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PiscesTrailblazer or Bad Mother? You Decide!: Page Four
Continued from Trailblazer or Bad Mother? You Decide!
SARAH: NO WAY!
"Most Republicans think a woman's place is in the home. It is unfair of Sarah Palin to try to take on the job of vice-president when she has five children to take care of on the home front. Obviously, her teen daughter is pregnant, and she needs her mom right now. (The fact that she's pregnant at all shows me that Sarah doesn't have a good handle on her kids or what's going on at home.) Plus, having a baby with Down syndrome is a full-time job in itself. Sarah needs to focus on her own house, not the White House. And the simple fact that she chooses her job over her children who so desperately need her makes me not want to vote for her, anyway."
- Jennifer, mom of 3
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If Sarah Palin and her family didn’t think this was a good move for her, didn’t think they could handle it, then I don’t think she’d be running. It’s none of our business, what happens in her family.
Remember, my liberal friends, when Dick Cheney’s daughter “came out” as a lesbian? Remember how upset you were when the conservative right wailed and screamed and criticized the Cheney family for hypocrisy? You stuck up for her rights then; why do you not recognize Sarah Palin’s right, regardless of whether or not she is “a good mother” to run for office.
What you all think she should do with her life and with her family is extremely judgmental and hypocritical - how would you feel about someone saying these things about you?
It’s none of your business how she cares for her family - fact is, if she were a man, no one would care that her daughter’s pregnant and she has a baby.
You said it Wendi! I’m a mom of four children and it’s so expected that the woman must take care of the kids nearly 100% of the time. There IS a father here and they are making it work now so what’s the big deal? I say kudos to Sarah Palin, she is doing it all and doing it well.
Who says that she is chosing this job OVER her kids?
Do you really think that the conversation went like this:
McCain: “So Sarah do you want to be my VP running mate?”
Palin: “Of course…and ya know what, I don’t even need to talk to my family about it because I could care less what they think!”
GIVE ME A FREAKIN’ BREAK!!!! I am sure that she and her family had a few long talks about it in the weeks before she accepted.
SARAH-I cannot believe that the comment “The fact that she’s pregnant at all shows me that Sarah doesn’t have a good handle on her kids or what’s going on at home” actually spewed from your mouth…you are either living in a fantasy world or you are just a moron. Do you really believe that you can control your child’s every action?? Do you really think that she never talked to her children about sex and instilled within them good morals. Kids mess up-and you can’t always blame that on the parents.
I believe that she is setting a great example for her kids as well as other women out there. “Yeah our family may not be ideal right now, but facing some adversity can only make you stronger. Don’t let anything stand on your way!”
I think she uses politics to escape her home life & vent her frustrations. In her political job she has more control & can impose her beliefs on her “world”. She gets more respect & feels better about herself in her job. Look at how McCain fawns all over her - not to mention the rest of the sheep in this country. I’d prefer the job too!
Don’t you think fate is trying to tell her something by handing her a special needs child & pregnant daughter at this time? You can ignore & justify anything but the cold hard facts are still there when you get home.
Its not about whether she’s a mom or the ages of her kids, or their special needs or the fact that she’s got a pregnant teen.
She’s just.not.qualified. And the stress of trying to be a mom to 5 kids, 1 special needs child who is also an infant, and a pregnant teen is going to affect ANY woman’s professional life. But her performance on the job as a VP affects the entire country, not just the company she works for, her co-workers, etc.
I think that she has shown herself to be a good mom. Her two older children have made very responsible decisions with their lives. Even though her daughter is a teen and pregnant, she still made a very responsible and moral choice to have that child instead of getting an abortion. There are teens pregnant all over this country, this should not be news to any of us. If you are saying that she is a bad mom because of her daughter getting pregnant so young, then you really need to think back to your teens. How innocent were we back then?? The fact that her kids have made the choices that they have, tells me that she has educated them and instilled some morals, which can not be said for a lot of teens these days.
The fact that Sarah had a child knowing that the child has down syndrome, tells me that she values life no matter how much work it would be for her. There are so many women that would say no way, they could not do it and abort. I respect her decision to keep her child. To me that shows a strong woman.
Now about her not being there for her kids, well think about it, how many parents are there like it is being expected of this woman. She is a working mom, her not taking this position is not going to change that. She will still work. This would be a change of job for her. She raised children before this and can continue to do so. She has a husband at home and it is his job to help with the kids too. I am a stay at home mom and I still believe that she has the right to work and that she can be there for her kids too.
I think it is very unfair that people attack her over this personal family matter. When all is said and done, she is a working mom and that is a tough job no matter the position that you hold in the working world. But if that is the choice that you have made, then you are up for the challenge.