There is so much about this interview with Bristol Palin that is so incredibly fucked up that we don’t even know where to begin.
We sure as hell will try though.
We are glad this girl has five generations to help her raise her baby (apparently her great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother are chilling out too), but most teenage moms aren’t so lucky. Might Gov. Palin’s desire to protect her reputation play a role in her desire to help? We think so.
Also, Bristol! Please. Keep it real. Abstinence does not work — you said so yourself! If you really are so independent from your mom, speak up. Say more. Be honest about your contraceptive use. This could have been avoided.
Lastly, we know you never would have had an abortion in a million years — so please don’t pretend you made a choice.
Most teenage moms ain’t as lucky as Miss Palin, no matter how positive the Governor — and Greta von Sursteren — makes it seem.
Birth control is where it is at. It’s a lesson we can all learn.