When I first heard about Sarah Palin and that she is a mother of five, I thought, "You go, girl!" When I heard she is a mother of a five month old, I thought, "You go home, girl!"
I am just really struggling with the idea of a mother of small children being vice president. Do I believe women can have it all? Perhaps. Do I believe they can have it all at once? No. There is a time and a place, and as a mother myself, I believe strongly that her place right now is to be with that child as much as humanly possible. Tell me how that will happen as Vice President. Someone else will be given the bulk of the responsibility for raising that baby. Perhaps it will be the father. But the best father in the world is not a mother. Period.
I find Sarah Palin to be very knowledgeable , articulate, and capable. In fact, the more I hear from her, the more I like her, but I do not see how a mother of an infant, especially a special needs infant, can give that child what he needs while trying to juggle being Second in Command and motherhood. Too many balls in the air, people. And I'm afraid that the ball that drops will be her family.
Having said all that, I do admire her determination to serve this country, her strong faith and her desire to be a good mother. She refused to let the results of prenatal genetic testing change her decision to have the baby. “I’m looking at him right now, and I see perfection,” Palin said. “Yeah, he has an extra chromosome. I keep thinking, in our world, what is normal and what is perfect?”
Great lady it seems. Perhaps she should wait 12 years and run for President?
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Every LDS woman should be thinking the same thing. I know that may sound strong, but you are right that she should be with her family. Not only because of her newborn and his condition, but because of her young daughters and the daughter who is pregnant and still in high school. I known that no family is perfect, but it takes a family to get through these types of life experiences. No one can say they will have enough time to be a family.
Having said that, I do find it a bit amusing that every thinks she is the person with these high morals or standards and never compromises her position. She's in politics. Of course she's changed positions to get ahead. I do not see how she can be found "qualified" to be VP when she's been governor of Alaska (Alaska?? really??) for less than two years.
Nevertheless, I like your post, just don't care for her although I certainly admire some things about her. We'll have to see what she's actually done once everyone starts digging into her past.
So, you're voting for Obama, right? McCain looks near death and would you really want Palin as president??
Of course I remember you - and I'm glad you liked "John Edwards" poor guy - if only he'd have known.
You're kids are gorgeous and you look fantastic too. (Which is more important because they leave and you are always stuck with you.
As for Sarah Palin, and I'm sorry to disappoint your other commenty leaving person, but as an LDS woman I am dang glad to finally have a woman that can help represent women with families in a position of political influence. There have been many women, even in our own religious tradition, that have been active in roles of power while having children. Maybe she won't mother her kids the same way that you or I would, but I don't think that it is, therefore, wrong.
As a rule, I think it's optimal when the mom is actively nurturing and raising her tots, but in some cases - maybe Sarah Palin - she could help influence policy decisions that could make life a lot better for many more people than just her children.
Also, it's not like the First Lady just sits around eating bon bons all day. She has her own staff and schedule. This however seems to be a totally acceptable role for a woman even though she also has a heavy work load- and historically, young children too.
man, could I have had more typos in that post - yikes! sorry
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Good for you Val. I have thought the same thing as I have read of her credentials and of her family life. No good that she accomplishes in the nation or the world at large adequately substitutes for her presence, in her home, with her children.
"No success can compensate for failure in the home." One of my daughters gave me that several years ago for Christmas, and I look at that every time I leave my home.
May we all treat home as reverently as our children would have us; as Brody said about HIS cozy home. There would be fewer divorces and less unhappiness.
You are right that our posts are almost the same! These are exactly my sentiments. Usually I totally agree with Endre, but this time I just don't. When have a lot to offer and I'm glad there are women out there in the world doing good things. But our first responsibility is to our family. Like you said, you can't have it all at one time. And I think in the end, her children really get the raw end of the deal.
On another note, it's great to see photos of your beautiful family. You are all gorgeous! It's been a long time since our Salem days. Everyone grows so fast!
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