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Son's girlfriend is pregnant

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Lilylongshanks · 26/07/2011 17:11

I would really appreciate some help/advice with this problem. My son and his girlfriend told me last week that she is pregnant. They had decided that they did not want the baby and would be aborting. I told them that they would have our support whatever their decision. She is a lovely girl of 18 (son is 19) and about to go to Uni so this is probably the right decision for her. Both of them have conducted themselves with great dignity throughout this. I spoke to gf separately on her own just to make sure that this was what she really wanted to do and she was adamant that this is her decision (I was a bit worried that my son may have persuaded her as she has a cathloic upbringing). All was calm and sensible until I suggested to gf that she really should think about telling her own mother. What a huge mistake - her mother and sister have extreme anti-abortion views and have gone mad. She has had to move out to a friend's house and we are receiving anti abortion material through the letterbox. I am so upset and stressed about all of this that I can barely sleep. Gf wont be able to go home after the abortion - it will simply be worse- and she doesn't go to uni until October. We can look after her on a short term basis but my husband is very against having her to stay longer than a week or so as her family live close by and we are worried about their reaction. I don't know where to turn. What can I do?

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BestisWest · 27/09/2011 18:42

Lily, I remember reading this a few months ago and being in awe of how well you handled everything. I am so glad it's all worked out so well. You most definitely deserve Wine.

theuniversehatesme · 27/09/2011 18:44

What a lovely sensible lady you sound. And the young girl sounds a gem.

Northernlurker · 27/09/2011 18:45

I remember this too. Glad she is doing so well. You did a good parenting job there for both of them.

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