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family woes
Hey all,
I'm new to my pregnancy. I just found out last week that I'm approximately 15 weeks along. Because I've found out so late in the game, I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around it, as well as helping my family understand.
I come from a pretty non-understanding kind of family. I am in-married, not in a relationship with the father, and the father is of another race than I. These 3 things are definite NO's in my family.
The hardest to tell, (and last) person on my list is my father. Though my father and I extremely close, he is the least understanding of them all. I'm scared to death to disappoint him.
Can anyone give some helpful hints on how to go about having this conversation with my dad?
I'm new to my pregnancy. I just found out last week that I'm approximately 15 weeks along. Because I've found out so late in the game, I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around it, as well as helping my family understand.
I come from a pretty non-understanding kind of family. I am in-married, not in a relationship with the father, and the father is of another race than I. These 3 things are definite NO's in my family.
The hardest to tell, (and last) person on my list is my father. Though my father and I extremely close, he is the least understanding of them all. I'm scared to death to disappoint him.
Can anyone give some helpful hints on how to go about having this conversation with my dad?
I'm 24 years old. I have a full-time job, a reliable car, bills stay paid. Only thing I gotta work on is where we will live. But my best friend offered me to stay with her until I figure that part out
Coming up with a realistic plan is the main way to ease his disappointment. Tell him everything from where you will live, where you will work, what it will cost for child care and how you plan to juggle it, and so on. Or if you are intending to put the child up for adoption, tell him what you are finding and planning there also. A whole lot of his reaction will depend on how old you are and what your prospects are, and the rest will depend on how maturely you are handling everything.
When I had to tell my dad it was the hardest thing ever. But if your going to keep it, come up with a small plan, like income a home ect. he might be mad to start with but he will slowly come around. I'm 20years old and I'm 26wks first time mommy and my dad was very disappointed but now he's starting to slowly come around. He might be mad the whole time ur pregant, but once he sees ur baby he will change. Everything changes when the baby comes. Just be strong about ur decision and let him see that.
Hun all you can do is tell him and hope for the best but expect the worst. Then just wait for him yo come to grips with the pregnancy that is what my boyfriend and I have had to do with both of our families
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