jamie spears should be on “not ok!” magazine … 071108

as the world now knows jamie lynn spears sister of britney spears gave birth to a baby girl recently. she has granted an interview with ok! magazine saying motherhood is “so much fun” reports the vancouver post.

i heard jay leno say something druing his monologue in referring to jamie’s interview with ok! magazine. he said that she should be on “not ok!” magazine. he was implying that its not ok for a teen out-of-wedlock mom to be held up as some sort of poster child. i agree with jay.

something is wrong when we are glamorizing such behavior as being ok. what message is being sent to the teenage girls who are looking on? what are they thinking?

she also went on to say that she and her boyfriend is living in their mississippi home with their baby and she is so happy all the time. they have chosen to live together to raise the baby but has not yet set a date for marriage. are these our new role models? is ok! magazine undermining the message of decreasing teen pregnancy that we hear so often? why are we on one hand encouraging teens to not be promiscuous but then hold up an unwed teen mom as some poster child?

what is the message here? here is how to be a teenage mom! is that what it is?

i’m sorry but i do have a difficult time with this. this make the work of people like me who are trying to help teens make better decisions for their lives more difficult.

i’m sorry jamie, i do not call this “having fun”. there are so many other ways to “have fun”. i’m glad you are enjoying your baby and you should, now that she is here. she should get the best of you and your boyfriend – the dad.

if there is one thing that i must commend jamie for is that she gave birth and didn’t join the millions who are aborting their babies each year. i applaud her for that. i just think that she should raise her child out of the lime-light if possible. it’s hard being the sister of britney but at least she could keep her mouth closed.

am i out-of-touch? would you agree that she should be on “not ok” magazine?

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