Oh I understand, they were old enough to remember Elise in utero and understand she was a baby growing inside, all that. So they have a very different memory of pregnancy, because their sister was just that "fetus" not so long ago.
I think its great that Palin is a mother, and I think ESPECIALLY in consideration of our current war-driven society, we probably need more of a "mother's perspective" as she has a son who is in the service. I know she doesn't want to send him to die. But her politics are conservative, full of "family values"...and I wonder how that translates with a baby waking every few hours to feed at night, in one of the most stressful jobs in the world. With first steps, first words, the most crucial years of her child's life very close...I don't see how any mother could switch those out for the White House. I dunno. I plan to be a working mother...but my job isn't impacting an entire nation. And I won't be a heart attack away from the Presidency.
Anyway I suppose I'm inherently biased as a liberal. But this VP nom is not making me feel any more secure.
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Date: 2008-08-30 04:10 pm (UTC)I think its great that Palin is a mother, and I think ESPECIALLY in consideration of our current war-driven society, we probably need more of a "mother's perspective" as she has a son who is in the service. I know she doesn't want to send him to die. But her politics are conservative, full of "family values"...and I wonder how that translates with a baby waking every few hours to feed at night, in one of the most stressful jobs in the world. With first steps, first words, the most crucial years of her child's life very close...I don't see how any mother could switch those out for the White House. I dunno. I plan to be a working mother...but my job isn't impacting an entire nation. And I won't be a heart attack away from the Presidency.
Anyway I suppose I'm inherently biased as a liberal. But this VP nom is not making me feel any more secure.