Judging by some of the comments on blogs about Bristol Palins views on abstinence, you would've thought she praised Bin Laden last night. The fact of the matter is, she spoke the truth and some people just can't handle it.
Her exact quote on the issue was, "Everyone should be abstinent, but it’s not realistic at all." What am I missing in this statement that is so controversial? Yes, it would be great if teenagers were making the right decision everytime and teen pregnancy was a thing of the past, but IT'S NOT REALISTIC. Get out of your fantasy land and join Bristol Palin in the real world.
All you can do is give kids the proper information. You can teach them abstinence and contraception education and hope they make the right decision. But because they are teenagers, and human, not every one of them will make the correct choice.
There never has been a day when teen pregnancy does not exist, and there never will be a day when teen pregnancy does not exist. Hopefully kids can fully understand the implications of having a baby, and that it is not nearly as glamorized as some invision it. I think Bristol Palin would be the first to tell you that.
Hopefully we can be as perfect as some of the commentators who saw such fault in her statement, but until that day, we are stuck in reality.
Her exact quote on the issue was, "Everyone should be abstinent, but it’s not realistic at all." What am I missing in this statement that is so controversial? Yes, it would be great if teenagers were making the right decision everytime and teen pregnancy was a thing of the past, but IT'S NOT REALISTIC. Get out of your fantasy land and join Bristol Palin in the real world.
All you can do is give kids the proper information. You can teach them abstinence and contraception education and hope they make the right decision. But because they are teenagers, and human, not every one of them will make the correct choice.
There never has been a day when teen pregnancy does not exist, and there never will be a day when teen pregnancy does not exist. Hopefully kids can fully understand the implications of having a baby, and that it is not nearly as glamorized as some invision it. I think Bristol Palin would be the first to tell you that.
Hopefully we can be as perfect as some of the commentators who saw such fault in her statement, but until that day, we are stuck in reality.
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