If I choose to have the baby I have no
idea what I can do to pay for it. My
boyfriend still has a year left before he
can get a job as an emt and he is only
making less than minimum wage as a waiter
and we CANNOT find another job. I am
desperately applying at every building I
walk in to but there is still seemingly no
hope. Until my boyfriend becomes a
paramedic in two years, or an emt in one,
I have no hope of being able to
financially support the child... I have no
hope of being able to support my self
right now even!!!!
I will be 18 when the baby is born, what
do I do?
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Ingi
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Posted: 06-02-08 11:17am
Have you talked to your parents? The first
step is making a plan and getting your
support system in order. You need to find
out what insurance is available to you
(your parents can help with that).
You also need to seriously look at the
best interest of the child. How will you
afford clothing, diapers, food, carseats,
furniture and basic necessities? That
isn't including the other things that come
along. For instance, did you know that
dance classes, little league, swimming
lessons all cost money? And there are fees
at school every other week for pictures or
a field trip. I'm just saying, if you
cannot afford the basics for the child,
how will you afford the other things that
just happen?
Having a child is incredibly expensive.
Daycare is a major expense. These are all
things you are going to need to sit down
and figure out with your parents or
someone who can show you the bigger
picture.
This isn't meant to be negative, it is
realistic. TALK TO YOUR PARENTS!
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 06-02-08 13:28pm
Medicaid, WIC, food stamps, housing
aid.... go apply for all of that. Every
bit helps.
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preggie meggie
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Posted: 06-05-08 19:07pm
^^ Thats what I ended up doing afer Jarad
split.
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jessamyn
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Posted: 06-06-08 17:02pm
First off take everythign Ingi said in,
read it understand it!
You are fully capable of getting a job,
maybe just not looking in the right
direction? Walking in and out of store
after store may not be the best route, yes
you are a minor, but get online, make a
resume, submit it to sites like craigslist
and monster and yahoo hot jobs.
Also, have you considered another route?
Returning to school? Living off grants and
schloarships, which often pay for housing
and necessities, while putting you thru
school which is a great factor for your
life.
You need a support system, telling your
family, whether they love or hate the idea
in the begining they will come around.
