Mar 25 2008
Tid Bit Tuesday - Alaska Trivia… our governor.. again
I’ve talked briefly in the past about our governor. How she was rated the “hottest governor in the US”, she recently did a photo-shoot for Vogue. You can read all about that here.
On top of her general gorgeousness… and don’t get me wrong… she still holds a very close spot in my heart since the day she stopped me in the grocery store and told me she LOVED my Chanel glasses :), but it’s getting REALLY hard to like her.
You see… she just announced to the public that she’s expecting her FIFTH child. Now… one would say “dang her…. she looks really freaking good for already having had four children”. She’s got to be no more than a size 2 on a bloated day. Then one would have to say “dang… you go girl… I can’t imagine birthing my 5th child at 44″. Who am I kidding… I had Em at 37 and most days it’s a struggle to keep up with a 4 year old… and I’m not running our state!. But THEN… she had to drop the news that made me just…. well… HATE HER. The woman is SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT and nobody in the capital was onto her. When she actually proclaimed her pregnancy, most of the capital dropped their jaws and said “she doesn’t even LOOK pregnant”. There have been a million articles about her pregnancy announcement. Here is just one of them. How does a woman with a frame so small HIDE a pregnancy for SEVEN months? I looked like I was ready to birth any day at 20 weeks. I seriously hate her! It’s just not fair! *insert serious temper tantrum here*
On top of it… she told the reporters that she has no intention of the birth of her child interfering with her job as governor and she won’t be taking any time off. NO TIME OFF? She stated that the birth of her last child happened on a Tuesday and she was back at work (she was mayor at the time) on Wednesday, with child in tow. Way to set the bar so incredibly high that the rest of us feel like total losers for WANTING some time off after the birth of our children!!!
I have decided that it’s okay for me to not like her…. at least for a little while… even if she DOES like my glasses. I can’t take the pressure that comes along with THAT!
Sounds to me she’s not really in it for the family. Shouldn’t a mother want to love her children. I hate say this but…sounds like her job/career is her child. I can only imagine what it would be like to be one of her kids.
I understand wanting to work and be successful…but there comes a point when you need to step back and be with your family.
I hope that came out sounding right. Sometimes, I’m not good at saying things.
I would love to get a good look at her in a full length picture.
Oh and I’m sorry I forgot about the freezing temps there. Wow! April really… you must have short summers there. How hot does it get there in the summer?
Susan