More Harm Than Good?

September 4, 2008

To add more fuel to the teen pregnancy fire surrounding the Palin family, Jamie Lynn Spears thought it would be a nice gesture to send Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's 17-year-old pregnant daughter, a baby gift with a card reading "hang in there." While I'm not one to judge these girls or their decisions to be young moms, I did think this was a little bizarre — they don't even know each other!

Jamie Lynn is no stranger to public scrutiny, so I have to ask why she'd turn the spotlight on Bristol and back onto herself. I could be overthinking this, but tell me: Do you think this is a situation where a young girl trying to support another young woman in the same position is a good idea? Or do you think her gesture caused more harm than good by bringing more unwanted publicity to her personal life?

Update - Turns out that Lynne Spears has denied any gifts were sent.

Source

31 Comments

ilanac13 4 years

when i first heard about this i thought that it was odd but that it was kind of a nice gesture. it has to be hard enough to be preggo when you're a teen, but then to have your life in the spotlight during the whole thing - that's added stress. why am i not surprised though that this may not turn out to be true. i think that everyone wants to see this whole support thing coming through, but in all honesty, it's not always so genuine when it comes from someone you've never even met.

ilanac13 4 years

sparklestar 4 years

I think she had good intentions and they're both only kids. She doesn't know any better. We're adults and we know it wouldn't be appropriate but they don't.

sparklestar 4 years

I think she had good intentions and they're both only kids. She doesn't know any better.We're adults and we know it wouldn't be appropriate but they don't.

K is For Kait 4 years

Spears family says this is false. If it were true, I'd think J-L had the best intentions, but I'm sure the last thing Bristol Palin wants right now is more publicity, especially via Jamie-Lynn Spears.

sugarbritches 4 years

Hmmm I may be in the minority here but I think it was a nice gesture. As far as keeping it private...as far as I can tell the spears family can't even fart and keep it private. People are all over their every move, self inflicted or not.Also, I have seen articles comparing the two of them very recently so it would make sense that she would reach out like that. It seems to me that they have both made very similar choices and......damnit it was just a nice thing!!!

sugarbritches 4 years

Hmmm I may be in the minority here but I think it was a nice gesture. As far as keeping it private...as far as I can tell the spears family can't even fart and keep it private. People are all over their every move, self inflicted or not. Also, I have seen articles comparing the two of them very recently so it would make sense that she would reach out like that. It seems to me that they have both made very similar choices and......damnit it was just a nice thing!!!

g1amourpuss 4 years

She was probably being nice - but it is fk'n rude! (One of my husband's ex-girlfriends sent us a card once when I miscarried. He didn't lose the baby the way I did.. My head was spinning. [I was already hurt and confused enough as it was.] Not quite the same situation... but as far as cards are concerned... It's unthoughtful really. Mind your own fk'n business.)

g1amourpuss 4 years

She was probably being nice - but it is fk'n rude!(One of my husband's ex-girlfriends sent us a card once when I miscarried. He didn't lose the baby the way I did.. My head was spinning. [I was already hurt and confused enough as it was.] Not quite the same situation... but as far as cards are concerned... It's unthoughtful really. Mind your own fk'n business.)

Jmartens 4 years

wow, calm down people! Its not that big of a deal!

bransugar79 4 years

I think it was probably an innocent gesture from one young girl to another to let her know someone understands her situation. I do thinks it's a little weird but I think the intention was good

RockAndRepublic 4 years

Totally unnecessary.

RockAndRepublic 4 years

Totally unnecessary.

GlowingMoon 4 years

How sad. I feel sorry for both these girls.

Lady Boleyn 4 years

I wonder if this is fact or just something made up by the media.

gator15 4 years

Who says this story is true? You can't believe everything you read!!!! If she did do that then who cares?

princess_eab 4 years

It's a nice gesture. I'm just worried that all this super positivity on Bristol's pregnancy will elevate the "cool" of being a teen mom. It's quite the opposite from how Jamie Lynn was shamed, especially by political commenters who have now changed their tune.

linb 4 years

Wasn't this story denied? We don't even know if this happened.

True Song 4 years

>It's a nice gesture, but would have been nicer if she'd done it privately seriously.

mom2bella 4 years

Jaime Lynne didn't send it - her mother did and had the card from Jaime Lynne. It was a gesture on her mom's part. She may have not been happy with what her mom did.

mom2bella 4 years

Jaime Lynne didn't send it - her mother did and had the card from Jaime Lynne. It was a gesture on her mom's part. She may have not been happy with what her mom did.

queenegg 4 years

I think that it's a nice gesture. Bristol is now in the spotlight where she has never been before. Jamie Lynn could offer some advice because she's been there for several years now. It's not a nice place to be, but this poor girl needs support from someone who knows what she's going through. I wish them and their children the best of luck, especially the children.

skigurl 4 years

i think it was really nice of her...she's just acknowledging how hard it can be to be in the spotlight and giving Bristol a shoulder to lean on if she needs it. and sometimes it's nice to talk to someone who knows what she's going through.plus, i heard she only spent about 60$ on the present, so it wasn't really a publicity move so much as a kind gesture. if she had bought the kid a 10K present then i'd say that's a bit crazy.

skigurl 4 years

i think it was really nice of her...she's just acknowledging how hard it can be to be in the spotlight and giving Bristol a shoulder to lean on if she needs it. and sometimes it's nice to talk to someone who knows what she's going through. plus, i heard she only spent about 60$ on the present, so it wasn't really a publicity move so much as a kind gesture. if she had bought the kid a 10K present then i'd say that's a bit crazy.

apma 4 years

I think it was a nice gesture but part of me thinks that she did it for good publicity. I know Petit Tresor likes to tell everyone who bought items from their store, but how did it get out that quickly? I would think it'd be more strange if Jamie-Lynn did buy Keisha Castle-Hughes a present because the her baby was born quite a while before Jamie-Lynn even got pregnant.

Link Love

31 Comments