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You are good.
My area of concern is that 17 and 18 are tender ages. Really these people are still children. And I would utterly respect the Palin's request for privacy for their children. That is why I am so shocked that despite pleas for privacy these young people are being rather brutally thrust into the campaign spotlight as though they were nothing more than props for Bristol's mother's ambitions.
Of course I approve of women pursuing their goals, but in that pursuit it is important that their children's own needs and choices are not tragically taken from them. After all, one never gets childhood back again and that is why it should never be hurried by the callous demands of politics. That is what I worry is happening with Bristol and Levi now.
