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I saw a lot of men up in arms on social media yesterday over a New Jersey Superior Court judge’s…
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In a recent Courier-Journal article, Lifehouse executive director Joan Smith said the organization offers alternatives to abortion and said that Palin’s life “is the reality. She is a role model in the fact that she chose to have her child.†A role model? Reality? If Bristol Palin had to live one day of her magical life like the pregnant teens I’ve known, I don’t think she would be able to take it.
Providing dollars for the family isn’t a father’s only responsibility. A girl with no father figure in her life will come in contact with plenty of men who value her talents over her sexuality, but hearing it at home first inspires a certain level of confidence in a girl that will continue throughout her life.
