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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Spears prompts national sex talk
Jamie Lynn Spears
I have three daughters (the oldest is 9). They love Nickelodeon’s family-friendly, teen hearthrob heavy lineup of kids shows.
I know the questions are coming, thanks to Jamie Lynn Spears.
Get ready America, because if you have young children and cable T.V. in your home, the questions will be coming about sex and pregnancy.
Perhaps it’s not a bad conversation to have. But it certainly will be awkward for some of us adults.
I know it’s coming from my oldest daughter — How did she get pregnant? Isn’t she too young to have a baby? Will she still be on Nickelodeon?
I guess this is what you call a “teachable moment.” It does tickle me a bit that this conversation will be happening in living rooms across America at the same time.
Maybe we need a national script. Can we hire a P.R. firm? I can hear myself now:
“Well, girls, mistakes were made. It was never intentional. I’m sure Jamie Lynn is sorry to anyone she has offended.”
They should start learning about political non-answers anyway, with the presidential race starting in just a couple weeks.
(Image credit: AP)
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