[livingwith]

I became a teenage mother 23 years ago. It was different then. I was not allowed to stay at my high school. I had to go to a school about a 1/2 hour from home that was just for pregnant girls. My parents were very disappointed but they were supportive. I did marry the father and after 5 years of marriage I had 4 children before 20. This sounds like a tragic story and for many years it seemed horrible. I struggled to go to school, work and raise my children. I am writing this today because I am n...Read the full article

[scaredteengirl]

How do you know it was worth it? I'm a 17 year old girl who is thinking that she may be pregnant and I don't know how to deal with it. My parents are so proud of me because I do well in school and they think I have a bright future. I don't know how to tell them that I'm pregnant or my family, and disappoint them, and it's not possible for me to have an abortion without them knowing. I don't think I want an abortion but I don't know how to live with the disappointment and possible shunning from my family, immediate and distant.

How did you tell your parents? And how did you know then that the decision you made was right? Help, my boyfriend and my friends don't know how to console my fears.