Palin’s Approach to Motherhood:
“Do as I SAY, NOT as I DO!” ©
By Lauralyn Bellamy, MA, MDiv
Great to read Gloria Steinem's assessment of Gov. Palin in the LA Times (9/4/08)!
Given that Palin has proclaimed, declared, testified, prayed-in-public-for Traditional Christian Values; it is perfectly fair to ask her how she reconciles the Christian Evangelicals' emphasis on the traditional family structure with:
1) Abandoning her infant son who has special needs congruent with his Downs Syndrome; and,
2) Leaving her 17 year old unmarried daughter who is about to enter the final trimester of her first pregnancy, to campaign across the nation; and
3) Addressing the critical issues facing our country while giving her attention to her daughter's future wedding to the father of her baby!
4) Leaving her husband, pregnant daughter and her siblings, to deal with the intrusive publicity; and
5) Being on the campaign trail as the young father-to-be is injected into their family; a boy whose MySpace profile had an expletive-saturated statement of his commitment to drinkin', runnin' around and "NO KIDS!"
(NOTE: His MySpace Declaration of Independence got pulled after McCain decided to share with the American public that he knew of these family circumstances PRIOR to choosing Palin. )
With these 5 emotionally charged family situations crying out for her full attention and motherly participation, Palin will be away, stumping!
There are some situations that cannot be adequately addressed by brief doses of "quality time." Palin's facing 5 of them!
There are some situations that cannot be adequately addressed by brief doses of "quality time." Palin's facing 5 of them!
Lastly, it is alarming to me that her unbridled lust for more political power could not be deferred while she completed the covenant she made with the people of Alaska to serve one term as their Governor.
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