Oh, honey, this is such a big decision I am so proud of you for not aborting this gift from God. You need help and advice from those more qualified than us to advise you. This is a decision that will affect the rest of your life, a beautiful new life and the remainder of your family. Your family certainly cannot make this decision for you but they do know you better than we do and you, of course, know how much weight to put on their advice.
I would hope that you have a Christian support group such as a church family that can help you with your emotional and financial needs. A good strong church family can be a lot of help in raising your children, rather you are single or not. Don't be afraid to ask.
We live in a very small town and pretty much go by the standard of "It takes a village". The kids of course saw it as nosiness and interfering when they were teenagers but now realize that they were fortunate to have so many people that cared for them.
You just moved to the top of my prayer list.
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Originally Posted by yorkieK9trainer Thanks for taking a moment to read this!
-I just wanted to know if anyone could give their opinions on what you think about women in today's society who are in their mid 20's and capable of raising a child, just not necessarily financially w/o the assistance of family? One must assume in this case that the family is quite eager to readily assist. And that the father want's no part currently in the rearing of the child.
-Would you consider it a selfish act to keep this baby and not give it to a family that is more ready?
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