If your teenage daughter got pregnant...?

Question

and wanted to keep the baby, would you do whatever it took to help her to keep her baby or would you pressure her to give it up for adoption?

By help her I mean, would you allow her and her baby to live with you, help with expenses, child care, etc., or would you kick her out of your house if she kept her baby?

Answer 1

And from MY point of view, you are a pretty mature and responsible 13 year old.  That baby is a life, a life that although came about sooner than would have preferred, it will nonetheless bring you much love throughout the years.  Sure the initial ones will be tougher, and your help will most definitely be critical here, but this will be your Grandchild.  And what parent EVER stops helping their child, no matter what age.  My sister got pregnant at 15, and was advised by many to get an abortion.  She had her daughter at 16.  My sister, with the help of my mother, put herself through nursing school, became an RN, and is now a heart specialist.  Her daughter, just got her Masters degree, and makes just under $175,000./year, more than I ever have.  That little girl, my niece, although she is now 41, was absolutely the most wonderful child, precious to the core, and I could not  ever imagine our lives without her.  And to think what might have been...  Thank God my sister, at 15, showed more responsibility and regard for life, than all those people advising her otherwise.  Will it be easy...  no...  will it be worth it....  you d**n right it will be!