[Daisyjane69]

She’s a kid.

She found out the truth the hard way, as so many others do.

With all due respect, my FRiend, I think she should speak out. There are NOT enough people her age saying this. They ignore us old geezers (adults). We’re aren’t cool enough, dude. LOL

Maybe I’m wrong, but I see no downside to Bristol Palin explaining to her contemporaries exactly what they can expect if they think sex at 17 is without consequences.

[ottbmare]

The problem is, she is not really a wonderful person to advise kids not to have sex, because she has produced just what a lot of teenage girls want: a lovely baby. Many teenagers, especially minority teens, see no downside to having a baby. It's not considered a disadvantage. Bristol is giving an example of what they want. The baby looks cute, Bristol's having no trouble with money or parental acceptance, she's having a great life, so the girls figure, Why not?

What they should see is what a struggle it is to have a baby as a teenager. They should be told about the endless sleepless nights, the screaming, the self-denial motherhood requires, the expense, the exhaustion, the limitations.

[shiva]

You’re not wrong, I agree with you.

[HungarianGypsy]

It does make more of an impact when someone they can relate to says, “Look. This is why you shouldn’t.” It stops being a lecture and becomes a real life example.