Bristol Palin talks single parent struggles

Bristol Palin was on the New York red carpet Tuesday nght  to  celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Candies Foundation, which employs . Palin as an  advocate against teen pregnancy.

Palin  refused to answer  any questions  that were not related to her campaign  against  teen pregnancy. But she  did tell  CBSNews.com  about some of the challenges she claims to have faced as a young single parent.

"Well, Tripp was born into a one-parent home...a  single-parent home... and it's difficult for him," Palin said of her two-and-a-half-year-old son. "You know, I don't have a college education yet. I don't have a steady job. And it's difficult for all teen moms, no matter what they're background is," she added.

The 20-year-old has come under fire for the more than $260,000 that  the Candies Foundation paid her in 2009. The organization has said that the payment was well worth it for her anti-teen pregnancy efforts.

Watch the CBSNews.com interview with Bristol Palin at the top of this page to see her speak about teen pregnancy and whether or not she enjoys living in Arizona.

[mykiey]

NO not jealous, I would just like to point out the elitism here, and caution all to the fact that she is being forced on to the public. Disregard these people and their actions. or a very dark future is upon us.

[bellagrazi16]

You people are pathetic. haha Bristol Palin is supporting her son by making her own money. Would you rather she be living off the Govt.? You're just jealous because the Palin's make things happen for themselves. They don't sit on their ***** posting on websites complaining about all the opportunities they didn't receive in life. They work to make it happen. A lesson you people can learn from the Palin's.

[PrideInCountry]

As someone who was a REAL teen mother and then a single mother of four (for all but about 8 years),I can say that this spoilt brat knows nothing. Hardship is when you have to decide between paying the light bill or having enough food on the table. Hardship is finding a way to put shoes on four kids on one income. When you "job" exists simply because your mama got it for you, then you know absolutely nothing about the real world.

[Taloowah]

Hollywood Brisket CHOSE to be a single parent. She let Levi think they were going to get married so she could make a quick $100K by speed dialing people magazine to get their engagement on the cover. Then Bri$ket kicks Levi to the curb and tries to take his son away from him. Then she moves his son out of state far away.

Brisket CHOSE not to get a college education. It was HER choice to try acting on a reality TV show, to go hollywood and get on DWTS, to make big and fast bucks going around preaching what she's not practicing, to drastically alter her looks by blowing $$ on plastic surgery, to pursue the celebrity-wanna-be path.

Oh yeah we all feel SO SORRY for this poor little me Snookie Kardashian knock-off. She's learned the art of grifting and playing the perpetual victim from her multi-millionaire mommy. Nannys are raising her boys. She's got NO CLUE what real teen moms go through.

Brisket you're RIDICULOUS and since you go around lying that Levi doesn't pay you child support, I think I'll help him out and buy his book and some extras for my local libraries.

[senca67]

Why sould he pay child support? Look how much money she's makeing. She should pay him.

[get_down]

Bristol Palin is the true embodiment of the slogan "Do as I say, but don't do as I do" - i.e. she's noting but a true phony.