[CottonBall]

Kids do really stupid things despite our best intentions.

That's true. But kids with working parents tend to do more, just because they don't have the guidance as often. And it's not even the issue of what the daughter did, but how she is being treated now. I wouldn't want my 17 year old pregnant daughter being the subject of every newspaper or my grandchild being scrutinized from the day they were born. It's a bad enough situation without making it very public and the topic of household conversation.

[CottonBall]

Just read what I wrote - don’t mean to malign working parents. Of course we all have to work! (Someone has to pay the taxes for those that don’t!) I meant if both parents are working at the same time and while the children are out of school - then the kids are left alone. That’s the only time I was concerned with.

[luckystarmom]

5 years from now, no one will care that Palin has a daughter who got pregnant at 17.

The problem is that the daughter is a teenager and pregnant, and her mom is putting her in the spotlight and then off to go work in Washington.