Meg...
...I need help real bad. I am pregnant and my boyfriend says I should have a abortion or he will leave me and I love him and I am 17. Help me please because I am scared
Don't tell my name
Listen honey, you need more help than I can offer you. But let me tell you this, the decision whether or not to have an abortion is so very personal...you are the one who has to live with your decision and you are the one who has to make it. I have known many girls who have had abortions and had a very tough time dealing with the guilt. DO NOT LET YOUR BOYFRIEND MAKE THIS DECISION FOR YOU! If he loves you, he will honor your choice.
I wish that you would find somebody that you trust and speak to them. Find a parent (not necessarily yours) a friend, a pastor, a teacher, a counselor, anyone whom you can trust.
If you were my own daughter, I would tell you to go away for a few days alone and think about this. If that isn’t possible, at least get away for a little while (an afternoon) and think about what YOU want. I don’t know what the situation is at home or whether or not you can go to your mother, but I hope you can. No one will ever love you like your mother does...give her a chance. Unless of course, there is a problem there...please let’s chat. We can keep it between the two of us.
Is there anyone out there who can add some advice for this lady? I would really appreciate your input.
Honey, email me. I will keep you in my prayers. Keep in touch.
Meg
...I need help real bad. I am pregnant and my boyfriend says I should have a abortion or he will leave me and I love him and I am 17. Help me please because I am scared
Don't tell my name
Listen honey, you need more help than I can offer you. But let me tell you this, the decision whether or not to have an abortion is so very personal...you are the one who has to live with your decision and you are the one who has to make it. I have known many girls who have had abortions and had a very tough time dealing with the guilt. DO NOT LET YOUR BOYFRIEND MAKE THIS DECISION FOR YOU! If he loves you, he will honor your choice.
I wish that you would find somebody that you trust and speak to them. Find a parent (not necessarily yours) a friend, a pastor, a teacher, a counselor, anyone whom you can trust.
If you were my own daughter, I would tell you to go away for a few days alone and think about this. If that isn’t possible, at least get away for a little while (an afternoon) and think about what YOU want. I don’t know what the situation is at home or whether or not you can go to your mother, but I hope you can. No one will ever love you like your mother does...give her a chance. Unless of course, there is a problem there...please let’s chat. We can keep it between the two of us.
Is there anyone out there who can add some advice for this lady? I would really appreciate your input.
Honey, email me. I will keep you in my prayers. Keep in touch.
Meg
posted by Meg Kelso | 1:03 AM
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I heard a very powerful presentation by Ruth Graham (daughter of Billy Graham) on the radio yesterday. I only caught the end of it, but the part I heard made me wish I had this kind of support when I found myself pregnant (and unmarried) at 16, with an unsupportive boyfriend.
She went through this as a mother, with 2 unplanned/unmarried pregnancies with her daughter.
Her book (coauthored with Sara Dorman) is called "I'm pregnant...now what?" and is meant to be an encouragement for women who are dealing with a crisis pregnancy.
Maybe it can help you find the support you need to make such a hard decision? This is not an easy place to be in your life and I greatly sympathize. An unplanned pregnancy can be all kinds of things, but mostly at such a young age, it's just plain scary.
Meg is right: Find an adult who is trustworthy and who will provide you with support. That may be hard, but if you call a church or crisis help line and tell them you need to talk to somebody, they can hook you up and it's all confidential.
Email if you need to bend an ear or a kind word. kiki_baxter@hotmail.com
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