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Termination or not? No idea what to do

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Inthedark2 · 18/02/2021 12:40

Hi there, I'm a much older mum (45) with 2 teenage children from a previous marriage. I have been with my on-off partner for 5 years and found out in Jan I'm expecting. Everything on paper tells me I should terminate, life is hard enough as a single mum already and I have been made redundant due to COVID. It's a struggle paying the bills and in an effort to provide some security for my existing kids I have just begun training for a new career. At my age there are also risks to the baby's health. My partner has said he'll support me whatever but I don't think he means it, his initial reaction was that it was completely unplanned, a huge shock, and we should terminate. I feel I can''t rely on his promises, he has never proved himself before and the relationship has never been a stable one. The problem is i just can't bring myself to do it - this is my baby, no matter how tiny, and my last chance of being a mum again. I can't stop crying. I have the tablets here at home and am running out of time to decide - I just don't know what to do. The thought of starting again on my own, giving up on my training and not being able to provide a decent future for any of us is terrifying.

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woooooohhhhhh · 27/02/2021 09:33

I'm so sorry you're struggling so much and have been through so much. I do think you should listen to those who are looking out for you, it's hard to want to look after yourself when you're feeling so low. We are all here for you x

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