Things on my mind!!

This has been an interesting week, lets see some of the crazy things that went on, oh yeah, Jesse Jackson made a stupid comment that he "thought" was a private one made not to be heard by others, but ranged out on the microphone in front of his face, for everyone to hear over and over. Another thing is this magazine cover.Now, I must say that I applaud Jamie Lynn and the family for taking responsibility for the action that were taking. But this magazine cover in my opinion sends the wrong message to teenage girls that followed her as the star of Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon. Not only to her fans but to young girls in general. At what point is it right for young girl who got pregnant at 16, to be on the cover of a magazine with quotes, saying that "Being a mom is the best feeling in the world"? At what point is this right? This sends the message to young girls, that having a child at 16 is great, there are no struggles and this is ethically and morally right. But we know different. Jamie Lynn's situation is different because of the position she's in, now the average 16 year old is not going to have the resources that she has, so its not going to be great, its going to be life changing and not necessarily in the best way. Dreams are altered, lives are changed because of this for so many young girls everyday, her unrealistic view obscures that fact that she is privileged to things other girls may not be. This situation always, calls for family and friends to support a young mother, but by no means should this situation be glamorized.Even reports on CNN are stating that teen pregnancy has risen for the first time in 15 years.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/10/teen.pregnancy/index.html

We are not helping this situation, with this cover and her mother should really have thought about the message. She's selling her daughter short by not making this a learning experience but rather making money from it.

MochaMom