I think that this is maybe even more controversial than the whole Britney melodrama. Everyone in the world is in agreement over Britney’s inability to function as a human and most even believe the judge should be harder on her regarding her children, but no one saw this coming - sweet little underage sister knocked up at sixteen.

There are so many things flying around about the shocking news, from people wondering how she could have been so stupid, to those wondering why she decided to keep the baby and announce it, to people supporting her 100%.

And of course people are playing the blame game, blaming Britney and Jamie Lynn’s mother, Lynn, blaming Britney for being a terrible role model and blaming the whole of Hollywood for corrupting the youth of Hollywood.

I don’t blame Lynn Spears one bit, and I feel sorry for her that because of her two irresponsible children her parenting book has been placed on the shelf indefinitely. Yes, maybe the children needed a better or stronger parent figure in their lives, but ultimately when a child reaches a certain age a mother can’t do anything about the choices the child makes. Believe me, I was a terrible teenager, and I still suck as a daughter sometimes, but it’s not my mother’s fault that by the age of 24 I decided to have three kids, I decided to get into relationships that weren’t good for me, or I decided to move out at age 16. Could all of our mothers have done something better? Absolutely. Can they have given us a better foundation to make decisions in our lives? Of course! But ultimately by the age of 16 and older a person’s life is in their own hands. By that age you are able to make your own decisions. You can work, you can date, you can drive! A person is more than able to know right from wrong without someone blaming their mother.

As for the blame being placed on Britney, I can understand that as she is “big sister” and probably a bigger influence on her siblings than her parents, but again Jamie Lynn and any other 16 year old teenage parent out there ultimately has made their own decision. I wonder a bit if Jamie Lynn is keeping the baby to show that her family really isn’t irresponsible baby endangering trash. I also think that Nickelodeon’s response to the whole situation is quite nice:

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.

I think that was a classy and responsible way to deal with it. Nick doesn’t have to worry about filming any more Zoey 101 episodes either (that’s the television series Jamie Lynn was the star of) as they have already finished filming the fourth and final season.

As for blaming Hollywood? I completely disagree. Yes, it’s a hard go. Yes, there are tempters at every corner. Yes, I’m sure the glam life is just a lot for a young person to handle, but again it’s no one’s fault but Jamie Lynn’s and her boyfriends for choosing not to use protection and choosing to keep the baby.

I wish the whole family the best, I really do, even though Britney Spears annoying the SHIT out of me. But that’s a whole ‘nother story about how I can’t believe a mother of two sweet boys could even bear to be apart from them, and instead of working towards rectifying the situation by complying with the court and Kevin Federline to no end, she just digs herself in deeper and deeper. Reminds me of a episode of Intervention I watched over the weekend about a meth-head mom who couldn’t stop smoking the drug so she could get visitations and possibly custody of her daughter again one day. She would be all tore up over it for one minute than score some ice and be completely uncaring the next - running out to party. Kinda sounds like Ms. Spears!

Posted: December 19th, 2007 under entertainment.
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