By and large, the most exciting thing to happen in a somewhat mundane 2007 was the growing population of Hollywood's pregnant single ladies. Only decades ago if a young, unmarried woman got knocked up, she was sent to live with an "aunt" in a remote location. In today's more liberal times, a 16 year old celebritot becomes preggers and the future grandmama is lining up exclusive multi-million dollar photo ops. This my friends, is partly why I am so happy to be living in America today.

Statistically speaking, about 10% of all American newborns have mommies under the age of 19. In a nation with such diverse cultures, religions, and economic upbringings, getting pregnant is really one of the only equalizers left. No matter how our girls are raised, the reaction to the news of their pregnancy is almost always anger, confusion, and sorrow.

Whether she likes it or not, Jamie Lynn Spears is looked up to and adored by millions of tween girls. While they may have a Zoey 101 backpack and watch the show religiously, most of these girls are not likely to get pregnant at 16 just because their hero Jamie Lynn did. Afterall, girls have been cradling dolls and playing mommy for centuries; the coorelation between playing house, watching Nickelodeon, and getting pregnant is pretty non-existant.

Since we as a nation are so celebrity-obsessed, I think it would be wonderful to have a Jamie Lynn Spears reality show documenting her first year as a mom. They can edit out all the fun stuff, such as having a baby shower and buying outfits at the Baby Gap, and focus on the more day to day stuff. For example, they can show her waking up every 2 hours to do feedings or changing diapers a dozen times a day. They can watch her graciously turn down invitations to parties and cut back on her career so she can take her baby to Gymboree. Perhaps they can zoom in on her 16 year old friends doing normal 16 year old girl stuff while she sits in a pediatrician's office for 2 hours listening to her child scream their head off because they came down with an ear infection.

What will be so wonderful about this celebriality show is that like most teenage moms, Jamie Lynn will not have the benefit of having a boyfriend or spouse around to pick up the slack. While the father of her child is screwing around in LA, potentially becoming an absentee father to another child, Jamie Lynn will be sleep deprived and struggling to lose the baby weight in Louisiana. Also, since Jamie Lynn is under the impression that raising her child in some backwater Louisiana swamp will produce a well-adjusted tot, it will also serve as a wonderful way for me to get pointers on how to raise my own children some day. I can already picture the pilot episode to be aired on the CW.

The real kicker here is that in a year or two Jamie Lynn will be another has-been competing to participate in a VH1 show. There's no way that the wholesome Nickelodeon network is going to keep a 16 year old single mom on the air and while that may not be fair, that's life. If Jamie Lynn didn't realize that before then she is seriously not mature enough to be somebody's mother. Unlike the deadbeat dad, Jamie Lynn is the one with everything to lose. While the loss of her career as an American sweetheart is essentially over, she will likely find being a mom to be just as rewarding. It's unfortunate that wasn't able to postpone it for a few years and truly have it all.