As sweet and adorable as babies are, their arrival can also divide some families.
This is currently the case with one family. A mother's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant and convinced that her mother will take care of the baby for her. Not wanting that to happen, she's decided to kick her daughter out of the house before the baby is born.
A story like this clearly ~~belongs on The Maury Show~~ has inspired some thoughts from people online.
The mother began by sharing that her youngest daughter, a 17-year-old, is seven weeks pregnant. She will be 18 when the baby is born. The father isn’t in the picture.
“I honestly don't even think he'll show up for the birth or anything.”
Despite this and advice from “practically every adult in her life,” her daughter still wants to have the baby.
“Her: I'll get a job. Me: who's going to watch baby while you're at work? Her: I thought you and dad could. Me: absolutely not, I'm not raising another baby.”
The Redditor explained that she doesn’t want this, as she's recently retired.
“It's not fair to us,” she added. In order to prevent the situation from happening, the mother had to take drastic measures.
Unfortunately, her husband is not on board with the idea. She explained that her husband has always been wrapped around their daughter's finger.
But not in this scenario. In this case, she wants them to be united. In order to persuade him of that, she needs to know if she’s in the wrong here.
"NAH. You can be upset she wants to keep the baby but that’s ultimately not your or ‘every other adult in her life’s’ choice to make," one Redditor wrote.
Another Redditor wrote that if the daughter is mature enough to be a mom, then she is mature enough to figure out her situation.
She also edited her post to add that she will help her get a job, get on assistance if needed, or affordable housing. "I just will not raise this baby."
Another Redditor shared the story of their friend who went down this road. "She is practically raising her grandson & supporting the parents. It is draining her, emotionally and financially."
H/T: Reddit
