kind of questions?

Very well said Grayson’s Girl.

It’s really sad that this happened to Jamie Lynn. She is young, and it is hard, but I think she can come out successfully about it. But here’s the thing… she isn’t YOUR child. So… lay off. Have talks with your kids and leave it at that. Don’t criticize her. This kind of thing happens more often than you probably want to realize. There are more important things in the world to focus on than what someone else and their family is going through.

Chiming in once again on the adoption comment, brannon I totally agree with you. Yes adoption is a beautiful, selfless act but if parents are able and willing to raise their own child why shouldn’t they? It’s not as if she’s more selfish for wanting to keep her baby than another girl who chooses the adoption route. It’s her personal choice and it should be supported either way.

Also, in terms of marriage somehow immediately creating a better life for the child than single parents or co-parents who are no longer together I think that’s absolutely false. That piece of paper you sign when you get married doesn’t miraculously endow you with grace, wisdom, and strength and it doesn’t immediately make your kids happier.

Having seen all sides of the spectrum I can tell you there are adults with parents who’ve been married forever who wish they would have done the right thing and separated when they were growing up. A house can be just as much a war zone between bitter people who know they aren’t happy and are making the kids unhappy just to stick by some societal pressure as any other unhappy single parent home. By the same token there are adult kids who wish they would have grown up in a two parent home instead of a single or divorced one.

Every situation is different and I just don’t see how JL and Casey getting married or giving their baby up to a married couple solves anything. Don’t adopted kids/families go through divorces too? The country’s sixty some odd percent divorce rate isn’t just made up of natural parents. If they give up the baby for those purposes and the adoptive parents turn around and do the exact thing they were trying to avoid does that mean they went through serious heartache, doubt, and pain for no reason?

Lets give her a chance to at least try before we deem her unfit and have her baby going to the next adoption agency with what seems like suggestions she’s less responsible or less brave for keeping it. I do respect everyone’s take on the situation and applaud CBB for not just making this into a free for all of insults.