Bristol Palin Announces Second Pregnancy 

Bristol Palin has big news, and she doesn’t want any lectures about it.

The 24-year-old daughter of former Alaskan governor and Fox News pundit Sarah Palin revealed she’s pregnant with her second child on Thursday. Bristol shared the announcement on her blog, telling readers she wanted them to be “the first to know.”

The former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant did not reveal any further details, including the father’s identity or her due date. Bristol split from fiance Dakota Meyer in May, just days before they were to walk down the aisle over Memorial Day weekend.

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“Honestly, I’ve been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one,” she wrote of her pregnancy, adding that she is “fully capable of handling anything that is put in front of me with dignity and grace.”

A teenage Bristol first made waves in 2008 when she was pregnant with her son, Tripp, during her mother’s vice presidential campaign. Bristol and Levi Johnston, Tripp’s father, had plans to get married but the couple called it quits in 2010. The conservative blogger famously advocated for abstinence after Tripp’s birth, and later went on to star in her own reality series “Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp.”

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“When life gets tough, there is no other option but to get tougher. I know this has been, and will be, a huge disappointment to my family, to my close friends, and to many of you,” Bristol said in her post. “But please respect Tripp’s and my privacy during this time. I do not want any lectures and I do not want any sympathy.”

“My little family always has, and always will come first,” she continued. “Tripp, this new baby and I will all be fine.”

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