Celebrity Pregnancies
By worldwise1
@worldwise1 (14885)
United States
March 18, 2008 12:15pm CST
It seems that celebrities are reproducing like rabbits lately.
The news of Halle Berry having given birth to a daughter a couple of days ago got me thinking about just how many celebrities are having babies at a brisk pace. I suppose what bothers me most about this is the fact that many of them are doing it out of wedlock. Now, I know that it has become acceptable in our society to give birth without being married, but, you would think that they would consider the effect upon their children. A case in point is the child of Heath Ledger who recently was found dead. It turns out that he had not revised his will to include his child(whom I know that he loved very much). Thankfully, the mother will not have to worry about her child's future security because his parents have stated that they will provide for the needs of the child. The latest celebrity I've heard that is pregnant is actress Minnie Driver, who is keeping quiet about who the father is. I think some of these people should start getting married. What are your feelings?
The news of Halle Berry having given birth to a daughter a couple of days ago got me thinking about just how many celebrities are having babies at a brisk pace. I suppose what bothers me most about this is the fact that many of them are doing it out of wedlock. Now, I know that it has become acceptable in our society to give birth without being married, but, you would think that they would consider the effect upon their children. A case in point is the child of Heath Ledger who recently was found dead. It turns out that he had not revised his will to include his child(whom I know that he loved very much). Thankfully, the mother will not have to worry about her child's future security because his parents have stated that they will provide for the needs of the child. The latest celebrity I've heard that is pregnant is actress Minnie Driver, who is keeping quiet about who the father is. I think some of these people should start getting married. What are your feelings?3 people like this
14 responses
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Celebrities don't stayed married for long on average. So you want them to marry the father of the child and Then divorce him. That doesn't make sense.Why do you Have to be married to the father? There are many Hollywood couples that Never got married and yet they are still together and are more of a family than some married couples.Goldie Hahn and Kirk Russell have been together for years and years and they Never got married. Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins is another unmarried couple with kids that are still together. Marriage won't keep a couple together and thankfully a woman doesn't have to marry just to have a child. It would be worse if the child Knows that his parents are together just because of them , not because they love each other.Or have the couple have to get married and as soon as the child is born, one parent just leaves.it is better to have only one parent that wanted and loves you than having two parent home where there is only one parent that loves you.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
18 Mar 08
But the blessing maybe that the parents aren't married to each other. Maybe G-d wants them to have a child together but not married to each other. I believe that there isn't a child here that G-d doesn't want here.Remember there are abortions that can be done if the child is really unwanted.And besides there are many women who don't want the man they want the child.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I am aware of the relationships between the couples you mentioned, sarah, but they are the exceptions. Nothing is written in stone when it comes to marriage, but I don't go along with the idea that avoiding marriage because you think it is doomed to fail is realistic. I'm honestly surprised by the attitudes of so many people when it comes to relationships. My mother always told us that God would not bless a union if you were not married -and I believe her.
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@quiltedblessings (1066)
• United States
18 Mar 08
To be totally honest, if these people weren't celebrities, would anyone care? Nope. It used to be that Hollywood frowned on actresses having babies, so alot of these women are trying to have their children while they still can (Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, etc). It is not our place to judge and we wouldn't if they were just normal everyday people. Unmarried women across the planet are having babies and we don't care too much, yet an unmarried actress has a baby and it is shocking. nope its not. Its life. Let them live their lives. Heck they can support their babies financially and will love them, what more can you ask for?
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
18 Mar 08
You have mistaken my concern for passing judgment, quiltedblessings. Finances don't enter into it. I am addressing the unraveling of our moral fiber. And you are wrong, I am equally concerned regardless of who is bringing all of these children into the world because it is the innocents that ultimately have to pay the price. It is never "just life" when you bring an innocent party into the equation.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
19 Mar 08
You shouldn't be afraid to speak your mind, subha, and thanks for your opinion.
@mummymo (23706)
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18 Mar 08
Well sweety as someone who had her first child whilst married to an abusive husband and her second to her long term partner (we are engaged and have been for 10 years but I have no plans to marry any time soon) I know that it doesn't matter if you are married so much as if your child feels safe , loved and secure! I left my abusive marriage when my son was a toddler as the tension, fear and violence were putting intolerable strains on him!
Also in the UK if your child was not mentioned in your will they are still entitled to a share of your estate! xxx
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@mummymo (23706)
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19 Mar 08
I do understand the way you feel sweetheart , I really do - I used to feel the same myself! When I took my marriage vows I meant them, I worked hard at saving my marriage despite the violence and abuse but even the Catholic Marriage Advisory service were convinced I had to leave him or risk being killed, eventually I left for the sake of my baby son!
My partner and I have been together for almost 11 years and I feel more married to him than I ever did to my ex husband! I also know that my kids have a very happy and stable life and they feel safe and secure in our family environment. These days I do believe you can have just as much commitment and dedication in a common law marriage as you do in a 'real' marriage if not more! Guess we don't agree on this one but that's ok isn't it? It would be a boring world if we all thought the same thing! xxxx
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I understand and respect your situation, mummymo, but I still feel that if two people love one another enough marriage should be the next logical step.
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@dloveli (4366)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I am in full agreement. When the news of Jamie Lynn Spears came out I was floored by the acceptance of this situation. She was a minor for god sakes. I don't like the fact that they go by such a different set of rules. They are supposed role models for our children. The sad part is that the more disfunctional they are, the more interested society becomes. We have to realize that we are in control of who is popular and who is not. By watching their shows, movies, and buying their products we are validating their behavior. If we dont do these things, they lose their popularity. If enough people realize this, maybe they'll get the picture.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
19 Mar 08
Many people, dloveli, are living in a "Fool's Paradise," and don't know their a$$eS from a hole in the ground. They follow along like sheep because something is considered "acceptable." I'll never understand why so many are misled by these immoral role models.
@Blackribbon (66)
• United States
19 Mar 08
Commitment is the most important thing, but I don't think more people should get married because of a child. I think a lot of people don't respect marriage these days, and these are people that get married. I don't really think the will thing is that big a deal because the government steps in to protect the rights of the child when it comes to inheriting from a parent. Being married isn't going to change people, if it works out fine it isn't because they get a ring and a certificate. You probably think it's the best for the kid, so the family feels united. But that's only because the majority of children are or were from married parents. And it really isn't anyone's business who the father of Driver's child is. For all we know, it was a donor. Marriage is choice for couples, and it's becoming more acceptable and common these days. Maybe you don't feel it isn't moral or smart but that's not really your place to judge. What important is that they're good parents, not being married.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I never said people should get married because of a child, Blackribbon, instead what I said was that if two people are going to have a family they should get married(if they want God to bless their union). Furthermore, I couldn't care less about what anyone considers "acceptable" these days because many people don't have the sense of a flea.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
19 Mar 08
I find that even celebrity marriages do not work they are always divorcing so I do not see why they would marriage would make it any different. If they are responsible the kids will be provided for,
and some are having sperm bank donners etc, it is just the signs of the times, good or bad.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I guess I've just never been one who is willing to settle for half a loaf, winterose.
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
18 Mar 08
As short as Celebrity marriages last, I don't that there is really any advantage to celebrity women marrying before having children. In a perfect world, no child would live in a single parent home, but these days its becoming more and more common.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
18 Mar 08
The fact that it has become more common, Aurone, still does not make it right. Have we lowered our expectations to such a degree?
@whittby (3072)
• United States
18 Mar 08
The comment above made me pause in what I was going to respond. Celebrity marriages really have a low percentage of working out long term. I would question what is the purpose of the pregnancy, to start a family together or to have a baby period? What a difference. whit
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Your observance is right on, whittby.
Most of these people are infatuated with the idea of having a baby -not being in a committed relationship.
Most of these people are infatuated with the idea of having a baby -not being in a committed relationship. @sid556 (30953)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Celebrities are not having babies at any greater rate than the rest of the world. The only difference is that they are all over the news. I don't think marriage should be an issue with celebrities any more than it is with the rest of society. In fact if anyone is able to financially raise a child as a single parent...it'd be the rich and famous.
As for Heath Ledger, well, it is good that this made such headlines. It should serve as a lesson to all who have children out of wedlock to add the child to their wills.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I agree with you, world, but unfortunately some people today think that if you have money, then you don't need a Father for the child. As someone who barely had a Father, that is NOT true..
As someone who barely had a Father, that is NOT true..@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I grew up without my father, carmelanirel, and it is something that I still struggle with -the fact that I never got to really know him.
@celia4evr (209)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I think in todays society that having children out of wedlock is quite common. I feel it is in part of how marriage is viewed here in America. The total concept of marriage has lost its integrity. But I feel in having celebrity status to some extent you are expected to "do the right thing". However, we all know we don't live in a perfect world. In my eyes the union of man and woman is as sacred a bond as the man and woman hold it. The divorce rates in this country are so high now, I guess to alot of people it makes sense to hold marriage off. Marriage has lost it value over the years. So in our eyes I guess it wouldn't make much of a difference.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Marriage has lost it's value, celia4evr, only because our society has lost it's morals. When something is continually held to be acceptable in the eyes of man it easily becomes acceptable no matter how much it goes against God's laws. We have slowly but surely cast aside those laws -and not for the benefit of our society.
