How Will Tripp Feel 10 0r 15 Years From Now?

I'm sure if Tripp sees any of the Abstinence campaign footage or interviews once he's older, it's going to have a negative emotional effect on him. Bristol has talked about how she had to give up her dream of attending college outside of Alaska...so he can feel blamed for that. I keep seeing the word "hypocracy" though in the articles and blogs I come across about this campaign. It seems that the general view among the very people this campaign is trying to reach...teens...see her as an *as if* joke...*as if* I'm gonna take advice about abstinence from an unwed, single mother would couldn't manage to follow it herself. I'm sorry, I don't care whose kid she is...she's an adult woman sitting on the wrong panel right now. She would be more effective, and look less like the puppet controlled by her mother that she is, if she were actively supporting comprehensive birth control education. Then she could say in all truth and honesty that abstinence does not work and, if she had been encouraged to be informed and to protect herself, and had been on the Pill, the patch or the Depo shot, she'd be planning for her future education at a university somewhere instead of being at home with a baby and in the center of a fight between two families that is hurting a lot of people.

I never really thought about it that way but I guess you could be right. It's hard to tell how the children of politicians feel, especially failed politicians. It would be interesting to do a special on Sarah Palin's kids about ten years from now and see what kind of impact their mothers' campaign and the media battles had on them.

I'm sure there will be heartless boors continuing to stoop as low as they can to keep up the media inspired lies about Sarah Palin. The constant attack is living proof that the Women's movement has nothing to do with women at all. Liberalism abhors free thought or individuality... especially from women. Quite holding her down so the media can continue to rape her.

I think that if the poor kid can survive that ridiculous name, he can probably survive anything. LOL

I certainly agree with you on this subject. I think that is one decision that any mother will regret. I hate any form of children being exploited but to have a mother declare nationwide that her child was a mistake and that she is stuck with him was unnecessarily cruel. However I feel sorry for the child to be labeled as unwanted and believe she will regret it when the child is older.

I was going to stay awway from this thread, honestly, it doesn't even belong in the politics section, maybe in life or parenting, but it isn't remotely political. And second, it borders on unessesary smearing. But after reading many of the responses I felt I had to stop in and call people to the mat on some of the disgusting and out right childish things I saw being posted, you know who you are, shame on all of you.

It is up to the parents to make sure their children grow up feeling special and loved whether they are the product of a perfect family situation or of a less than ideal one. Tripp will probably grow up knowing a loving family and probably learn the lessons they are trying to teach about abstinence, and not because he is a "poster boy" for the campaign, but because he will be surrounded by family members who will teach him. A loving family can help overcome a world of hurt for a child, especially something that happened even before he was born. In such a context, it probably won't impact his life that much.

You just can't help yourself can you Annie? I think you're going beyond obsessed when it's not only her children, but her grandchildren that you can't stop talking about. My brother was a mistake as many kids are. It's not that big a deal. I don't think Tripp will feel horrible when he learns that. It certainly didn't change how my brother or anyone else I've known that was a "mistake" felt about themselves. For the record she has made it clear several times that she is happy to have him and her only wish is that she could have had him later. I'm sure Obama's mother felt the same way since she was only 18 when he was born. At least Bristol's not saying she was "punished" with a child.

I feel sorry for the boy, not only for what you have stated but his given name "Tripp", I can just hear the other kids taunting him saying "Hey Man, that was a trip", when things go wrong. There are some stupid given names out there and this is one of them.

Is he being paraded around as a mistake? I haven't seen it. Thank god the Obama girls won't have to be punished with a baby! I wonder when they hear that how they feel?

I heard someone the other day sum it all up well about Palin they said something like, listening to her about abstinence is like listening to someone tell you not to smoke pot while lighting up a joint. I really hope that this child never has to see any of these interviews. But, honestly she's running around preaching abstinence and getting paid what really is that teaching kids? Get pregnant only if you can make a buck off of it?

Hey annie! You know, I wonder if this dumb azz has even taken one single minute of time to give any thought to what her child might feel years from now! And has no one in her stupid azz family, like her moron mother given her advice, never mind, I know the answer to that one! That poor child probably hasn't even been considered! She is ignorant! She doesn't even know what she is doing! She is a hypercrit and is one day going to deeply regret everything she is saying when her son comes to her and asks her that question about why she didn't really want him! And the father has no say because he is a weak wuss and is scared to fight for his child! They are really pathetic! That whole family is a mess! The Palins are the perfect example of what not to be like in bringing up any children at all!

I saw Britol on GMA Wednesday, and she had a canned statement, and didn't go off of it. When she was asked about the hypocracy of a women who said last year the abstinence is not realistic (yet to day is being paid by an organization to preach abstinence), and is now telling girls that abstinence is the only way. All she said is that abstinence is the best way. I am sure her mother would be so proud of her staying on plan, not answering questions, and just sitting there smiling (just like her mommy does). The only thing she is a poster-child for is hypocracy, and what is wrong with this country. I have no problem with someone getting paid for talking about a subject, but why go on a show and only answer the questions you want to answer. I do feel very sorry for that poor little baby, he is growing up in one messed up family, that uses everything and everyone for their own personal and political needs.

I understand that Bristol is young but she is the one who went against her mother to say that abstinance doesn't work and now that she had her baby all of a sudden she is for abstinance? I think it is more like her mother is going to do everything she can to look better for her political career and she pushed her daughter to publicly change her mind. As far as her baby goes, it is sad whenever a child is brought into the world when the parents are not together. It is going to be harder on him because of the public eye being on them. I am sure that Sarah Palin's fifteen minutes of fame will be over by the time her grandson is in preschool so hopefully he will have a better life then. I think that Bristol made a mistake but I guess she wants to be a good daughter.

I think it's an embarassment to her. Why in the world would she be running around teaching abstinence only, when it clearly doesn't work??!! I do feel sorry the baby, he'll know what his life started out like. Poor little guy.

I would not know what to think. I would be upset if Sarah Palin had aborted the baby. I mean it must be hard to care for a child with Down Syndrome and it would not be right to lock him in a closet. ARe you saying she should have been ashamed of him? As for Bristol, I would think her mother told her time and time again to come home at a decent hour, and when she found out she was pregnant, went up and down on her for her bad behavior, but of course, they would not say that on Tv because it would be too upsetting.

Some of you act like this is the first baby ever to be born out of wedlock, or by a teenager. God the girl made a mistake, will she because she is sarah Palin's daughter be punished for it for the rest of her life. As I read through the responses I can't tell if you got something against the girl or her mother. I am sure what she though back months ago and what is happening and her thinking now that she has the baby is a total different thing. What I see her doing is showing other teen girls that if they believed the way she did back then, this is what you get out of your thinking. Does it make it that much more important that she is governor Palin's daughter, from what I saw of the family, it is a very ordinary family, they have their ups and downs the same as the rest of the people in this USA. I think he will be brught up to know that he is loved and that no matter what she is not sorry that she had him only that it would of been better had she waited. I saw Obama say that he would not want his daughters punished with a baby if they got pregnant, to me that meant go out lay down get pregnant and we will just do away with it. At least Palin told her daughter you got pregnant now deal with it, she is a young girl, she made a mistake, I think most are so obsesses with the hatred for Palin that they sit and wait for anything bad they see on Tv or read in the news. I don't think Palin lost any votes for McCain and where I am from, most voted for him because of her. Seems a lot of women are jealous of her because she went out and done what she wanted, become what she wanted, instead of sitting at home on the couch. So now it doesn[t matter what side the daughter is on, someone wants to make sure the son is told as soon as he is ready to understand that he is a mistake and wasn't wanted. How cruel some people are they can only think of bad things to bring down upon a child. Like I said seems like a loving ordinary family, other than her being governor. And I'm sure the love that will be shown over the years will let him know even though he wasnt' planned he is loved more than he can imagine. Some of you people need to get a life and get off Sarah Palin and her family.

I don't know. He might not think anything about it ..... until someone like you brings it up.

Personally any political family and their children go through heck. Look what poor Chelsea went through or Carter's daughter. I really don't think the media or any of us should have made an huge event of this for that reason. What about when Tripp grows up. How is going to feel about the fact that his birth was world wide news and up for public debate?What about his rights to privacy as an individual. I don't think celebrity's kids should be exploded for a news story either. Family and kids should be off limits. As for how the Palin's feel. Well all I hear is that Bristol says she loves her son but that she wishs to had waited til she was older to have him. Which is something I think a lot of younge moms feel and I have heard a few say. It does not mean they love them any less. Just means they wished they had waited til they were more mature and better situated in life to be able to handle parenthood mentally, emotionally and fiancially.

Yeah ha I never though of that. He will hopefully be able to keep everything in perspective though. Maybe if he turns out very attarctive that might help haha. What about other celeb babies too that will probably learn one day they were more famous when they were in the womb than they are now ha. I wish I could think of some but I know their are some.