Jamie Lynn Spears announced her pregnancy earlier this week - but she's not ready marry her boyfriend, and father of her child Casey Aldridge just yet. Casey's uncle, Odus Jackson told People.com: "They may or may not [get married]," he said. "You just never know."
Jackson, a Baptist church pastor, revealed that while he's hopeful the young couple will remain in a committed relationship, he is also realistic.
"I hope they will stick it out and get married for the child's sake and their sake," he says. "But if they're not in love and it was just a fantasy, they don't need to make the same mistake twice," he said.
Speaking about his teenage nephew - who's believed to be either 18 or 19, he said: "He was a typical country boy growing up. He's never given the family a whole lot of problems – no more than most teenagers."
He also revealed that in the past year, Casey had relocated to California to be closer to his 16-year-old girlfriend. "To me, personally, when he was allowed to go out to California part of his senior year . . . you know when you put boy and girl together, it don't work," says Jackson. "Testosterone is tough to control."
He also lamented the storm of publicity that has disrupted the family's quiet small town life. "We know that it's national news, more than just a boy-girl mess up," says Jackson. "[But] we're not used to media down here."
For his part, while the uncle spoke, Aldridge briefly appeared in a pickup with a group of friends. "Can't talk to you, man," he said, before driving off up the house's 100-yard gravel driveway.
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