It was a teachable moment IF she had explained to him the dog could be seriously hurt by standing on him/her. Plus, as some say, if the dog left, Trig would be on the floor, hitting whatever on his way down.
I'm neutral about Palin. She seems to talk in “catchy sayings”, rather than in specifics and that is troublesome.
Not at all, that is why most of us see this as sweet and warm, they clearly love each other.
Bingo. This is an opportunity for Sarah to explain to Trig that animals are capable of feeling pain and may *hide pain* to keep from showing weakness.
If he is literally mentally incapable of understanding that one does not treat living creatures like inanimate objects, he is not mentally capable of being given unsupervised access to the family pets (which he clearly had for him to step onto the dog’s back).
Also, since she knows that Trig likes to help with the dishes, why isn’t there a stepping stool by the sink?
It was a teachable moment IF she had explained to him the dog could be seriously hurt by standing on him/her. Plus, as some say, if the dog left, Trig would be on the floor, hitting whatever on his way down.
I'm neutral about Palin. She seems to talk in “catchy sayings”, rather than in specifics and that is troublesome.
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Agreed. If children aren't supervised and taught about animals from a very young age there is a good possibility that they will be injured, even if just unintentionally by the animal. I'm on a ping list for Sarah, but she's human, and this was a mistake.