I am not one to get all preachy when it comes to women's bodies, especially the pregnancy debate. I believe it should be (and remain) a personal choice. However, it seems the Spears sisters never had the birth control talk with their mom. If Jamie Lynn is ready to be a mom, then good for her. She has made enough money doing her Zoey 101 TV show than any other 16-year-old mom-to-be. She won't be at a financial disadvantage, but she'll suffer most of the other hardships a teen mom would have to. Or not. She won't be flipping burgers or working until her ninth month as a check out girl. Essentially, she could just hire a nanny or hand the kids off like her sister did. It's really unfair to have a debate over it or even compare her to any other teen mom. She is rich--has more than enough money to pay for diapers and formula. It doesn't matter if the baby's father is 18-year-old Casey Aldridge, a hot blonde dude she met at church. She won't need any financial support from him. The child certainly could use emotional support, but can an 18-year-old hottie be responsible enough to truly be there for a child? Probably not. I will say most of the non denominational youth groups I've been to such as Assembly of God encourage young women to get married and pregnant at a very young age--like 17, 18. Maybe she got sucked into the belief that this was God's plan for her. Maybe it is. Who the heck knows? Or it was likely just an 'accident.' All I can conclude is both Jamie Lynn and her big sister britney need to stop jumping into bed and focus on trying to raise the kids that are already in their lives. It's a complicated situation. I worry other young girls will want to copy this behavior--like it's trendy or cool to get pregnant in high school. Not that that's a new concept or anything. The Spears sisters have turned into a walking, talking after school special. The only thing we can all hope is that these kids don't suffer because of their parent's poor choices.
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