Worried, Confused and all of the above!!!!!!!!!!
I have a 19 year old step daughter, who hasn't graduated high school. She has no job! But she is madly in love with her future husband. And too top this off, they are fixing too have a baby! Now what is wrong with this picture? They are both irresponsible. Neither one knows anything about providing a home for a baby. My step-daughters room looks like a cyclone has hit it more than once! But then on the other hand, she says her boyfriend is a slob when it comes too house cleaning! Thought you had too be able too do something right before you could show or tell someone how too do something? But enough venting my anger.
I think she doesn't need to marry this guy! One good reason is because he has cheated on her more than once. They are both too young too get married and move out on thier on, Besides like they can afford too! And most important! This is a baby we are talking about! They have no ideal what they have created or how too care for it?
I know a child is a gift from God! It needs so much Love...And I am afraid with a young couple like my step-daughter & her boyfriend. That this child will not get all the love and attention it needs. Because they are going too be fighting over the money they don't have, the past due bills piling up. And then the cheating issue!
I think she needs too stay at home til after she has the baby. Then if she wants too move out on her own after she feels comfortable with the baby. Not talking about years down the road either. Just till she gets on her feet. Look don't get me wrong, I want grandkids! and will love this one! Just didn't want it so soon. We have one daughter who has already left home. She is working, single and No kids! And she is doing great! Then we have one more who is graduating this coming year from high school. We have high hopes for all 3, and this is something that we were not expecting at all!
So my question too everyone is, Do you agree with letting her stay with us till she gets on her feet? Or do you think we should let them fall flat on thier faces hoping they will wake up? Now remember this is a 19 year old who left a note telling us that she is getting married in a couple of months, because they love one another so much and because she is PREGENANT!!!
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Geez she is already pregnant
Geez she is already pregnant so thats a tough one, i would have originally said let her move out and figure out for herself how tough it is on her own but no doubt she would have to move back in with you soon enough anyway because having a baby with no money will be too hard on her.
I think let her move out now so when she does come back (i guess that is definate) she will appreciate you and your household plus how much you are doing for her much more. If she stays now she is likely to take it all for granted.
Part of me would tell her to just deal with it and do it herself but there is a baby involved who needs a proper environment to live in. That is a really hard situation.
Do you know anyone with a
Do you know anyone with a small baby that she could go visit for a while? If she gets the chance now to see what changing nappies, feeding, getting up all hours of the night, constant cleaning & changing involve there's the chance she may realise that it's gonna be hard & she's going to have to get herself sorted.
Do you know her boyfriend's parents? Could you have a chat with them so you all present a united front?
Does she want to come home
Does she want to come home to stay after the baby is born or does she want to live with her boyfriend somewhere else?
I was 18 years old when I had my son. I was young and naive and I thought I knew it all. I was living with my boyfriend at the time of my pregnancy (My exH), and didn't want to live with my parents. After I had my son, I suppose my motherly instincts kicked in and I knew that I needed help, that I was too young to deal with such an adult decision. My desire to be away from my parents and be independent completely left me. I had no clue how to take care of a baby.
I'm very thankful that my parents let me come home, without my exH of course because we weren't married at the time. I didn't have to fall flat on my face to know that this was something I should have been more careful in preventing, but what was done was done. I needed that time to learn how to be responsible, and had my parents not allowed me to come home, things in my life could have turned out completely different. When I left my parents home after about a year, I had a steady job, got my own place, and was able to raise my child without the help of my parents, then I built the rest of my life from there.
I currently have an outstanding job, purchased my home, I'm very financial conscious, have two wonderful children, and a great DH. The fact that my parents allowed me to come home after I had my son did not ruin me, but only made me a better person and a better parent.
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I had a baby 3 days before
I had a baby 3 days before my 16th birthday. My mom kicked me out of the house as soon as she found I was pregnant. I had to live in an apartment that was used to sell drugs because my BF and I had nowhere else to go. He was a lot older than me and he had a job. We struggled for a while but my baby never did without. If my mom had not done that to me God knows what a loser I would be today. I had to learn the hard way. I had to work at a fast food restaurant while my BF worked as a mechanic. We lived in a room that was the size of what is now my walk in closet. My pride did not allow me to ask my mom for help. The day she kicked me out I swore to never return. I spent many years struggling to care for my baby but today I make well over 6 figures, I own my own home, I have 3 wonderful boys and a SS. I have a great DH and things are as they should be. I have even made peace with my mom, who I had severe issues with for a very long time. What I'm saying is, don't make it easy on her, she will not appreciate how good she has it until she struggles for a while. You can always let her struggle a while and then help her out when she gets stuck.
I want to thank you all for
I want to thank you all for your replys I recieved. My husband & I sit down to dinner this evening with our daughter and her boyfriend too see what thier plans was? The boyfriend didn't have much too say! But our daughter(my step-daughter) says they are still wanting too get married in December and move out into a HUD approved housing. Well we calmly asked how they were going too pay the rent,Utilities,car insurance,food and not too mention all the luxury items like cellphone,internet & cable? And the answer from her was, We don't know? But the killer was, well where are ya'll getting married at? And the answer, Oh, well we was hoping too still have a wedding! I thought I actually fell out in the floor. It seems too me the boyfriend is scared too death, not sure if it is because of the mess they have gotten thierselves into. Or if he is scared of her,lol!
But I know he is terrified of his parents, because he has still not told them!!!
So just waiting too see what happens between now and December?
I can't believe they are
I can't believe they are even thinking about a wedding! That shows you how far up their asses their heads are.
I would let them go to the HUD housing. I can only speak of my experience but you'd be surprised what happens when the mother instinct kicks in. They might get in gear and do what they have to do to survive and to provide for that baby.
Don't be too eager to give them too much help, you have to let them figure this out on their own. YOu can always help get them settled in and provide a few months worth of diapers and formula to get them a leg up on the situation but again, LET THEM DO IT ALONE. It's THEIR mess, allow them to clean it up themselves!
There can be no worse
There can be no worse situation to be in than a parent to a kid who is as you desribed and I don't think helping her will actually help her. Sounds to me like it may be better to wait until she has the baby and help the baby ( yes I know that sounds cruel) but you could start by calling child protective.
If it were me........................... I would offer to help her by
adopting the baby or making sure the right family adopts it. I would not help her as I feel from her situation, it would be a losing battle and you are going to ends up taking care of the baby anyway. You might as well set it up right from the start and you should ask for child support from both parents...
it will help them understand the concept of using birth control or absitinace.
I mean that in not a cruel, cold way but a realistic one.
If this was the situation with my kids or step kids, that is what I would do.
In my case specifically I would make sure the right family adopted the child since they cannot provide for themslves let alone a child. I am too old to be raising kids, but I do know there are many families who aren't and can provide a loving home with everything they need, like medical insurance, a clean enviroment and healthy food to eat.. safety too.
There is no way I would give
There is no way I would give up my Grandchild, step grandchild or not? I am 40 and my husband is 50. And we have done made that decision if the child was not being taken care of? That we would step in and take them too court so we could raise the baby. It would be hard but, I know that God would be with us. I don't know what your age is or your situation, and I am not judging you on your comment about giving the child up for adoption. But we are not seeing that as an option. Thank you again for your comment and God Bless