Is it fair for a child to have daddy in jail?  Is it fair for a child to have mommy die?  Is it fair for one child to have iPods and Vespas while another child doesn't have enough to eat?  Is it fair for a child to have a daddy travel a lot?  Is it fair for a child to have mommy not allow candy in the house?  Is it fair for a child to be sent to bed early? 

All children are raised differently.  There are tremendous benefits to being raised in the White House, as well as many many drawbacks.  A child in the White House will have many things that millions of children don't.  It's up to the parents to decide if they're bringing up their children in the way that they see fit - it's not up to anyone else to judge.

3boysandmekmcd Aug. 22, 2008 at 6:28 PM

A child having a father in jail is still a child's life being affected by their parents choices.  You have no control over when you die.  I am not talking about fair, I am simply posing a question about whether or not it is in the best interests of a child to be raised in that type of setting.  I am not judging but just pondering if it was me what I would do and wanting to know what others would do too.

ma2calebzoeyeli Aug. 22, 2008 at 6:59 PM

Crap I did use the word fair but  I didn't really mean it in the way it was taken.  More along the lines of asking the question of if the child or the career is being put first in the situation.  Why not wait I guess is my question too?

ma2calebzoeyeli Aug. 22, 2008 at 7:01 PM

Honestly, I think the Clintons did a pretty good job of keeping Chelsea away from the public eye, mostly. Yes, they will get some attention, but probably less than say... celebrity kids. As long as the parents raise them correctly, I don't think it really matters WHERE they grow up.

Anouck Aug. 22, 2008 at 7:05 PM

To me it is not so much keeping them out of the public eye but just the pressure of the position that I was wondering about.  It is not like deciding to raise your kids in the Bronx or Manhattan, it is the White House. LOL.

ma2calebzoeyeli Aug. 22, 2008 at 7:24 PM

Well, like any other job, he would need to keep family life and job pressure separate. I'm sure it's not the easiest situation for kids to grow up in, but it doesn't necessarily have to be BAD, either. I for one sure don't want him to wait, we need somebody young and fresh, not some old geezer who's in the beginning stages of dementia!

Anouck Aug. 22, 2008 at 7:33 PM

I think it would be okay and fair to raise children in the White House. Look at all the benefits that comes with it. But then again, the pressure. The pressure to be idolized. Hmm ! I guess I haven't really thought about it. I know I wouldn't be able to be like celebrities with the media all over you. At least in the White House, the security is a lot better so you don't see all that non-sense.

Why not wait, I guess is my question too? I don't know !

AlohaWahine Oct. 30, 2008 at 12:35 AM