I have a confession: I didn't know Britney Spears had a little sister, and the existence of OK Magzine, the publication that broke the story about that sister's now highly-publicized pregnancy, also escaped me. So, my first reaction to the news that Britney's 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn is pregnant was "Why is this important?" Then my real life kicked in and I forgot all about Jamie Lynn's teen pregnancy drama. Later, I'm home exhausted, flipping channels. When I swing by CNN's Headline News, what's on? A ShowBiz Tonight special, Jamie Lynn, pregnant at 16!

Britney Spears lost her children on Monday. After a court order, she voluntarily surrendered them to her babydaddy, Kevin Federline (A.K.A. “FedEx”). Or at least her babydaddy’s bodyguards. What does this all mean exactly? And why does the world still care? “I don’t care,” I hear you scoffing. Well, close the tab then. No! Wait! Come back! Ahem. Anyway, someone cares. Lookit this picture of these paps around her car! They’re like pimples on Sienna Miller’s butt!

Let's face it. Motherhood is tough. It doesn't matter if you live in a small town in the middle of no where or in the bright lights of Hollywood. Whether you have very little money or enough to throw around carelessly. The act of motherhood in and of itself is tough. It is for that reason that it is vital that mothers have a support system. A group of people in her life that can lift her up when she is low. People who can ground her when she is losing it. A support system that will stand by her in both good times and bad and offer support, advice and guidance. For many women one of those people that is so integral in her life is her own mother. That is not, however, always the case. Sometimes women do not have mothers they can count on or who are even around to be able to call upon when needed. Which is why a support system should be an integral part of every mother's life.

(I know Britney's VMA performance has been discussed to death. I wrote this after seeing only the aftermath, not the original trainwreck.)