What would you do if you found out your daughter was pregnant?

Question

I'm sure we heard it from the pregnant teen's side of view. Now I wanna hear it from the parent's side of view. What would you do if your daughter said she was pregnant? How would you reaction be?

It can be from "calmly talking to daughter" to "murdering the father". Just tell me what will your reaction be and what options would you consider that she should take?

Answer 1

i guess it depends on how old she was.  if she was still in high school, i'd probably freak out.  the silent treatment is my specialty when i'm really distraught, so i probably wouldn't talk to her for a few days (thats the way all the women in my family are).  i would definitely want to know how far along, who the father is (if we didn't already know him) and where he is, and what his plans are.  i'd want to speak to his parents too, but i would never stop loving her and a baby.  i would probably feel as though i'd failed her, though, and i would probably be depressed for a while.  this is all speculation, though, because my daughter is only 13 months right now and i can't really say what i may say or do in like 15 or 16 years from now.

Answer 2

cry.

Answer 3

I think I would be supportive as much as I could be to her and give her options to make an informed choice about what she wanted to do for herself and the baby.

As for the father, i'd ring his neck and bash both their heads together!

Answer 4

Obviously there is anger, disappointment and frustration in these situations but in the end a good parent supports their child and tries to help them through the rough times.

I would do what I could to help her make the decisions which come with pregnancy.  And I do feel they would be her decisions.

Answer 5

im only 15 myself.

but if i was at the point in life where i had a 15 year old daughter and she told me she was pregnant, i would be extremely mad. i wouldnt yell, i'd raise my voice. nobody ever listens to ppl who yell.

Answer 6

just be there for her or she is gonna feel like your against her and try to leave and just let her know its a big responsibility and now she is an adult and she needs to get herself a together and ready for life

Answer 7

slap her and ground her

Answer 8

shoot out..................

Answer 9

I'd nicely talk to her and support her decisions. I wouldn't be happy about it, but screaming at her and mistreating her isn't going to fix the problem.

Answer 10

I'd probably calmly talk to her...But I'm a push over so, they'd probably be living with me. Her options would be adoption and keeping it...I'm against abortion 99.9%(Rape).

Answer 11

spank and hug her

and help her as much as possible

with my new grandchild.

Answer 12

It depends on how old she is, how mature she is mostly. Where the daddy is, how mature he is. What they want to do, and what they are able to do. It all depends and the person. But, I would love her and try to give her my support no matter what. But, at any rate, having babies young is not a good idea. Im 26 and taking care of a baby is way harder then I would have ever thought. But worth it, just better to wait!

Answer 13

i would upset but would do what i could to be there for her. I think freaking out wouldnt help the situation it would only make it worst. i need to remember she has a life inside her (my granchild) and i wouldnt wanted her to freak and run off and possibly hurt herself or the baby. I would encourge her to finish school and as her parent would re enforce that she did and also make her get a part-time job and get support from the babies father. But if he was acting stupid and not helping i would of course HELP me NOT raise the child only becuase i would want to make sure that i knew she could handle raising it alone if need be (like if something happen to me) sooo yeah!

Answer 14

It depends on her age and situation, if she was a young teenager with her whole future ahead of her i would be totally distraught, and i would need time and space to get my head around it, after it had sunk in, i'd sit down calmly, well, as calmly as i could!,and ask her how she felt about the situation, and hopefully we could talk through all her options then basically id give her time and space to think about what she wanted to do regarding the pregnancy......then whatever decision she made, id try and support her, it would sure be a tough one, thats for sure!

Answer 15

If my daughter said she was pregnant the first thing i would do is call and make an appointment with a good OB/GYN. I would sit and talk it over with her and make sure she knew she could come to me with anything. Then we would probably go out and by some pregnancy and support books. I would treat her the way i would want to be treated. Pregnancy is a scary time, even if you are married and planned for it, everybody needs support. Family is for love and support and i plan to offer that in every situation no matter how upset or disappointed i am.