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Pregnant Bristol Palin, Fiance Considering Wedding Next Summer

Alissa R — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:57:53 -0400

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The baby is due in December, says Levi Johnston's mother

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Is a summer wedding in the works for the teenage pregnant daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin?

Possibly.

Bristol Palin, 17, and her 18-year-old fiance Levi Johnston haven't set a date yet, but Johnston's mother, Sherry, tells the Associated Press they're considering next summer.

"But that could change," she said during a short interview outside her home in Wasilla, Alaska.

The baby is due in late December.

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On Sept. 1, Palin announced her unwed daughter was pregnant.

In a short statement, the McCain campaign later announced: "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family."

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Levi's mother, Sherry, later disclosed that her son, a former high school hockey player, was the father.

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Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston on stage during day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Lynne Spears: Teen Jamie Lynn Revealed Pregnancy in a Note

Mandi Illuzzi — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:41:09 -0400

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"I thought it was a joke," she says. "And then I started to cry"

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In addition to discussing daughter Britney's disintegration, Lynne Spears also opened up on Wednesday's Today show about daughter Jamie Lynn getting pregnant at 16.

Lynne recalled how she was planning to go out for lunch when Jamie Lynn called and told her to come home.

At home, Lynne found her daughter's boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, who avoided eye contact.

Jamie Lynn then handed her mother a note and told her to go into her bedroom to read it.

"It said she was pregnant and everything was going to be OK. She was going to raise it," Lynne told Meredith Vieira.

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"I thought it was a joke I was waiting for the punch line," Lynne added. "I was in shock. I think I was just truly in shock, and then I started to cry. And she started consoling me at that point."

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Lynne -- who sold the story to OK! for $1 million -- added that she blamed herself for her children's personal dramas.

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"As a mother, don’t we always blame ourselves?" she said. "I took a lot of the blame. I took all the blame. The personality I have, it's always my fault."

Lynne told Al Roker in a later segment, "A mother is as happy as her most unhappy child. You kind of gravitate toward the one who needs you the most at that time ... It's a balancing act. Maybe I haven't done it as best as I could, but all I ever tell you is I tried."

Referencing her book Through the Storm, Roker asked, "Are you through the storm?"

"Oh, yes," Lynne said. "We’re through the storm and we're looking at the sunshine right now."

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Lynne Spears Denies Jamie Lynn Sent Gifts to Bristol Palin

Mandi Illuzzi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:25:39 -0400

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Still, the celeb mom supports Sarah Palin and "can empathize with their situation," rep says

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Lynne Spears is denying a widespread Internet report that her 17-year-old daughter Jamie Lynn — who gave birth in June — has sent gifts to pregnant 17-year-old Bristol Palin.

Reports surfaced this week that Jamie-Lynn mailed the daughter of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin $60 pink burp cloths from L.A. baby boutique Petit Tresor.

A store rep even told ABC News that Spears included a card with the package: “Dear Bristol, Hang in there! XXOO, Jamie Lynn Spears.”

But a Spears rep tells E! News: "I just got off the phone with Lynne. I can tell you that she hasn't sent her any gifts, but that she does support Sarah and, of course, can empathize with their situation."

Like Palin - who plans to marry the 18-year-old father of her child, Levi Johnston - Spears is engaged to Casey Aldridge, the 18-year-old dad of daughter Maddie Briann.

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Lynne Spears plans to release her buzzed-about memoir, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, on September 16.

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Jamie Lynn Spears Wears "Rumors Are True" T-Shirt

Alissa R — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:04:00 -0400

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She also showed off an engagement ring during a recent trip to Babies "R" Us

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Jamie Lynn Spears wants to get something off her chest.

The pregnant 16-year-old wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase "The Rumors Are True" during a trip to Babies "R" Us in her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, on March 27.

She also flashed an engagement ring.

The outing comes days after Casey Aldridge's cousin confirmed exclusively to Usmagazine.com that the two were getting hitched.

"He proposed ... and she accepted," Tina Robinson told Us.

She said didn’t know whether they would wed before or after Jamie Lynn delivers.

“They probably weren’t expecting [the proposal] to be, like, right now, but with her being pregnant, that really pushed it up,” Robinson told Us.

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Jamie Lynn Spears on March 27, 2008.

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Teen Magazine Editors Blast Jamie Lynn Spears' Surprise Pregnancy

Lindsay Powers — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:12:32 -0500

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Says CosmoGIRL! editor: “I was considering her for a cover, [now] I’d have to rethink that”

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Execs at Nickelodeon aren’t the only ones grappling with how to deal with Jamie Lynn Spears’ shocking teen pregnancy: So are teen magazine editors.

“I was considering her for an upcoming cover,” CosmoGIRL! Editor-in-Chief Susan Schulz told Usmagazine.com Friday. “But with this news, I’d have to rethink that.”

Though she praised Spears, 16, for “taking responsibility,” Schulz added, “I don’t feel like I can put her on the cover right now because, as you can imagine, girls are disappointed in Jamie Lynn.”

Ann Shoket, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen, tells Us “we would certainly consider” putting Jamie Lynn on the cover, but only after the Zoey 101 star “overcomes this moment” and goes on “to have a career our readers can look up to.

“Getting pregnant at 16 is not something we're encouraging,” Shoket says.

Schulz says she doesn’t expect teen girls to follow in her footsteps.

“Girls aren’t going to go out and get pregnant because Jamie Lynn did, quite the opposite,” the CosmoGIRL! editor says. She said they’re probably thinking, "'I’m so glad that’s not me.'"

Schulz said Spears “appears to be very resolved in her decision, and regardless of whether girls agree with her actions or not, they see that she is doing what she personally feels is best despite the uproar over her news.”

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Jamie Lynn Spears Scandal: Nickelodeon May Air Teen Pregnancy Special

Lindsay Powers — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:40:33 -0500

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ALSO: An expert tells Us how to explain Spears’ pregnancy to your kids

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Nickelodeon is considering airing a special about sex and love after its Zoey 101 star Jamie Lynn Spears announced she was pregnant at age 16 this past week.

Veteran newswoman Linda Ellerbee, who has done shows before on the network, would host, the Associated Press reports. "I think it's important that something be done," she said.

Spears surprised many when she announced she was pregnant on Tuesday.

But many parents — whose children tune in to Zoey 101 — are finding themselves in the awkward position of having to explain the scandal to their kids.

NYC-based psychotherapist Robi Ludwig gave Usmagazine.com these five tips:

1. Ask your children questions
"Find out what your children’s thoughts are: What’s your understanding? What do you think about Jamie Lynn being pregnant at 16 and unmarried?"

2. Be honest
“Parents need to be straight forward and say, ‘This is not a wise choice.’”

3. See if your child knows about birth control
“Do they understand that having [unprotected sex] is not a wise decision? It’s very hard because kids will probably always have facts before their parents are ready to give them. But you have to deal with that kind of discomfort.”

4. Tell them the consequences of having a baby so young
“In general, the statement needs to be, ‘It’s a really sad situation.’ Tell them it’s ideal to have a child when you’re an adult, and you’ve had a whole range of experiences and you’re ready to settle down in your life. It’s not ideal when you’re a teenager.”

5. Help them find a new role model
“I think it’s fair to say, ‘This is not who you want to emulate. You might like her, enjoy her work, but her personal life is not one you want to emulate.’”

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