Is teen pregnancy really that wrong? Can I not keep my child? Why do people shame young mothers?

I'm 20 still schooling, but I'm6 weeks pregnant with my boyfriend's. I'm loving every moment of my pregnancy especially can't wait to see my little baby bump. But sadly I have to abort the child before I'm 6 months pregnant. This was the plan because I am financially unstable to support the baby and my boyfriend too. I know I will be fine if I go for abortion but does anyone thinks otherwise? Should I keep my baby? I'm not even sad about having this child while I should feel guilty. I wish I could keep this baby but for now i have to do whats right to prevent shame, isolation or the possibility of my parents kicking me out of house. #advicepls

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Dont worry about shame or isolation, all these will past. If you want to be a mom, you have to look beyond that, be strong and be decisive. I have afriend who got pregnant at 17, now mother of four. Her only poor decision was kept getting pregnant even after divorce. Another friend shotgun marriage at 20, support from family was minimal but she really worked hard and manage to work until her husband graduate so that they have dual income for better life. Its not a rosy path ahead but Maybe you can talk to both parents to see if you will get support from them and most importantly, is your boyfriend worthy of all these unforeseen circumstances?

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