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Melanie, pregnant with #2
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I am about 6 weeks pregnant, and have known now for a little over a week. I have to admit that I am not all that thrilled about having another baby. I already have a son who will be 6 this coming december.
The biggest issue I am having is breaking the news to my parents. I know that they were greatly disappointed in me when I became pregnant with my son. I am 24 now, living alone with my son, and I know that I should not be afraid to tell them, but I know I have made another grave mistake and become a failure in their eyes.
Please don't treat me like a child, because I was using protection. It was just one of those one in a thousand chances.
I was raised by parents who had high expectations, with me being the eldest child. I haven't done with my life everything they think I can do, and for those of you who know that look a parent gives you when you have fallen short of a goal, you may know exactly what I am feeling.
I guess what I am asking is, what is a good way to tell my mother, in particular, about the situation that I am in?
P.S. And no, I have not yet told my son about the pregnancy, and have no intention of doing so until I am farther along, for fear of breaking his heart from a possible miscarriage. He has wanted a baby brother or sister for about 2 years now.
The biggest issue I am having is breaking the news to my parents. I know that they were greatly disappointed in me when I became pregnant with my son. I am 24 now, living alone with my son, and I know that I should not be afraid to tell them, but I know I have made another grave mistake and become a failure in their eyes.
Please don't treat me like a child, because I was using protection. It was just one of those one in a thousand chances.
I was raised by parents who had high expectations, with me being the eldest child. I haven't done with my life everything they think I can do, and for those of you who know that look a parent gives you when you have fallen short of a goal, you may know exactly what I am feeling.
I guess what I am asking is, what is a good way to tell my mother, in particular, about the situation that I am in?
P.S. And no, I have not yet told my son about the pregnancy, and have no intention of doing so until I am farther along, for fear of breaking his heart from a possible miscarriage. He has wanted a baby brother or sister for about 2 years now.