I think Schlessinger is often right about the need for America to return to the basics in our dealings with each other. I see her as a strict adherent to the Ten Commandments. And that isn’t a bad thing.
That being said, mindless robots who follow her every word and see her as gospel are forgetting that compassion and understanding are called for when it comes to the treatment of this seventeen year old child.
The baby is a fact, the mother and father are marrying, and the grandparents are proud of their daughter for deciding to go through with the pregnancy.
The clock can’t be turned back.
All anyone can do is move forward and make the best of the situation.
I can hear Dr. Laura saying, “If you get pregnant as a teenager you must get married, give the child two parents and create a family. That is your responsibility, and you have no other choice!”
Actually she would tell them to give the baby up for adoption—which I do think would be a great example for young girls in that situation, but I understand that’s got to be a very hard thing to do. I think she’s doing the next best thing—she’s getting married. Hopefully it will all work out.