From allowing Willow’s boyfriend to defy her instructions to allowing Piper to call her “Sarah” and cheat on her math homework, it is clear from the TLC show that Palin is a disaster as a parent. Someone else seems to always be called upon to meet the needs of Trig, her special needs child. Willow was involved in the drunken party and vandalizing a house. Track damaged public property. Bristol has had a child out of wedlock. One or more of the Palin kids have been involved with drugs. Bristol and Willow have made disparaging and bigoted slurs. Piper seems to miss more school than she attends. None of the Palin college age kids are pursuing a college education. In spite of these facts, Sarah Palin thinks she is an appropriate spokesperson for parents, and the importance of parenting skills. Here is the commercial: