Teenage (unplanned) pregnancy

Mojisola

make_me_wise wrote: »

He is 17, not a young, impressionable child. Its about time he started thinking for himself and ignoring his parents views.

He isn't experiencing any emotions that his pregnant girlfriend isn't also facing. She is coping tremendously well and handling it all very maturely.

He knows full well how supportive her family is so if he really wanted to be there for his gf and his baby he could trun to her family for help and Im sure it would be forthcoming.

I think we have to stop using his parents as a convenient excuse for why this guy is messing with his gf head. These are his choices and his actions.

I don't think many 17 year olds these days are very mature or independent.

Taxi's daughter is managing well because her family are supporting her. His family aren't doing that. If Taxi's daughter had to choose to distance herself from her family in order to keep the baby, she probably wouldn't be handling her emotions very well.

Dave101t

as opposed to a planned teenage pregnancy? there is no such thing!
isnt it better he show his yellow streak now, then the girl has the choice?

pigpen

Dave101t wrote: »

as opposed to a planned teenage pregnancy? there is no such thing!

Oh but there is... I know lots of people who chose to have children in their teens... including myself. Most just lie and say it wasn't planned to avoid further confrontation.

jennyjelly

pigpen wrote: »

Oh but there is... I know lots of people who chose to have children in their teens... including myself. Most just lie and say it wasn't planned to avoid further confrontation.

Absolutely agree. My DS and his GF are 18 and expecting a planned baby. They are so level headed and organised they would put many older parents to shame.

You can't just make blanket statements like 'no such thing as a planned teenage pregnancy' not all teenagers are the same.

Googlewhacker

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Lose the angry stage. Now.

Or lose your daughter permanently.

I know I am a month late on this but I hate this type of message, why not just say it in a nice manner that angry may not be that productive rather than making a drama out of it?

spicyprawn

Hi there,

I just wanted to say you sound like fantastic parents. You sound very much like my Dad, I got pregnant at 15 and he was so supportive.
Your daughter will make a great mum!

Spicy

Alison_B

Just wondering how you are all getting along Taxi36? My son and his girlfriend have been for their 20 week scan and we are having a granddaughter. Hope that things have sorted themselves out between your daugher and her boyfriend and that you are all looking forward to the little one arriving.

RacyRed

Just read right through this thread for the first time, what a wonderful voyage it has been.

Congratulations to the Taxi family :beer:

Give the boy time, at 17 he is still a boy. Girls mature much faster, especially girls with thoughtful and caring parents. And Taxi36, your daughter has that advantadge in spades :A

taxi36

Alison_B wrote: »

Just wondering how you are all getting along Taxi36? My son and his girlfriend have been for their 20 week scan and we are having a granddaughter. Hope that things have sorted themselves out between your daugher and her boyfriend and that you are all looking forward to the little one arriving.

I'm so glad that things are going smoothly for your Son. Congratulations to you all on the news that you are getting a Granddaughter , my Daughter is hoping for a little girl herself .
As an up-date for all who supported me through the early days my Daughter attended hospital for what we thought was her 12 week appointment and when the Lady scanned her she told us that she thinks that my Daughter would be closer to 10weeks. Not sure how my Daughter got the dates so far out but atm the due date has been moved to 20th December. My Daughter is not too amused by the extra time she has to wait but thats life .

Apart from that little blip things are going well,sickness has subsided so my Daughter is happy - well , actually shes not , she has turned into a hormonal , stroppy grumpy young madam but Toni (because I know you will be reading this:rotfl:) I'm willing to excuse the moods swings as you are pregnant

The Boyfriend , well , lets just say that some days I think it would be better if he just vanished! Toni and he are not technically "together" although they see each other a few days a week to discuss things. In the days that he is not with my Daughter he is out running amok with pals , posting on Facebook that he is with friends either "smoking weed" or "drinking" all night. Not exactly the kind of person I want around my Grandchild but I guess until my Daughter sees this lad for what he really is there isnt much I can do.

He says that when the baby is born he will change...

To this day non of the Boys family have been in touch to enquire as to how the pregnancy is progressing. They have not contacted Toni to ask how she is - they know she was suffering quite badly from morning sickness - and they have not contributed a penny towards the things we are buying in preperation for the arrival of the Baby.
The Baby will want for nothing though regardless.

Apart from that there isnt really much else.

Sequeena

I'm glad she's feeling better I'm 32 weeks now and my morning sickness came back at 30 weeks!! Hope she doesn't get that as it's awful being so sick close to the end!