Big deal. Millions of kids get pregnant every year. A parent can not control everything a child does when the child is not in their presence.
Something people without kids often don’t get. Of course there are those “perfect” parents of “perfect” children who never ever do anything wrong thanks to their vigilance. Which is quite a feat considering how busy they must be paying their bills each month on time & in full. The rest of us know stuff happens sometimes, the best you can do. It then becomes how you deal with it.
I am sensing a double standard on this thread and this is not who we are.
You know the old arguments that they will bring out. Underage daughter didn’t listen to her, how would she get anyone else to do so. Didn’t abstain. Yah de yah de yah. Blah blah blah.
That’s right. And Palin and her husband no doubt very carefully raised their daughter with strict Christian values, so it is in no way due to them. The fact that she is getting married is THE perfect example of Family Values! This will HELP Palin as a candidate.
If this was a Democrat, their daughter would be pregnant and they might try to “help” the 17 yr old by getting her an abortion! Certainly the two kids marrying each other so that they can have a baby in 4 months is WAY preferable. And they will have the support of Bristol’s mom, who in spite of being Vice-President and having a 4 month old Down’s child herself, is reported to be an excellent multi-tasker.
If this were a Democrat candidate, her daughter’s teen pregnancy could be blamed on her and her daughter’s non-existent values. Not having values, the way Dems do, or just thinking that it’s government’s responsibility to teach them values. In this case, because she is a Christian, we must treat her with respect and forgiveness.
Why can’t the Dems understand that these things happen because of youth, hormones, and the human tendency to make mistakes?
I think it will be great to have two little babies right on the dais at the inaugural. Much cuter than Obama’s little girls.
RE: “Big deal. Millions of kids get pregnant every year. A parent can not control everything a child does when the child is not in their presence.”
Agree. What can you do? Kids will be kids and I know of several right now who are in the same situation, and for the record, they are NOT from poor/immigrant/welfare families or similar, nor are they “celebrities” who think nothing of this scenario. “Good” parents like the Palins cannot prevent things like this from happening. It’s just plain impossible.
What on earth does this have to do with the election? The pregnant girl is not running for office — I’d say the John Edwards affair and baby mess was a lot meatier than this; let’s dredge that one up again!
I'll bet this happened when the kids were allowed to be alone on a date. If Todd Palin had a simple rule of not allowing the children to go on dates alone this would not have happened. That rule works every time, provided the daughter did not sneek out or something.
“A parent can not control everything a child does when the child is not in their presence.”
Umm thats kind of the point for those of us who have qualms about a mother of 5 young kids running for VP. This incident isn’t providing much comfort.