I agree. Being pro-life and laying claim to the mantle of personal responsibility doesn't end when then a baby is born. Those last the rest of your entire life.
I personally do not care if young adults who have children out of wedlock are "happy" or "fulfilled" or if they have hard lives or any of those things. They ceased having the right to be the stars of their own lives when they decided to make babies.
It is supremely selfish to do the things it takes to have a baby, have the baby, then refuse to do the things it takes to give it a good life, starting with a set of loving parents. If they start out unable to give it the best they possibly can, they should realize their shortcomings and give it to people who can care for it and nurture it.
Parents don't have to be perfect. They do have to do the best they can, however, and there is no way "best" is defined by young, unwed parents with vague plans to maybe get married someday. The baby is here now, and deserves stability now.
But, since we’re talking about people who have already decided to do something they SHOULDN’T have, how likely are they to care about what they ought to do?
Yes. I would also add that I think that they shouldn't be giving interviews about the matter. Know when to say no to the media. This situation cannot possibly shed an illuminating light on the subject of teenage parenting; this serves no purpose but personal publicity.
There might be a story if the reporter wrote about or interviewed people who followed through, took full responsibility, gave their child up for adoption, got married, etc. On the other hand, I can drive down to the mall tomorrow and find a dozen young unwed mothers sitting in the food court. This is simply too common a story to be anything other than publicity.
As a rule, they’ll stumble through it with the same self-indulgence and lack of foresight which got them into that situation, barring strong intervention by someone about whose opinion they care.
Yep.
As an aside, as a mom, I don't lay any blame on Sarah Palin for this; her daughter is clearly old enough to make her own way in life and many kids do not do what we'd like them to do despite our best efforts. What I do find interesting, though, is that a number of moms do blame her. I wondered if it will be an issue in the future?
Thank you very much.
I think you’ve hit on the key point heretofore unspoken but clearly felt by many who attacked me, that I’m being MEAN by asking that Levi and Bristol face the reality of their child’s need for a committed mother and father NOW, not if/when they get their acts together ten years down the road. The immorality of fornication springs in large part from this fecklessness about the real and immediate interests of children.
Levi and Bristol are not, or at least should not, be the objects of our primary concern and interest in this question.