Oprah and Her Interview with Bristol and Sarah Palin About Sexual Abstinence

Good Morning America discussed the recent airing on Oprah with Bristol Palin and her famous mother Sarah Palin via satellite this morning. Bristol said that she planned on remaining abstinent until marriage after having her beautiful baby boy Tripp while being an unmarried 19-year-old.

Bristol and the Palin family were observed under a microscope during the election when it became news that Bristol was pregnant, teenage and intended to marry Levi Johnston. He was considered prematurely to be part of the Palin family. They were all displayed publicly as a happy healthy Christian family with high moral principles with just the one little slip of a teenage daughter. Sarah and Todd were supportive and were reported to be gleefully accepting of the situation. Sarah in an interview later disputed their reported enthusiasm over the situation.

Levi Johnston has now come out explosively criticizing Sarah Palin. He says that she is trying to keep him from seeing his son Tripp. He doesn't criticize Todd or Bristol like he does the dominating mother Sarah. There is definitely a lot of friction between the two. Sarah couldn't contain her disgust over some of the really bad choices made by Levi. Levi has posed in soft porn photos according to Sarah. She feels that these are really negative choices especially since he is the father of her grandson Tripp.

Bristol was put on display with her mother via satellite when she made the public announcement that she was going to remain abstinent until marriagee. Oprah could hardly contain her sarcasm. She said that she was really putting herself out there making such a statement. She gave her the option to take back her commitment to sexual abstinence before marriage. Bristol told her that she was committed and that she thought that it was a worthy goal for all teenage girls. Sarah butted in as Levi Johnston pointed out to Oprah and said that Sarah wouldn't even let Bristol finish her sentences.

As a mother I understand Sarah Palin's protectiveness of her daughter, if in fact it is protectiveness and not just protecting her own image. Personally I also think that it is a worthy if maybe unrealistic goal for all teenagers and kids to abstain from sexual activity until married. They are bombarded constantly with sexual material by television, movies, magazines, and music. It is no wonder that they judge their self worth by how sexually desirable they are.

According to statistics girls who have had babies as teenagers and have committed to sexual abstinence, they are just as likely to have sex again and have STDS as ones that have not committed to sexual abstinence. That could be because they have not prepared for a slip-up by having birth control with them.

Oprah finished her interview with Bristol and Sarah Palin with a "good luck to you!"

Oprah may have been trying to protect Bristol too, if she felt that it was Sarah's goal and not Bristol's. Levi said that he did not believe that Bristol would be able to abstain from sex because he knows her too well.

It was obvious that she didn't place much faith in Bristol's commitment to sexual abstinence. She has caught a lot of flack over her comment. I understand and think that Oprah may have been trying to protect Bristol from future criticism if she is not sexually abstinent. You can bet that the paparazzi will be following her like wolves.

I hope that after the reality of being a teenage girl with an unplanned pregnancy, unmarried and now burdened with responsibility she and others like her may really be committed to waiting until they are married to have sex. God bless her and all others like her that have found themselves weighed down with adult responsibilities.