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Britney Spears sister is congratulated by stars

December 20, 2007 | 3 Comments
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Britney Spears’s sister Jamie Lynn Spears has been congratulated by Mary J. Blige on her pregnancy.

The 16 year-old Spears announced she was pregnant yesterday (December 19).

Mary J. Blige sent the US TV presenter a word of support through MTV, saying: “Stay strong, baby girl. If that’s her choice (to keep the baby) then congratulations. Hope she’s responsible and I hope she understands what that brings.

"You have to change your lifestyle so (your children) can look at you as an example. It’s all about Mommy being an example Jamie. That’s what it’s about.”

John Legend also told MTV: “My sister had a baby when she was young, so I know what it’s like, and …It’s going to be difficult, so I hope her family supports her and takes care of her. It’s hard for a young mother.”

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gosisi

Dec 21, 2007

Ok I am a teen Mother. I have a daughter who will be 4 in Feb and a newborn born in Aug. For all of you guys who have nothing but negative things to say that really bothers me. Me and my girls are very well taken care of. I am 19 years old and I have my own condo. I have my own truck. My girls are not deprived of nothing and neither am I. I have been to Europe and South America with my eldest. I graduated high school a year early and I am going to college to be a Nurse Midwife. The MAIN reason we as a society teach our children to not have children young is because we say that they need to have a life and be able to financially afford them.

Well Jamie has a life and will not be deprived however she will get to experience those things with her child. And she has more money than her own Mother. Now if after she has her child and acts in a manner that shows her to be a unfit Mother then you all would have a VALIDATED reason to have something negative so say. Until then everyone needs to keep their mouth shut!

Anyway, who says that the older you are qualifies you to be a "FIT" Mother? Is that based on the fact that they are not MATURE enough? In that case most 30 to 40 year olds arent mature enough. There are lots of, as most of you would say, "FIT" Mothers (based on their age) who dont even take care of their kids. Jamie Lynn might have her child and turn out to be a better Mom than anyone could have ever imagined.....

So for all of you who give teen mothers a bad name think twice before you offend the ones who try to avoid being stereotyped. Because there are Mothers like me who work their butts off to not be categorized as unfit.

coco08

Jan 6, 2008

i think tht ppl should leave jamie alone about her pregnancy it was her choice she aint the only teenager who is pregnant my brother and his girlfriend are having a baby and they r teenagers yes it might be a handful and the parents might want u to live ur life and have a chance to get to do stuff but it happened for a reason ppl need to quit saying tht she is following in her sisters steps

coco08

Jan 6, 2008

all you low down people who think that jamie spears will follow in her big sis steps even if she does that is her choice not yalls so yall need to leave her alone its her life and if she wants to get pregnant than thats her decision i am a big fan of britney and jamie i love the episode of zoey 101- the best . there are alot of pregnant teens in this world parents want them to live there life and wait til later to have kids yes that may be true but there are some who wants kids my teenage brother his girlfriend is pregnant with a girl so all yall ppl who have anything against britney or jamie yall need to get over it move on with your life and quit worrying about other ppls life and worry bout yours

thanks ♥ peanut ♥