“You heard about Sarah Palin, right?”
After the deaths Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Billy Mays (the OxyClean pitchman/”Al” from Home Improvement lookalike), I expected the worst when confronted with such a statement. But then again, I’m generally pessimistic when Sarah Palin’s name is mentioned.
I was almost equally as shocked, though, when I learned she had resigned as governor of Alaska last Friday. I questioned what her possible motivation might be for leaving office a good year and a half before her term is up. After hearing the explanations, including that the governor “needed a break,” that her “abuse” in the media is hurting her state and that she “already accomplished her major goals,” I was left scratching my abnormally large head. Seriously. Mama can’t wear hats.
Then I got to thinking, “Hey, maybe I’ll resign from being a mom!” Like Palin, I need a break. The criticism/unsolicited advice I get from strangers on elevators and the grocery store is distracting to my job at home. And my 4-year-old is potty trained, so I’ve already accomplished my major goals.
Of course, like Palin, maybe I just have loftier goals in mind, like the presidency. The flaw in this line of reasoning though, is that if Palin can’t take the heat as govenor of Alaska, how would she ever handle it as President?
Palin may have given up on her state, but as for me, I’ve still got one more kid in diapers. I intend to finish what I started.
