Parents: new and old

Last week I posted about Pairs Hilton possibly adopting four babies. When I brought up the fact that she was not married some readers spoke out and supported the idea of single parents. While it is true that you do not have to be married or even dating when you have children it does make raising them easier. For celebrities, this is especially important because they are always in the spotlight. So the fact that Paris is not married makes me believe that she would have some complications with raising four babies. Now Nicole Richie really is pregnant, and has a boyfriend. Nicole and Paris where co-stars on the “Simple Life” and have many of the same habits. I do think that together Nicole Richie and Joel Madden can pull off the parent gig. I think that as long as the couple or single parent is in favor of the pregnancy it can work.

It was also in the news this week that Britney Spears was charged with two misdemeanors, possibly sending her to jail for a total of a year. She did not have a valid driver’s license and was involved in a hit and run incident. Now Britney and KFed are divorced but she still has the responsibility of two kids. The singer tried to make a comeback at the VMAs and was kind of off to a new start, however; these unfortunate acts are going to set her back a bit. They will also put a halt to her efforts of gaining full custody of her children any time soon.

So you can see that it does pay off to be responsible parents when you have kids. And whether or not you are married your actions affect the kids the same in the end.