I need help im 15 years old and im
pregnant..I know it is my responsiblity to
take care of the child so I am going
to..How can I tell my parents..Please help
me!
Marissa
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sarahsweet
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 2485 Location: traverse city, michigan
Posted: 12-09-04 17:29pm
There is no easy way to tell them. Just
tell them straight up, you cant really
beat around the bush! They will be upset
at first, but eventually they will start
being supportive, and once they see the
baby, they will be estatic!! But you
need to tell them, sit down with them and
just let it rip! Good luck girl
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jenn_smithson
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Texas
Re: Help Me Please! Posted: 12-09-04 17:58pm
waterfaerie145
wrote:
i need help im 15 years old
and im pregnant..I know it is my
responsiblity to take care of the child so
I am going to..How can I tell my
parents..Please help me!
Marissa
is this what you want
to do? This is your choice and no one
can make it for you. You have to live
with this choice, no one else.
Having said that, I think you should
probably examine your choices. Your
first choice is to keep the pregnancy and
parent the resulting child yourself. As
you are 15, you will need not only to tell
your parents but you will need a lot of
support. Are you planning on continuing
your education? Are you expecting any
child support?
Your second choice is to keep the
pregnancy and give the resulting child up
for adoption. Again, you will need to
tell your parents because you will still
need support. It will be important for
you to see a doctor regularly and you, or
your parents, will need to contact an
adoption agency or an attorney to set up
the adoption. No one can force you to
make this decision, it has to be your
own.
Your third choice is to obtain an
abortion. Depending on your state, you
may have to tell your parents, get their
consent, or get a judicial bypass. You
still need to go to the doctor so that
he/she can further discuss these choices.
Again, no one can force you to make this
decision, it is yours and yours along.
This is probably the most important
decision you will ever make. It is your
life. You have to live with the choices
you make.
I wish more than anything that you were
not in this situation at 15. I can't
imagine making this choice at 15. I want
to encourage you that no matter what you
decide, to continue going to school and go
on to college.
If you need anything, or if you have any
questions, pm me.
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sarahsweet
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 2485 Location: traverse city, michigan
Posted: 12-09-04 18:15pm
Yes, I agree, keep going to school, this
is key. But you know what you are
capable of, and only you will know whether
or not you will be able to continue your
education with a baby on your hands or
not. I would not recomend abortion, but
adoption is somthing to look at. Good
luck either way and keep us posted.
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Ellie6388
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2004 Posts: 201 Location: Destin Fl
Posted: 12-09-04 19:13pm
I never really had to tell my parents, my
mom walked in and I was crying and she
just knew, I can't wait to have that kinda
of intution
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sarahsweet
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 2485 Location: traverse city, michigan
Posted: 12-09-04 19:22pm
I was terribly scared to tell my parents.
I was dragging it on and on (i didnt live
with them at the time) until finally I
couldnt take it anymore and I just called
them up and told them.
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waterfaerie145
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 10 Location: alberta
Posted: 12-10-04 15:33pm
Ya..I told my parents and they didnt take
it well, im kicked out so im finding a
place to go to...Well thank you for
posting..If u want to give me advice for
just talk to me I would greatly appreciate
it thank you so much
marissa
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 12-10-04 15:36pm
We're all here for you anyime honey.
Give your folks a couple of days and they
may well calm down a bit, it is a big
shock for them too.
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rachrach
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 413 Location: Hawaii
Posted: 12-10-04 15:37pm
Aww,i'm really sorry to hear that your
parents kicked you out..I wish you the
best of luck with everything, and i'm
always here to talk
I don't think they can kick u out!! It is
illegal! You are a minor so it is child
neglect! Your not legally an adult until
you have the baby! Have you found a place
to stay? I hope everything works out for
you sweety!
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manytravels
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 159 Location: TN
Posted: 12-10-04 21:09pm
I don't think they can just kick you out
like that either, you should call child
protective services and tell them.
They'll find a place for you.
I ran away from home when I was 13 and it
is a world of hardship out there if you
end up on the streets. Trust me thats a
place you don't want to be. I'm 17 now,
18 in march and still am having
reprocussions of some of the choices I
made back then. And it took a lot of help
for me to get out of some of the things I
got into. You don't want to be out there,
take me very seriously right now. Call
child services and get a place to stay.
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sarahsweet
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 2485 Location: traverse city, michigan
Posted: 12-10-04 21:10pm
Hopefully you have a friends house or
relatives house to stay at. Im so sorry
to hear this!
