You're setting women back 40 yrs! Back to the days of June Cleaver and Harriet Nelson.
Whether you agree with the politics of Sarah Palin or not, we women should proud to have a woman running in this race!!! Stop the "she has children at home she shouldn't be running" or "where are her poor children while she's out campainging?" crap. Obama has kids at home, why isn't he home? Michelle is his wife and she's out campaigning too....why isn't she home? Palin has a good husband and dad by her side and obviously they made the decision together to run. No different than Obama and Michelle... so knock it off!!!! Judge her on her political history and current views... not whether she has a uterus and boobs!!!
If you don't stop, we'll be forced to march to Washington and burn our bras!!!! Trust me at my age and sagitude.... you don't want that!!!!! I'll go bra-less before I stand over the stove, making you all dinner, wearing my pumps and pearls!!!
Martha Sears had this to say (and I love it, thanks
Karen!):
Thanks, ______, interesting. A couple of things: Baby Trig is now 5 ½ months old, not a newborn. Babies with Down syndrome tend to be raised by their families, not just the parents, when there are plenty of older children available.
My older children, even Matt who was 4 at the time of Stephen's birth, have learned a LOT from having Stephen to "help raise" and from having Stephen contribute them as they found out what unconditional love is. Matt will probably be choosing his life's work based on his experience being Stephen's older brother/playmate/part time guardian. Lauren got involved in this "raising", too, once she was old enough, 6 or 7, to realize that Stephen was really the younger of the two of them.
I'm thinking this 5th baby was a surprise for the Governor of Alaska, but when surprises come along you step up to the plate. She obviously has.
This Palin family is not perfect, never will be, but God help us if we all run around thinking we have to be perfect (even as AP parents, let's not put that burden on ourselves), let alone think that others have to fit one (perfect?) mold to be good-enough parents. This obviously is not the best timing for Mrs. Palin, but it is an awesome time for her to be McCain's running mate. She is up to the task of making this country a better, safer one for her own family and for her country - and maybe starting with all those preborn babies with Down syndrome whose mothers now may think twice before they end their babies' lives.
I'm sure there is a lot more that can and will be said on this subject, and I will be listening.
