How Having A Baby Changed My Life

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When I first found out I was pregnant I was terrified and still am. I am only 18 I do not know how to take care of a baby. What does this mean for me, for my parents, for my boyfriend, and for this baby? I always dreamt of someday becoming a mom but I did not expect or want this day to come so soon. So many things went through my head when I saw the pregnancy test, I thought this surely can’t be true, but it was. There is no way I can have a child and be a full-time student, my best bet at the moment would be to finish this semester out and then I would have to drop out and try to find a full-time job so I could support myself and my baby. My family is stable financially so my parents might allow me to stay with them but they definitely would not be able to support another whole person, especially one who is not able to help themselves. …show more content…

I was the only one in my extended family to go to college and had the potential of finishing but now because of this, a lot of my family will be let down and I hate the example this sets for my younger cousin, she looks up to me so much. I really hope she does not see this as the “standard”. I have probably let my friends down too, I was always the “good” one and they always expected me to be on the straight and narrow path. I know they still love me and will support me but I think they will be understandably disappointed to some degree. I don’t think it’ll effect my boyfriend’s life as much as it will mine. He will still be able to go to school full time and he already has a part time job so he will be the same in that aspect as

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