A Pregnant 16 year old - How tragically common....

I'm sure by now that you have heard the news that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant. If you are fortunate enough to NOT know who the hell she is (LUCKY YOU), she is the younger sister of "popwreck" Brittney Spears and portrays a character on a Nickelodeon show called Zoey 101 - which according to the FCC's mandated "age lables" is appropriate for kids aged 7 and older. She is also 16...and knocked up! So, what to make of it? I have heard the gamut - everything from boycotting Nick unless they pull the show off the air to people critisizing Lynne Spears (her and Brttney's mom) and her own parenting tactics...even having a publishing contract voided as she was supposed to write a parenting book in the coming year. From what I gather - America in general would like to throw the entire Spears clan in a Lion's den.....Ah, good old American judgement and cynicism. Listen, if your sentiment tends to follow the trail of the latter...please take this "train of thought"with me - just for a moment. Your reading this so you obviously have nothing better to do anyway. You know, I am a FIRM believer in the balance of nature and, of people. I believe that NO Soulis inherently bad or evil - some people have critical viewpoints based on a critical upbringing but, there is almost ALWAYS some good to be found in everyone. Even those who make mistakes....even you, even me. First off, what right do we have to judge ANYONE that we do not know? To all of you who KNOW the Spears family, you get a pass, go ahead, comment away, but those of you who don't shut up! You don't where people come from, what emotional place they are at, what their personal values and beliefs are and they are not for you to judge anyway so back off. Is it a good thing when a 16 year old becomes a parent? It's not optimal - a 16 year old has NO life experience to draw wisdom from and is still a child themselves, unable to fully grasp and understand the complexities of the REAL world let alone parenting. But, does this mean that this person is doomed or should be chastized? Would it make you any happier to hear that a 16 year old had had an abortion? OK, so it's not the best of circumstances, BUT the roadblocks are not insurmountable and EVERYTHING is done according to it's time and place within the Universe collectively. This was an inevitability and for all of you high and mighty people who are so perfect as to never know the regret or sorrow of a "mistake" - don't worry, your number will come up soon. Not being judgemental - just Yin/Yang! Why don't we embrace this child? Why don't we shower her with helpful advice, support her decison to raise a child in this crazy world, Not condone, not condemn - just share kindness, peace and love! As for critisizing her mother, apparently maybe some of you have forgotten what it's like to be 16 but, it was only 10 years ago for me so I don't mind "reminding" you that at that age - your mother wouldn't have been able to stop you from making certain choices nor dictate your every move so why should Lynne Spears be expected to? I'm sure then when she gave birth to her daughters and was laying on that delivery room table, she didn't look down at them and say "Oh, my sweet baby girl, I hope you have a difficult life filled with tough choices in a judgemental society..." I'm sure she did as we all do when we first hold that tiny little Gift in our arms - we swear to defend them, protect them, give them the "perfect" life. Well, we can't. We can only give them the tools - then they make their choices accordingly. We hope they are good but, we are also their to help pick up after the bad ones, too. That's the game of Parenthood.....And as far as Nickelodeon cancelling the show? Gimmie a break! What do people think, if the station shows a 16 year old girl pregnant that it will become a "trend"? "Oh Suzy, quick, we have to get pregnant so we can dress and be just like Zoey" - oh please! Nickelodeon is not responsible for parenting your kid - you are!!!!! If you object to the show, shut it off but I guarentee you, one day your "poopsie" will see a pregnant 16 year old - that's just the way it is...As for the Witches, we will still allow Wee Witch to watch - if she hears things and has questions we will answer appropriately and honestly as we do with everything, after all - we have a REAL world to prepare her for!