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My friend just found out that she is pregnant. She said that she and the father of the baby are going to keep it! I want to help her in any way i can. I'm also jealous of her only because I want a baby of my own. See i'm older than her by a year! Please help me.
Dear Brenna,
Having a baby before you are married, finished with college, and have a good career is one of the most selfish things anyone could ever do. Teen pregnancies almost never lead to married families. Teen pregnancies leave girls alone to raise babies without fathers.
The whole thing is just pathetic and disgusting. Every child deserves to be born into a married family with two parents who have careers or at least jobs that pay well enough so that the baby isn't living in poverty.
Deb
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