I am 17 and just found out i am pregnant.
I took two home pregnancy test and they
came out positive. My boyfriend and I are
very excited, but very worried on how our
parents will react. We plan on telling
them at the same time after dinner on
Saturday. Any tips on how to smooth it
over. My boyfriend's sister was a teen
mother, as well as his mother, so they are
going to take it differently than most
(probably saying 'haven't you learned by
our mistake?'). I want them to be happy
that they are grandparents, but i know
that will take a little while. Any tips
will be appreciated.
Thank you,
Shannon
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Posted: 06-28-07 14:46pm
Dear Shannon,
You are not alone. I am 16 going to be 17
soon and the father of my child who is
less than 2 months old in my girlfriend. I
went through having to tell my parents and
her parents and everything went fine. My
situation was much much more worse when
telling our set of grandparents than yours
and in the end everything was worked out.
I know it's not easy but after the brief
initial shock everything gets a lot
better. If my girlfriend and I did it with
the type of bad situation we were under
you can too!
When it comes to telling parents here are
some tips... Stay calm, make sure you have
a plan to tell them about how you are
going to get through school and raise a
baby together, and also if someone
suggests abortion or adoption don't feel
pressured into doing anything you don't
want to... If you want to keep your child
that is great and no one can take that
away from you. also congratulations!!!
