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Subject: Why would you say she's a failure of a mother? Bonnie
Response Posted by: Bonnie
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 18:16:58 2008
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Subject: FedUp/ I don't think Palin is a failure as a mother because her daughter became pregnant at 17, but I do think she is a failure when she puts her own desires ahead of her daughter's needs. I think Palin is a very ambitious person and I suspect her ambitions come first and foremost.. Otherwise she would have stayed in Alaska and allowed her daughter to have her baby quietly. I am sure there would have been some gossip there, but nothing like what is going to happen now./Peace
Response Posted by: Peace
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 18:51:53 2008
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Subject: Peace. ITA. Fed Up
Response Posted by: Fed Up
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 19:03:40 2008
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Subject: As a mom I take that comment to be very offensive. You have no idea what it is like to raise a child. It is sad that you think that life is so easy but perhaps one day you find out what it really is about. Just because this young woman got pregnant doesn't make her mother a failure. I doesn't even make her one. izi
Response Posted by: izi
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 21:14:25 2008
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Subject: Peace, I can see your point but what if her family is totally supportive of her going for the Vice Presidency? What if they encouraged her? What if they want it as bad as she does.? Lets not forget if McCain gets elected she makes history. izi
Response Posted by: izi
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 21:18:08 2008
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Subject: Peace, ITA. Izi, then their priorities are as screwed up as hers. Life is not always about wants, it's usually more about needs. And dragging a pregnant teenager across the nation's headlines while undertaking a grueling campaign for a job you're not even qualified for is hardly what that child needs. ~i&b
Response Posted by: i&b
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 21:31:51 2008
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Subject: izi. I am a mother of a son who is a college graduate, a successful business owner, a considerate person, never tells a lie, is smart, quick witted, thinks before he acts and is considerate of others. He often attributes me for teaching him his good qualities. I was lucky to be a stay-at-home mother. I'm proud to take the credit for raising a good son who has turned out to be a loving responsible adult. He's my most honored accomplishment. Fed Up
Response Posted by: Fed Up
Date Posted: Mon Sep 1 22:36:33 2008
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Subject: Fed up! I can't believe you said that, really. Having a pregnant teen does not make you a failure of a mother. I was a pregnant teen and in NO way was that my mother's fault, it was all MINE. And I did marry the father of my child. -- on the otherhand though, I do agree that this woman's priorities are messed up. In my opinion, a person with ''good family values'' would not be putting their pregnant teen in the spotlight like that. She needs to focus on her family and NOT on the rest of the nation. /Gma b@s
Response Posted by: Grandma b@s
Date Posted: Tue Sep 2 6:20:15 2008
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Subject: Grandma B@ts, my sister was also an unmarried teenage mother. My mom was very supportive to her, taking care of the baby while my sister finished her education. I'm proud of both of them! I do agree with you that Ms. Palin's priorities are messed up. -Miss H
Response Posted by: Miss Harold
Date Posted: Tue Sep 2 7:57:00 2008
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Subject: Oh come on now. I think Sarah Palin is a horrible choice and I would in no way vote for her, but how is she a failure as a mother? This happens to good families all the time. Sex is a just a natural urge and always has been and always will be. You cannot be there for kids 24/7. I just feel for this poor teenage girl, whose face is being plastered all over the news and internet. I wish everyone would drop it. eom Sierra
Response Posted by: Sierra
Date Posted: Tue Sep 2 9:29:32 2008
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Subject: Fed Up, I could start listing the things that make me proud of my son, and just keep going. He is our finest accomplishment. He's a wonderful person, he's successful in his career, he is a wonderful father. He and his wife are generous and charitable. They live debt free except for their mortgage. Do I take credit for the way he turned out?n Of course I do, but I also realize how easily it could have gone another way. Unless you put your kids under house arrest, you're not with them 24/7. Just a different choice here or there, and everything could be different. I will NOT argue politics with you or with anyone else on this board. I will argue, that having a pregnant teenage daughter DOES NOT make you a failure as a mother. I will certainly argue that her decision to have a child with Down's Syndrome was either selfish or irresponsible.- abra
Response Posted by: abra
Date Posted: Tue Sep 2 12:09:55 2008
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Subject: *Obviously, that was supposed to say NEITHER not EITHER. - abra
Response Posted by: abra
Date Posted: Tue Sep 2 15:28:13 2008
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