my take on Jamie Lynn Spears
i was just reading amanda's post and this came to mind:
i'm in agreement on the Jamie Lynn Spears thing. i really can't say anything terrible against her or her mother given that my sister Danielle was in the same boat, but she was only 15 when she had Rachael. And sadly Danielle was too afraid to ever tell my parents that she was pregnant, so she never received the proper medical care, etc. she ended up very sick and Rachael suffered a stroke while in utero and now has a lot of problems. She'll never walk, really can't talk or hear, has to wear glasses and has a million internal health problems. She's adorable and smiles all the time and loves life and I know that my sister, now, 6.5 years later, regrets things (not having Rachael, but that she was too young to understand the significance of taking care of yourself and your baby when you're pregnant).
I think it's insanely brave of Jamie Lynn to tell her parents and to decide to keep the baby and raise him/her. I know how hard it was for everyone in my family when Rachael was born (at 2 pounds, 2 ounces and with a myriad of problems) and we didn't even know that Danielle had been pregnant for 7 months. And I don't think the fact that my sister had a baby at 15 and then a year later my other sister, Kathy had a baby at 19, says that my parents messed up raising them either. Especially since I'm still single, no kids, etc. and I'm almost 27. My parents have always been there for us and have supported us in everything we did (for the most part). And my dad had a child (my older sister, Belinda) when he was a senior in high school!
It just really bothers me that people instantly are blamming Jamie Lynn's mom. Granted Britney has her own problems and now this, but I blame it on society and the pressures put on these young stars and just the simple fact that if you have sex there's always a risk that you'll end up pregnant. There's no guarantee against it, even if you use a form of birth control, nothing's 100%. And frankly if you're adult (responsible) enough to decide to have sex, then you're adult (responsible) enough to man up and be an adult when something like this happens. There's always risks involved with everything you do in life and I think it's great that this poor girl is accepting her responsibility. Afterall her mom didn't end up pregnant, her daughter did. And you can preach to your kids until their blue in the face about drugs, sex, alcohol, etc. and how many teenagers actually listen to their parents and do what they're supposed to. Everyone experiments, everyone likes to live on the edge and push the limit, see how far they can go. And yes, sometimes things like drunk-driving accidents, drug overdoses, teen pregnancies, etc. happen. It can happen to the valedictorian of a high school class even when you think that kid was "raised right".
And how pathetic is it that all the focus is on Jamie Lynn. Jessica Alba is pregnant, 26 and unwed. Or the fact that Lilly Allen is pregnant and smoking! No one's making a big deal about that.
That's just my opinion though. It just disgusts me because I know firsthand how hard this can all be.
i'm in agreement on the Jamie Lynn Spears thing. i really can't say anything terrible against her or her mother given that my sister Danielle was in the same boat, but she was only 15 when she had Rachael. And sadly Danielle was too afraid to ever tell my parents that she was pregnant, so she never received the proper medical care, etc. she ended up very sick and Rachael suffered a stroke while in utero and now has a lot of problems. She'll never walk, really can't talk or hear, has to wear glasses and has a million internal health problems. She's adorable and smiles all the time and loves life and I know that my sister, now, 6.5 years later, regrets things (not having Rachael, but that she was too young to understand the significance of taking care of yourself and your baby when you're pregnant).
I think it's insanely brave of Jamie Lynn to tell her parents and to decide to keep the baby and raise him/her. I know how hard it was for everyone in my family when Rachael was born (at 2 pounds, 2 ounces and with a myriad of problems) and we didn't even know that Danielle had been pregnant for 7 months. And I don't think the fact that my sister had a baby at 15 and then a year later my other sister, Kathy had a baby at 19, says that my parents messed up raising them either. Especially since I'm still single, no kids, etc. and I'm almost 27. My parents have always been there for us and have supported us in everything we did (for the most part). And my dad had a child (my older sister, Belinda) when he was a senior in high school!
It just really bothers me that people instantly are blamming Jamie Lynn's mom. Granted Britney has her own problems and now this, but I blame it on society and the pressures put on these young stars and just the simple fact that if you have sex there's always a risk that you'll end up pregnant. There's no guarantee against it, even if you use a form of birth control, nothing's 100%. And frankly if you're adult (responsible) enough to decide to have sex, then you're adult (responsible) enough to man up and be an adult when something like this happens. There's always risks involved with everything you do in life and I think it's great that this poor girl is accepting her responsibility. Afterall her mom didn't end up pregnant, her daughter did. And you can preach to your kids until their blue in the face about drugs, sex, alcohol, etc. and how many teenagers actually listen to their parents and do what they're supposed to. Everyone experiments, everyone likes to live on the edge and push the limit, see how far they can go. And yes, sometimes things like drunk-driving accidents, drug overdoses, teen pregnancies, etc. happen. It can happen to the valedictorian of a high school class even when you think that kid was "raised right".
And how pathetic is it that all the focus is on Jamie Lynn. Jessica Alba is pregnant, 26 and unwed. Or the fact that Lilly Allen is pregnant and smoking! No one's making a big deal about that.
That's just my opinion though. It just disgusts me because I know firsthand how hard this can all be.