Sarah Palin's son got married but their reception

ootmother2

won't be until the winter.

Track Palin, 22, married his high school sweetheart Britta, 21, recently at a small ceremony with only famly attending.

The couple will have a larger wedding reception when all their friends and family can join them.


Methinks she hasn't visited our board yet.

Or maybe there wasn't time for her pretty princess day

Mrs.B6302007

Because they didn't want a repeat of Bristol's situation?  =-)

ootmother2

I flame other parents infrequently but Sarah Palin sure hasn't won any gold stars for her parenting

MO, of course

Mrs.B6302007

So, they have a son with the name of a sport and a DIL with the name of a water pitcher.

I bet they got married so they could have sex.

andy71781

Agreed B  - they named their son Track.  Track.

Mrs.B6302007

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[QUOTE]Agreed B  - they named their son Track.  Track.
Posted by andy71781[/QUOTE]


If he had a twin, they could have named him Field.

SparrowSong

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[QUOTE]I bet they got married so they could have sex.
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]

I bet they got married because she's already pregnant. Sarah Palin can't be having ANOTHER kid making babies out of wedlock.

I heard this news earlier and totally thought of this board when I heard they are having a "real wedding" with all the trimmings later. Blah.

Ghoti

I thought intimate weddings and later larger receptions were ok?

ootmother2

shut up ghoti, I'm making fun so don't you go citing etiquette technicalities on me.

:P

Meaghann17

Isn't he in the military? maybe work interfered?

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]I thought intimate weddings and later larger receptions were ok?
Posted by Ghoti[/QUOTE]

I thought that was if they happened on the same day. Like immediate family witnesses the ceremony then they head to the venue where the larger group of guests are waiting to party.

ootmother2

He finished his one year deployment and he's planning on college this year

Ghoti

Ooh oops sorry OOT  

Thats a lot of O's

thesequel

But she needs her PPD....

Agreed about marriage because she probably pregnant!

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]Ooh oops sorry OOT :)  Thats a lot of O's
Posted by Ghoti[/QUOTE]

that's okay

ootmother2

hmm,

The article just said "married recently" so no wedding date availabe when the preemiee baby shows up.

That is so lame!  No one cares

mica178

I'm grateful that Sarah Palin manages to provide me with new reasons for me to dislike her.  It'd be boring just thinking that she's stupid and itching for fame at any cost.

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]I'm grateful that Sarah Palin manages to provide me with new reasons for me to dislike her.  It'd be boring just thinking that she's stupid and itching for fame at any cost.
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

I'm not a big fan either and never was.

As a parent, she sucks donkey balls

As a politician, ditto

Durham1008

Way to judge someone you don't know because you don't like their mother.

katelyn26

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[QUOTE]So, they have a son with the name of a sport and a DIL with the name of a water pitcher. I bet they got married so they could have sex.
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]
OMG literally busted up laughing at this. Gotta love Palin: I can see Russia from my backyard lmao

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]Way to judge someone you don't know because you don't like their mother.
Posted by Durham1008[/QUOTE]

duh

crash2729

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Sarah Palin's son got married but their reception : I'm not a big fan either and never was. <strong>As a parent, she sucks donkey balls </strong>As a politician, ditto
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]

<div>I actually like Sarah Palin. More as just a person, I don't know too overly much about her politics. </div><div>
</div><div>But, Why is she a bad parent? Because Bristol got pregnant? Then every parent in America who has a pregnant teenager (or a son who fathered a child) is a bad parent?</div><div>
</div><div>I'm really not being snarky, I'm really serious.</div>

LuluP82

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Sarah Palin's son got married but their reception : I actually like Sarah Palin. More as just a person, I don't know too overly much about her politics.  But, Why is she a bad parent? Because Bristol got pregnant? Then every parent in America who has a pregnant teenager (or a son who fathered a child) is a bad parent? I'm really not being snarky, I'm really serious.
Posted by crash2729[/QUOTE]

I personally think she's a bad parent not because her daughter got pregnant as a teenager but because she put her pregnant teenager in the limelight when she decided to run for VP. I personally think a good parent would have declined to run and put her children first.

HappinessByTheKilowatt

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Sarah Palin's son got married but their reception : I personally think she's a bad parent not because her daughter got pregnant as a teenager but because she put her pregnant teenager in the limelight when she decided to run for VP. I personally think a good parent would have declined to run and put her children first.
Posted by LuluP82[/QUOTE]

Out of curiousity, do you feel the same way about every person that has a position of authority or public image? Like, if Obama's daughter (yes, I know they are way too young, but it's a hypothetical) got knocked up out of wedlock while he was president, would you feel the same way? That he should step down so that he could put his children first? What about the Hollywood actors and actresses that have kids with drug problems or pregnancies? Should they stop making movies/singing/ bringing in money for their families because their kids made stupid choices?

I mean, there are a lot of reasons to dislike Sarah Palin, but this sounds like a dumb one to me.

Irishcurls

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Sarah Palin's son got married but their reception : I actually like Sarah Palin. More as just a person, I don't know too overly much about her politics.  <strong>But, Why is she a bad parent? Because Bristol got pregnant? </strong>Then every parent in America who has a pregnant teenager (or a son who fathered a child) is a bad parent? I'm really not being snarky, I'm really serious.
Posted by crash2729[/QUOTE]
I'm about as blue as they come, and I think she's a bit of a moron and was not ready for the national political stage, I don't think she's a bad parent, and if she is, it's certainly not because her teenage daughter made a very bad decision. And in fact, I'm a reality TV whore, and her TLC show was a teeny bit entertaining...but I bet the son definitely knocked up that chick.

katieisawesome

I can't get past the name Britta.

mkrupar

I'm not a fan of Sarah Palin. I can't speak to her parenting but on a political front I think she's a disaster.

I find Bristol to be more irritating because of her hypocrisy. She got pregnant, and instead of taking her experience to teach other teens about methods of birth control she should have been using, she makes her platform about abstinence. Honey, you're the poster child that proves an abstinence only education does not work. It just baffles me that anyone would take her seriously on this issue.

crash2729

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Sarah Palin's son got married but their reception : I personally think she's a bad parent not because her daughter got pregnant as a teenager <strong>but because she put her pregnant teenager in the limelight </strong>when she decided to run for VP. I personally think a good parent would have declined to run and put her children first.
Posted by LuluP82[/QUOTE]

<div>So anyone who lets their kid do 16& pregnant is a bad parent? </div><div>
</div><div>Going through that experience is probably much more damaging.</div><div>
</div><div>I don't think that by her running, she wasn't putting her kids first. IMO, If I had a child who was pregnant, I wouldn't just stop my plans in their tracks. But TBH, was it ever made public whether she knew Bristol was pregnant before she accepted the offer to run? (Not before they started making appearances, just running)</div>

emilyinchile

From what I've seen, most of the parents on 16 & Pregnant seem like pretty bad parents, so I don't think I'd rely on that example to back up your argument.

On the topic of names, I know three brothers whose legal names are Jock, Champ and Tiger. They play a lot of sports.

katieisawesome

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[QUOTE]From what I've seen, most of the parents on 16 & Pregnant seem like pretty bad parents, so I don't think I'd rely on that example to back up your argument. On the topic of names, I know three brothers whose legal names are Jock, Champ and Tiger. They play a lot of sports.
Posted by emilyinchile[/QUOTE]

<div>^ This.  I don't think that every parent of a pregnant (or male equivalent) teenager is a bad parent, but most of the ones I have witnessed certainly *seem* to be bad parents.</div>

The Mel and Todd Show

I don't think the parents of pregnant teenagers are bad parents.  In no way am I comfortable with a blanket statement that big.  I'm perfectly comfortable stating that the parents of pregnant teenagers who allow them to be exploited on a reality tv program due to their pregnant underage state do not have their parenting priorities in order. 

Your child has already come to you and said "Mom. I'm 16.  I'm pregnant.  That dude over there with his underwear showing...he's the dad."  When she follows it up with "And Mtv wants to follow us around with cameras to show how irresponsible and unprepared we are," you don't just give up and say "Sure."