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Pat
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Date Posted: 11/ 8/06 4:41am
In reply to:
SabrinaLee
's message, "im freaking out!!" on 11/ 6/06 9:31am
Hi, Sabrina Lee!
If the father feels the way he says he does, I'd just distance myself from him if I were you, especially since you don't have particular feelings for him. Even though you don't welcome being pregnant and it looks difficult, you CAN do it. How do I know? Because I did it! I got a college degree after I had four children, three of them preschoolers. I did have to find day care for one so I could go to class, but he was only there a few hours a week, and I also found a babysitter for another child, which amounted to about three hours a week, considering she lived very close to where my class was. You'd have to find someone you can trust. That may be harder now than it was back when I was going to school, but it's not impossible! And yes, like you, I was 22 when I had my first child.
I always looked on my own mother as being exceptionally capable, so imagine how surprised I was when she told me she had no idea how to take care of me when I was born! But she did very well (maybe even a lot better than I did, who knows?) All my kids are grown now, and they're doing just fine.
Your family will undoubtedly be upset at first. And they have as much right to be as you are. But almost always, they come around and become supportive. Give them time. The hardest part will probably be telling them.
You can get some help from your local crisis pregnancy agency. To find one, go here:
www.pregnancycenters.org
You can also get online counseling from them.
Good luck. You'll be OK. We women are pregnant nine months for a reason. It's so we have time to prepare. You will be ready by the time your baby is born.
Hugs,
Pat
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