Little story: The early part of this year, on a Wednesday specifically, I had just closed from work heading home, so I boarded a vehicle going to my street, when the vehicle got to my bus stop, the lady before me came down first and I was next, the moment I stepped my first feet down I started hearing voices "I thought something had happened" so I came down from the vehicle with so much curiosity.
The lady that boarded the same vehicle as me was bitterly complaining and was pointing to someone, so I turned to the direction she was pointing at and saw why she was very angry. So what did I see with my eyes? Well, I saw a very little girl with a baby bump, "pregnancy." I became upset as well and started asking myself questions like, "Who would do something like this to her?" Mere looking at her, she wasn't even matured enough, and the worst part that got me pissed was the fact that she was even hawking (that is, selling on the streets).
The other lady was busy lamenting and feeling pity for the girl, in her words and I quote "Someone got this girl pregnant and can't even give her a good life", I felt like the guy that got her pregnant was equally a teenager like her "maybe" I didn't know what else to think. When I got home that day, I told my sister about it, and we had a long chat about the subject matter.
I thought that era of teenagers getting pregnant had passed till I saw the one with my two bright eyes.
If my teenage daughter, who is seeking admission into a higher institution, gets pregnant, "Would I be happy?" Firstly, I'm likely to feel a lot of emotions, but happiness isn't gonna be on the list, the news is gonna come as a great shock because I wasn't expecting anything of that sort to happen, the only plan I had for her was to go to school and not bring home pregnancy. No doubt I'm gonna be very angry at the moment, which is likely to last a while, but then I'm not gonna chase her out of the house or anything.
Source Link
I will take some time to process the news and give it a lot of thought because I wouldn't want to decide in an angry state. After thorough thinking, I'm gonna call her into my room to have a conversation; I'm not gonna come as a parent but as a friend, so she would be able to open up to me, "I'm not gonna use harsh words on her." I will start the conversation by telling her, "Abortion isn't an option in my house," and let her be informed; the next thing is to share her story; the story is gonna revolve around the baby's father because it takes two people to generate a pregnancy.
My piece of advice:
I don't want you to panic because the deed has been done and we can't undo it, you are gonna have the baby under my roof, and mind you, your school has been suspended for now because it's your first pregnancy, and I wouldn't want you to stress it and also it will be hard for you to navigate through this phase alone, so I will be here with you in every step of the way.
Thanks for reading
