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Babies Having Babies

I had just crossed the threshold into teenhood when CBS ran a Schoolbreak Special called:  “Babies Having Babies.”  It was directed by Martin Sheen and starred my idol Lori Loughlin and Jill “The Love Boat” Whelan as pregnant teens who meet up at a group counseling session. The show was one of my first introductions to the relatively unknown world of teenage motherhood and a far cry from today’s mega-hyped MTV reality TV hits “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom.” Critics have long claimed that both series glamourize teen pregnancy and encourage young girls to procreate outside of marriage.  Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

Parents in Denial: Pool Pregnancy

You know you are a parent in denial when… You insist that your 13-year-old daughter got pregnant from swimming in a hotel pool—-ALONE! No parent wants to think that his or her child is anything less than perfect, but Magdalena Kwiatkowska may want to consider taking off the blinders for a split second before proceeding with her recently filed bizarre lawsuit. Kwiatkowska says she was forced to hire a lawyer upon returning with her daughter from a lavish holiday at an upscale hotel in Egypt. Apparently, the family returned home with more than a few shiny trinkets from the souvenir … Continue reading →

Would You Pay Your Teen NOT to Get Pregnant?

You might not, but there are some parents who have no problem allowing their daughters to accept cash as incentive to keep their clothes on. Whatever works, right? Actually, the cash incentive program is a trademark of a group in North Carolina called College-Bound Sisters. The organization offers $1 per day to young girls ages 12 to 18 years old as a way to keep them out of the maternity ward. Only the cash reward comes with some stipulations, namely that the girls can’t blow the money on a mall shopping spree. Rather, under the program’s guidelines $7 is deposited … Continue reading →

Jamie Lynn Spears Welcomes Bristol Palin to Sisterhood of Teen Mothers

One’s known as “The Juno of Juneau” the other, Britney’s baby sister, yet the two teens, who live thousands of miles away from each other, have a lot in common. And at least one of them is trying to bridge the gap. Yesterday, while her vice presidential candidate mother Sarah was preparing to formally introduce and define herself to the American public at the Republican National Convention, teen mom-to-be Bristol Palin was busy making a new friend… one Jamie Lynn Spears. The 17-year-old fallen Disney star is reportedly reaching out to the 17-year-old pregnant daughter of Alaska’s governor. It all … Continue reading →

Does Jamie Lynn Spears’ Birth Story Glamourize Teen Pregnancy?

She’s a 17-year-old unmarried mother with a 3-week-old daughter… and she’s famous. Last week actress Jamie Lynn Spears (younger sister of reforming pop star Britney Spears) shared the first pictures of her newborn daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge on the cover of OK! Magazine. The first time mom also shared Maddie’s birth story and after reading it you have to wonder how many teens it inspired to procreate. According to Jamie Lynn, giving birth was a “surreal” and “amazing” experience. And the labor itself was “perfect.” The teen tells the magazine she was induced on the morning of Thursday, June 19th, … Continue reading →

Jamie Lynn Spears Gives Birth and Britney Updates

Jamie Lynn Spears has given birth to a baby girl named Maddie Briann. Jaime Lynn gave birth this morning in a Mississippi hospital at 9:30 am, with Maddie reportedly weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Her family – big sister Britney, dad Jamie, and brother Bryan – flew in yesterday to be with her. Her mother Lynne was already there helping her prepare for the arrival of the baby. Since she had announced her pregnancy last December, Jamie Lynn, the star of the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101, has been lying low in her home state of Louisiana. There is … Continue reading →

Oh What a Weekend!

Saturday was a momentous occasion for the Spears family. Not only did Jamie-Lynn Spears celebrate her first baby shower in her Louisiana hometown, but it was also the first time she got to see her sister Britney since the pop diva turned Meltdown Mama was released from rehab. It’s been seven months since the Spears sisters have been able to bond over a plate of hush puppies, but on Saturday they got their fill. It was a family affair as the teen mom-to-be was feted with an intimate baby shower at her mom’s Kentwood mansion. According to news reports, about … Continue reading →

Britney’s Reformation Continues—-Is There a Wedding in Her Future?

The answer to that question is “yes.” Only the former popwreck won’t be the one saying, “I do.” According to OK! magazine, the twice divorced mother of two will be walking down the aisle in a bridesmaid’s dress during her sister Jamie Lynn’s upcoming wedding to fiancé Casey Aldridge. It would stand to reason that big sis Brit would somehow be involved in the event given that it’s being held at her massive country estate in the family’s native Louisiana. The only catch—–the family affair isn’t expected to take place until after a pregnant Jamie Lynn gives birth this summer. … Continue reading →

Surprise Support for Jamie Lynn Spears

Who’s the last person in the world of entertainment you would expect to lend support (publicly) to a pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears? If you guessed Blair Warner you’d be very close. Actually, the answer is Lisa Whelchel, the actress who played the preppy boarding school student on the 1980’s hit “Facts of Life.” The 16-year-old Nickelodeon star hasn’t had a ton of support thrown her way (at least not publicly) since she made her big announcement a few days ago. Then, virtually out of left field comes 44-year-old Whelchel who contacted ABC News so she could comment on Brit’s baby … Continue reading →