“The images are as wholesome as a Hallmark card—Caroline Kennedy and her little brother John-John gracing the White House. When their father was elected President, Caroline was only 3; her brother, just a baby. Their father would face great challenges during his brief time in office—the Cuban Missile crisis, civil rights, Vietnam. Yet, no one seemed to question whether he could handle the job with a toddler and a baby in the family.
Amy Carter was in third grade when her father Jimmy moved the family into the White House. According to whitehousehistory.org, Amy missed her home in Georgia after she was uprooted to Washington, D.C. Still, political pundits did not spend airtime wondering how Jimmy Carter would cope with his tween-ager’s angst.
When she was 12 years old, Chelsea Clinton became a resident of Pennsylvania Avenue. On the verge of becoming a teenager, Chelsea certainly had reason to feel a bit out of her element. She probably needed her father more at that time than at any previous point in her life. However, no one pondered whether Bill Clinton could be a leader of a Superpower and a Super Dad, too.
Now, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin arrives on the scene. She’s not vying for the number-one office in the land—she’s battling for number-two. Yet, journalists openly question whether Alaska’s chief executive can handle being a Mom and the Vice-Presidency, too…”
Jenny Hatch