There are many things in the news we should discuss with our children. Who are next president will be. Why gas is so expensive. Why many people are losing their homes. How to keep from getting sick by washing hands regularly.
Glaringly absent from that list, according to CNN, is what to tell them about Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy.
Here’s a big clue for whatever genius at CNN thought that should be the top story on their web site: I never heard of her until she got pregnant, and some celebrity-worshipping lemming who lucked into a news editor’s gig decided this was bigger news than… I dunno… how about Elvis not being dead? (Slightly less implausible than the moon hoax theory, given that Syd Barrett died the most photographed recluse in rock history.)
And what do kids think about this?
Well, here’s what happened when one guy told his 8-year-old.
I’ve met this kid. She’s really smart.
Smarter than whoever’s managing CNN’s web site.
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