Some early E08 fun.

KateAggie

http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/3376347.aspx

I so just want to randomly say "it's Russia's fault," and watch Taytabride explode.

_Fenton

OK, sort of baby related, but was anyone else a nervous seeing the 7 year old carry the baby around while walking?  That baby is pretty big.  The daughter (Piper?) must have arms of steel.

EDIT:  Ok, I can read.  I see other people commented on it in the other thread.  It's not a judgment about anything really, just that I was tense and thinking, "omg, don't drop him!"

marriednow06

Noooo, Fenton, please don't go there.  lol. 

_Fenton

Oh I don't think it's really a big deal or anything, I was just saying I have never seen a 7-year old carry a baby like that before.  She didn't drop him, so I guess she's a little hoss!

MarquisDoll

_Fenton:

Oh I don't think it's really a big deal or anything, I was just saying I have never seen a 7-year old carry a baby like that before.  She didn't drop him, so I guess she's a little hoss!

Haha, I think little girls must have freakish upper-body strength.  That's why gymnastics are easier for them.  There are pictures on Meghan McCain's blog of Piper holding Trig, so I think she's used to it.

I get the point that older siblings shouldn't be obligated to care for their younger siblings, but from what I've seen/read, Piper loves being able to take care of her little brother.

Anyway, I agree with the pp here.  I think it's obvious that Palin had to have Trig with her to protect him from Putin's looming head.

MeredithE

Marriednow- You have a PM. Oh and I commented on the post.

epphd

Meh - she is always surrounded by her family. It's a bit too much for my taste, but I think it's irrelevant.  I actually don't think it's a ploy - I think it's just how she rolls. 

amy052006

Like i said --- I'm Judgey McJudgerson, and I don't even have kids.  Little kids carrying babies half their size creep me out.  If it helps, I pass this judgement in real life too.

I just don't get why Todd didn't have the baby.  Think of that picture and it's power.  One snap of her, him and the kid is his arms on the debate stage would have said "She can handle this, and he's got it covered at home".  It seems like a missed opportunity.

_Fenton

MW, you should start training at age 3 for your kids: bicep curls, sprints, and emergency drills where they have to carry a heavy doll and climb down a ladder from a second story window. 

MarquisDoll

majorwife:

I know you all will think I am a freak but I don't care.  I worry that if I have a brood of kids - 4 under the age of 5 - that if something happens and I have to run away or protect them from something I will be fuucked.  I can only carry one tiny baby and hold one kid's hand at once.  But if I have two babies that can'T run, what will I do?

As soon as I saw that girl hold Trig, I knew my future babies would be safe, since the two older ones can hold the babies and hold my hand to run.

ETC: Grammar

There's actually a woman on my bus with a brood of young kids.  Not sure if they're all hers or if she's a babysitting, but she usually has the baby in one of those pouches (is it obvious I'm not at the baby stage yet?).  Then she can hold the hands of two of the kids, and the rest just do their own thing.

elenaforbusher

Also from that thread:

At some point Mr. Palin came from the back and I was relieved for a second thinking he was going to take the baby.  But no, he pushed the little girl aside in order to shake someone's hand and then went on with his business. 

I did not see the post debate baby hauling by Piper, so the visual of this amuses me.  Did Todd really plow through the crowd, pushing Piper and Trig out of the way to shake someone's hand? 

Pescalita

I guar.an.tee. there is no other message board on the planet that is debating this point. Only on the nest.