Crabmommy tries to steer clear of politics in this blog because who wants to hear anything serious from me? However, I'm making an exception today to question Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's ability to use good judgment and make sound choices. With regard to baby names.
By now many women around the country have apparently been impressed with Ms. Palin's ability to juggle both Blackberry and breast pump. Yes, this lady has a whole lotta babies and yet she still finds time to shoot caribou and do a bunch of other stuff we moms can relate to.
More or less: Four women explain how they chose the number of the children they have.
But, Crabmommy readers, can you really in good
conscience support a woman who deviates so seriously from
the norm of tasteful baby naming when it comes to her
brood? Okay, so two of her kids have names we can't make much out
of: Willow and Piper. But then she's got a boy named Track. Why?
Because the family loves track and field. And they have another boy
named Trig -- you know, the Norse word for
"strength." And then there's a daughter named
Bristol, who is herself pregnant (at 17, and therefore doubly
likely to call her child something dodgy too).
People, Crabmom is seriously worried. Are you telling me that someone who calls her kid Track is sufficiently level-headed to have her finger near the nuclear button? And I ask you, if these people get into the White House, what on earth is going to happen to baby names countrywide? Forget Utah and its weirdo baby names, our entire country would go nuts with the newly ordained Palin power monikers: as a result we'd see a nation spawning kids called Hurdle, Liverpool, and whatever-all novel names they can dream up. In short, it's going to be a baby-naming free-for-all, and I'm not sure our country can handle it.
Track. Trig. And Bristol? Bristol is a city in the UK, which means it's not even in the United States. Frankly I find that choice un-American. Which makes it unpatriotic. Indeed, one might even go so far as to say that Gov. Palin borders on immoral when it comes to this issue. All of which makes me wonder if we wouldn't be better off in a society that regulates our freedoms when it comes to baby names, protecting mothers against our own bad decisions?
Tough call. I've been wrestling with this quandary all weekend. In the end, though, I'm staying true to my long-held principles. As such, I support Palin's right to choose, but with baby names like that she's not getting this mommy's vote.
Malia and Natasha (Sasha) on the other hand...
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