We hear from many single moms who are breaking up when they’re pregnant, or soon after giving birth. No doubt, this marks one of the most difficult moments of your life.
So, when we received this email yesterday, it was clear that this single woman was listening to you as she struggled to make some very important life decisions.
“I’m nineteen years old and attending college,” she told us. “And I’m six weeks pregnant. I’m super scared. Motherhood was not in my plans. I wanted marriage and a career. And I thought that kids would come later.”
Apparently, she and her boyfriend had broken up before she knew she was pregnant. He was still hung up on his previous girlfriend, and he had told her that he needed some time to think about what he really wanted.
When she told him she was pregnant, however, he said he wanted to “do the right thing” … and get back together.
She tells us that she won’t consider terminating the pregnancy. Understandably, this young single woman is really confused.
She wants to know:
- Should she try and make things work with this guy—even though she’s sure he only wants to get back together for the sake of the baby?
- Or, maybe breaking up with him is the right thing to do?
He hasn’t been consistently truthful with her in the past. And that’s a worry.
This young pregnant woman needs your advice.
Should she try to make it work with her ex-boyfriend because it’s “the right thing to do”?
Or should she forget this relationship, and concentrate on looking ahead?
Originally published on SingleMommyHood
