I am sure she did as did all of the conservative parents of my peers. However, her daughter made a bad impulsive decision - similar to the ones made by many of my peers. It is sad, but she determined to grow up and do the right by getting married and keeping the baby. You may not have gotten pregnant out of wedlock but I am sure that you have made other bad decisions in your life. Having a baby out of wedlock and then choosing to do the responsible thing and get married is no worse than those other sins. I know in my life that I have done a few things that I regret. However, I don’t believe that my parents are responsible for my failures - there is only so much that parent can do.
For those upset regarding this matter, if you have young children, may they never disappoint you. If you have not had a child, may God give you the patience, love, and wisdom to understand that which you have not experience yet. From an older woman blessed with many grandchildren, some already grown. A little pearl of been there done that. We raise our children to live right and pray they will heed our words of wisdom. We build a strong foundation that even though some may waver, eventually they always return back to their roots. No matter how you try to guide them, some has to do it their own way.
God Bless the Palin family for standing behind their daughter. God Bless the Palin family for not pushing their daughter into an abortion.
If anything this has shown me that our future Vice President has a strong character and lives the walk.