Yes, I'd noticed the fact that the oldest daughter seemed to be providing a TON of childcare for the baby. She stayed out of last year's schooling do to an 8 month case of mono (!!!) and apparently cared for her brother since his birth.
It crossed my mind that she might have been getting pregnant/marrying in order to get out of her mother's household. That is a traditional escape route for older daughters who are being used to do childcare/household management, after all. She'll have to stay in Alaska, one hopes and assumes, and perhaps the First Dude will finally do childcare. OR they'll take the mother-in-law with them to Washington.
She's a piece of work, relying on her mother-in-law for baby care after foiling the woman's attempt to run for office. And yes, I'd never ask my oldest to that much childcare, either. I'm thinking that she might be a bit . . . narcissistic. Which is common among all politicians, of course.
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Date: 2008-09-04 12:49 am (UTC)It crossed my mind that she might have been getting pregnant/marrying in order to get out of her mother's household. That is a traditional escape route for older daughters who are being used to do childcare/household management, after all. She'll have to stay in Alaska, one hopes and assumes, and perhaps the First Dude will finally do childcare. OR they'll take the mother-in-law with them to Washington.
She's a piece of work, relying on her mother-in-law for baby care after foiling the woman's attempt to run for office. And yes, I'd never ask my oldest to that much childcare, either. I'm thinking that she might be a bit . . . narcissistic. Which is common among all politicians, of course.