Baby Showers for Teenage Moms

[cowboy]

Don't you people believe in miracles and immaculate conception and shit?

That first one can come any time. It's only the rest of them that take nine months.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Wasn't this a plot line on Desparate Housewives? <Embarrassed for possibly knowing this. >

Yes Danielle was sent off to a convent and Bree faked being prergo. She and Orson were going to raise the baby, Her friends found out she wasn't really prego when she got stabbed in the stomach catering a party.

Later Danielle got married and took the baby.

Never be embarrassed by DH, great show.

[beefytee]

Yes Danielle was sent off to a convent and Bree faked being prergo. She and Orson were going to raise the baby, Her friends found out she wasn't really prego when she got stabbed in the stomach catering a party.

Later Danielle got married and took the baby.

Never be embarrassed by DH, great show.

I don't watch it religiously but my wife does, so I catch some of it.

I admit there are plenty of funny parts.

[mUUser]

seems like an unduly harsh view.

If it were my daughter, I'd hope the people in the church, family and friends would dig deep and muster enough empathy to show her non-judgemental love.

[SuperGabers]

When I was at BYU I took an U.S. Economic History course by Carl Wimmer. As part of the class he had the students trace their ancestry back a few generations to see if our families followed the economic trends. I had never really been interested in family history and I knew little about my forbears. It was a bit of a surprise when I discovered that my oldest uncle was born about two months after my grandparents were married.

I found out my dad was a bastard when I read my grandpa's obituary. My father's age and the years my grandparents were married didn't add up. What a scandal...

It is so interesting reading so many of all your comments on how it isn't uncommon to have relatives born out of wedlock. Thanks to those who have shared their stories.

[Blueintheface]

That is totally inappropriate. I know things have been feisty in the sports forum this week, but let's leave that there.

Heh.

[The Fourth Nephite]

Get off it. It's ideal for a baby to be born into a stable, 2 parent household. When that doesn't happen, for whatever reason, it's SAD. I wish the best to single mother's and I hope they do well, but they have a tough road ahead and it is sad. My Dad died when I was nine months old, so I know what I'm talking about.

[Viking]

Barf.

Mamma, don't preach.
I'm in trouble, deep
Mamma, don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby, oh
I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...

[marsupial]

I found out my dad was a bastard when I read my grandpa's obituary. My father's age and the years my grandparents were married didn't add up. What a scandal...

It is so interesting reading so many of all your comments on how it isn't uncommon to have relatives born out of wedlock. Thanks to those who have shared their stories.

My mom found out she was conceived pre-marriage when she was planning her parent's surprise 50th wedding anniversary party. She wrote the courthouse where they supposedly got married to get a copy of their marriage license. She was going to frame it and put it next to the cake on the table. Well, their "anniversary" date was not the date they had been claiming for the last 50 years and my mother was born full term.

[SuperGabers]

My mom found out she was conceived pre-marriage when she was planning her parent's surprise 50th wedding anniversary party. She wrote the courthouse where they supposedly got married to get a copy of their marriage license. She was going to frame it and put it next to the cake on the table. Well, their "anniversary" date was not the date they had been claiming for the last 50 years and my mother was born full term.

(the bolded is a nicer way of putting it )

Wow.... How did she take it?

[Pheidippides]

While I'm sure Mrs. Funk would like to reword her initial post, the question is still valid. How do you support mother and child and without sending a message to young girls that pregnancy and single parenthood is no big deal? Personally, I have no problem with baby showers, etc. At that point, the mother needs all the boost to her self-esteem she can get. Hell, even married women feel like crap about themselves when they are 8 months pregnant.

Gidget is obviously the poster child for dealing with a mistake and making good subsequent choices to bring to pass a happy ending. But not all single moms end up married to BYU fans, and it is for them that we weep.

It is a very difficult situation to be sure, and one we have in my family (little sister). But her case wasn't a "mistake" per se - it was absolutely intentional - which makes it difficult on other levels as well.