On Dec. 18, the story swooped down on the Internet: Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and the kid sis of Britney, is pregnant. Immediately, readers of TVGuide.com's news blog, "friends of the family" and other celebrities began sounding off on the shocking headline. TVGuide.com invited a regular teenager to share her view of the news. Here is her take:
"Now, I personally do not know Jamie Lynn Spears, but it is my guess that she, along with most teenagers, myself included, did not plan on having children pre-high-school graduation. I am not judging her for her choices; I think that it is perfectly acceptable to have premarital sex.
"However, what bothers me most about teen pregnancy and most of what teenagers do in their lives is ho
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