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Let me start by saying my husband and I are conservative and have voted Republican at most elections... I have a lot fo respect for the work SarahPalin did as a mayor and a governor, and she sounds like a forceful and energetic person. But as a mother, I am soooo distrurbed by the fact that she keeps using this 4-month old baby as a prop in her political life.
I mean, seriously, parading the baby on the podium last night, at the VP devatde at 10:30 PM? My child in bed at 8pm maxium, and she's 4!!! What's wrong with having a babysitter for the night, for crying out loud...!!! I have no problem with women working, I don't but many of my friends do and you know what, they don't bring their infant babies to their workplace... especially not at night, or in crowds... why on earth would you subject a 4-month old child to this treatment?
As a woman, I respect gov Palin's record, but as a mother I am deeply disturbed by how she behaves with that child, this is not an example we should have out there.
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| Posted by Jenny on 10/03/2008 11:02 AM
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| I am not a Sarah Palin fan, and the baby thing is just one of the many reasons why. |
| posted by on 10/03/2008 11:40 AM
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| I am DEFINITELY not a Sarah Palin fan--I would go as far to say the woman is absolutely evil, but I don't really think she used the baby as a prop. Bringing the family up after a debate like that is pretty common, so it wasn't out of place for hers to be up there. And 10:30 Missouri time is only 7:30 Alaskan time, which I would assume the baby's schedule is actually on, so by your schedule (which not every family is on...my kids' bedtime is 10pm, since my husband works nights and if the kids were early morning risers, they would just have to be quiet anyway), he wasn't up late. |
| posted by Indigo Ottyr on 10/03/2008 11:56 AM
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| I am so glad I am not the only disturbed by that. I was first taken back in the morning when I watched the news and saw her coming out the airplane carrying her baby,it was breezy as all heck, she was talking to people and trying to make it down the steps with her high heel shoes on.. in my head I kept thinking OMG shes gonna fall with that baby, now come on.. there were how many men with her, let one of them hold the baby and safely get him down instead of having to get those photo ops.. we get it you're a mom now stop using that poor baby and be a proper mom! |
| posted by Tammy on 10/03/2008 06:13 PM
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| I think the whole act is weird. It began at the convention & has gotten considerably worse! If your neighbor was acting that strange with a 5 month old, you might consider calling an authority. |
| posted by Angela on 10/04/2008 12:57 PM
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Maybe this makes me a bad mom but I take my 4 month old with me almost everywhere despite time of night. I also have a night owl who doesn't care to go to bed before 10 most nights. I have a hard time leaving him with a sitter as well, but my mil watches him a good bit. The only places I don't take him are places where people are smoking and now its still hard to avoid it (ie: fairs, etc) She really can't win for losing with a lot of people on here....shes a bad mom for leaving her family and running or she's a bad mom for bringing her child along.
My son can sleep through the worship team playing Sunday mornings at church, he can sleep in a noisy restaurant. So something like the debate wouldn't have bothered him at all. I also can do anything with him while I am in heels. I love heels and have impromptu waited tables at a cousins rehearsal dinner in 4 in heels. She seems to be one who has plenty of practice wearing them. BTW her shoes at the debate were really cute.
What bothered me is that her youngest daughter was carrying him around. I guess she's had practice but I know that a little girl at my church likes to play with Noah and think she is the same age as Palin's daughter and Noah hates when she holds him because she holds him very inexperienced like. |
| posted by on 10/04/2008 03:04 PM
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I dont think keeping your baby out late makes you a bad mother. I am sure you are always putting your child first, as a mom I think that is paramount. I think expecting your other children to parent your baby while you go out & reach for the stars might make you a selfish mother. I have a teenager & a toddler, I work part time & my son is not expected to carry around my daughter like an indentured servant.
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| posted by Angela on 10/04/2008 07:13 PM
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Beth, Indigo, I apoligize if I sounded like I was criticizing women who keep their kids up late. That is entirely the woman's right and there is nothing wrong with that. But I think it's different to have an infant awake at home at 10pm, waiting for daddy, or reading a book with mommy, i think it's different from taking your *infant* baby in political event, in front of cameras, large crowds, in front of projectors. This is not right. Protect the child, make sure above all that he is comfortable, and is not surrounded by high noise and intense lights... it's common sense... this to me feels like using the child to promote the "mom" image but for me it has the reverse effect, it offends me as a mom...
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| posted by Jenny on 10/05/2008 11:00 AM
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