Im 19 years old. My boyfriend and i have been together for 3 years.
Ive started showing signs that Im pregnant, but I dont know what to do!! Thing is, Im perfectly happy with having a baby, but I think my parents would disown me if they found out! My mom tends to think that a girl’s life is over when she falls pregnant, because my mom fell pregnant at 20, and got married 3 months later, then spent the rest of her life having babies and not really achieving what she wanted to achieve… I love kids—i believe that having a healthy baby is a huge achievement. Im in college at the moment, and i know i will have to drop out or take a few months off, but the thought of risking my education makes me anxious: my parents have sent me to a rather expensive college and they really cant afford it. I feel like it will all be in vain if im pregnant.
Im thinking of abortion-i dont want to but if im pregnant and want to keep the baby i have to tell my parents. Im scared to tell my parents but hate the idea of killing off a living human being.
My boyfriend is 100% happy about me being pregnant.. He’s only 19 as well and also in college, but he’s very mature and wants a family with me.. We both earn enough to look after a baby… but its my parents (and his) that we’re afraid of.. How will i face them if i choose to keep this baby??