[LIL MIS' MAGIC]

Jess,
You have received lots of wonderful advise here and have alot of people that care about you!
If I might make a suggestion.....sometimes it is easier to tell someone other than your parents first (and not the father).....Is there someone at your school that you can confide in? At my High School we had a crisis that counselor available to us....and everything we told her was in strict confidence unless we signed for her to share that information. (of course if it was life & death that was not the case) Please check with your school counseling office and see what resources you have. You do not need to tell a secretary or anyone else what your situation is....just that you are in a crisis and need help. If there is no one to assist....can you confide in a teacher or principal?
If you can just sit with someone in person and share you concerns and as silly as this may sound - but just "practice" telling your parents - it might help you feel more prepared to face you parents.

I think my mom would not care if I shared....so here goes....My mom found herself pregnant and unmarried at the age of 18 and could not face her parents, but had always been very close to one of the preachers at her church.....so she went to him and told him and he offered to go with her to tell her parents. Her preacher did not tell her parents but was just there for the emotional support of everyone involved! Her parents were upset but came around.....and later as we became teenagers...my mom (and us kids) found out that her mom had found herself in the same position - pregnant and unwed....so even though her mom had been in the exact same situation herself she did not react calmly and with compasion...instead just the opposite - at first - and mostly just out of a realization of how much it changes your life. Of course my mom & grandmother both ended up marrying the fathers and are still married to the fathers - which I know is not the norm.

Jess, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. You have alot to think about, but please take care of yourself!!