Unwed Mothers

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• 61. I am a married mother and am very thankful for that, because of the fact that my husband and I can support each other and parent together. BUT, motherhood is sacred in itself. What this photo series fails to highlight is the awesome vocation of these women as mother and the beauty of that role, married or not. As mothers, these women deserve our support...it takes a village. They ought also be admired and upheld for the job that they do. Furthermore, I think it is terribly inappropriate to talk about anyone with this sort of disregard for dignity and disrespect. I understand that these moms are celebs. They are also people, just like you and I. Given current trends in our society, it is safe to assume that the team that put this photo series together all know a friend or family member who is a single parent. Would you want someone to berate them? TMZ owes these mothers and their children an apology.

  Posted at 6:45PM on 19th 2008 by Amy

• 62. there are just as many bad married moms as bad unmarried moms...who cares...at least she isn't on welfare

  Posted at 6:08PM on 19th 2008 by mare

• 63. Oh all you people who are talking crap about people who are unwed having babies.. you act like it's such a big deal, well ya know what? These days- it's not. Maybe if you're from the 1940's it is, but not today. Marriage isn't even sacred anymore (in most cases). Most people who are married have affairs, and look at the divorce rate, so what's all the fuss about? As long as you can be a good parent and take care of the baby, it is none of your damn business. So shut your mouths! None of you are perfect, you all have something people could talk sh&t about.

  Posted at 6:06PM on 19th 2008 by tata

• 64. The people who think it "doesn't matter" are usually the ones getting knocked up before getting married. Or if they ever get married, sure doesn't look like a lot of these women are being rushed to the altar. Sure explains the overabundance of single moms & why single moms don't "need" a husband. They don't have a choice, no one is asking. So don't go crazy on the rest of us who know that the condom isn't supposed to go over your head. If that's too hard just crazy glue your knees together.

  Posted at 5:52PM on 19th 2008 by jazzy

• 65. All of these children, regardless of when the parents got married after the child was conceived, are 'illegimate' when the laws for right of survivorship are considered. Illegitimate means born out of wedlock - that includes conception. I think it's actually laughable that people scoff at the commitment of marriage yet think nothing of swapping biological matter with anyone they lay down with. The baby is the life long commitment that can never be severed - not the marriage. If you can't marry you certainly should never have a baby together. Once the baby is on the scene, the two of you are linked for all eternity. Kind of makes having some idiot's baby unappealing, doesn't it?

  Posted at 5:23PM on 19th 2008 by Katie

• 66. We can't plan everything in life. I believe people should be responsible and practice safe sex but maybe part of reaching a person's full potential in life is having a child and sometimes it's unplanned, not everyone one lives in a perfect world. Who are we to judge anyway? Some people don't deserve to be parents because they're too self centered! Children are blessings not curses. Not the single women. I was brought up by a single parent and my siblings and I are very educated. People that work all the time and are too uptight to see that not everything is black and white are the ones with no lives and need a reality check.

  Posted at 5:00PM on 19th 2008 by Mimi

• 67. It's sad that a good situation for a child is defined as having a mom and a dad who are married. My mother and father were never married and I thank God every day! Many of my friends had a mom and dad around who fought all the time or who didn't love each other. The most important thing is that a baby is loved and taken care of. Secondly, this article frames these women as if there is something wrong with them. Like usual, society blames the woman who becomes pregnant and labels her as a whore, while no blame is placed on the males. Get a life people.

  Posted at 4:57PM on 19th 2008 by Tina

• 68. Ashlee Simpson has been married over a month to Pete Wentz...

  Posted at 4:49PM on 19th 2008 by Juliet

• 69. You can say all you want to about being a modern woman and that times have changed and the same rules dont apply as they did 20 or 30 yrs, ago. Well, sadly times Have changed and not for the better...sure, morality has gone...anything goes...you are free. The sad part about being an unwed mother is the children that will never know what a family is all about..with a father and mother that stay together. Today it is all about ME, ME ME! No one seems to care about the children anymore. There is no responsibility...just do what you want. Too bad....

  Posted at 4:40PM on 19th 2008 by Anne

• 70. thats so wrong... "they brokeback err broke up" HE DIED you jerk!!

  Posted at 4:40PM on 19th 2008 by anonymous

• 71. hahahahhahah lol TMZ is soooo mean but i gotta admit that waz funny well in my relgion were not allowed to have sex unless ur married soo technically wen the women get pregnet they would have a man by their side and yea use protection 4 crying outlound i mean come on were in 2008 things have changed.....therez condoms, pills use nething.............(( dats if u dont wanna get knocked up))))) lol >> i love TMZ........

  Posted at 4:38PM on 19th 2008 by loser

• 72. There is nothing wrong with unwed mothers, wy do people make it such a big deal. I had a son and my husband and I got married when he was 5 months old. IT DOESN'T MATTER! IF you two know your happy together and you have a baby and not married than there is no fussing about it. Now we have been married for going on 3 years been together going on 8 years and also have a darling little sister for our son.

  Posted at 4:13PM on 19th 2008 by Delilah

• 73. You people are absolutely idiotic... Half of you can't even spell the phrase 'unwed mother' correctly, but you're criticizing TMZ and these celebrities. Honestly, grow up. This is 2008, a woman doesn't need a husband to be a mother. So perhaps they're not setting the best example by not practicing safe sex, but they are just people and we just need to let them live their lives.

  Posted at 4:02PM on 19th 2008 by Kat

• 74. why is TMZ wasting their time on unwed celebs and celeb's personal life when their are WAY more important things in the world going on. PLUS they think its okay to bash and ruin someone else's life because they feel like it and it makes them feel better about themselves. TMZ thinks it horrible when a celeb opens their mouth all the way to eat something or when they eat something they shouldn't or what they think they shouldn't eat like hamburgers or steaks or hotdogs. We are all human!! we are all the same!!! TMZ thinks its okay for a big sized lady to eat a big mac buts its horrible for a model to eat one. You guys make fun of celebs when their bathing suit is messed up or if they look fat in it. you people make me sick.

  Posted at 3:37PM on 19th 2008 by ughh...!

• 75. Ashlee shouldn't be on here. She got married to Pete Wentz before announcing her pregnancy.

  Posted at 2:57PM on 19th 2008 by Toni