Earlier today, Good Morning America caught up with the
former GOP teen idol Levi Johnston—and by “caught up,” I mean accosted him in
his car outside his house while he was on his way to the gym.
The 19-year-old confirmed that he and Bristol Palin had split
up, but said that he could see their son Tripp whenever he wanted. “I’d give
everything for him,” he said. “Fatherhood changes things.”
This is apparent if you compare the shy, seemingly level-headed guy
talking to Good Morning America to the cocky teen who wrote on his MySpace page
that he didn’t want to have kids just months before appearing on the RNC stage
to signal his politically expedient commitment to marrying Bristol
and raising their child together.
I’m so glad that both Bristol
and Levi have been forthright with the press about the difficulties of being
teen parents, in spite of the immense pressure upon them to make abstinence-only teachings look infallible. Levi admitted that he was not yet “mature” enough to marry Bristol and settle down. For
now, he’s focusing on finding a job.
Although this situation is better for everyone involved than
jumping into a forced marriage, it’s also clear exactly why family planning is
so essential to gender equality. We can be pretty sure Bristol was neither headed to the gym nor career
hunting this morning….
Photo: New York Magazine
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