Inquiring Minds Want to Know...about the kids.

[FLyellowdog]

Who is watching the baby during all this time? I'm guessing a nanny or has the pseudo-sister-mom taken up this chore? It seems that since the convention, the family has gone back to being just a family, dysfunctional as it is. And how come I haven't gotten my invite to the BIG wedding?

On a more serious note,Palin really paints an unfair picture of the "Mother who can have it all" idea...career, family, celebrity. The average mom has neither the resources or support to do this. Palin is the role model for the elite, not the more mainstream, female. She might represent what we wish we could have, but it's definitely not what most of us CAN have. I'm not at all impressed or in awe of her accomplishments. After all, she's left her children to pursue something that she could have put off until her kids were older. Palin doesn't HAVE to leave them because she doesn't HAVE to work..this is her choice. A lot of women make this choice, and that's ok. But don't hold them up as examples of the way things SHOULD be. So many other women struggle to care for their children while HAVING to work...at low paying jobs... without health care benefits...with no childcare provisions. They are the ones I'm impressed with. I'd have thought a lot more of Palin had she turned McCain down by saying "Thanks, but no thanks. I have young children at home who need me more than this country does right now. Tell the RNC to keep me on their list, but just please wait a few more years. I have a more important job to do."

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1. This may be flame-bait, but I'll bite

"So many other women struggle to care for their children while HAVING to work...at low paying jobs... without health care benefits...with no childcare provisions. They are the ones I'm impressed with. I'd have thought a lot more of Palin had she turned McCain down by saying "Thanks, but no thanks. I have young children at home who need me more than this country does right now. Tell the RNC to keep me on their list, but just please wait a few more years. I have a more important job to do." "

I had this very conversation last weekend with a friend, formerly a Hillary supporter, who, like me, had to work while raising young child(ren). If you've been there and done that, this stance does resonate.

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[FLyellowdog]

2. Oops..

I am relatively new to DU, so my profile wasn't of that much importance to me. I'll go unhide it. It's not a big deal...been busy canvassing and working at the phone bank. I was fortunate enough to be able to stay home with my kids when they were infants and then return to work after wards. My point is...if you ARE fortunate enough to have the choice whether to stay home or not, why would you choose to leave your special needs baby when research tells us (sorry don't have a link) that the earliest years are crucial to their development? That's why we don't put disabled babies in institutions anymore because keeping them at home with the proper care can be very stimulating and educational for them. These children gain much more and often far surpass initial expectations. I still think Palin put her own political ambitions above those of her parenting responsibilities. And I'm not impressed.