Thanks for all the comments. I have suggested a family counsellor to my aunt and she is making arrangements.My cousin is very influenced by the popularity of her "idols" having babies. She has always looked up to people like Britany and that set. She does not know much about babies herself. She is the the youngest in her family and my family are A LOT older. She seems to feel that my aunt will take care of the baby and almost sees it as a doll or a toy in her head.
My aunt does NOT want this in her life. MY cousin was and is a very difficult kid and my aunt is not ready to go through with this again at 49 years of age.
The father is not in the picture. She is definatley pregnant as my aunt took her to the doctor. My aunt is not for adoption as she feels that if my cousin keeps the baby, it's a done deal and she would be too attached to the child at that point. My cousin, I feel is against adoption as she feels that it is her mother's responsibility to take care of the baby. It's all very confusing.
We are from a "nice" area; white middle class, liberal,none of my cousins friends are pregnant or have had kids. It's very odd that this has happened and caused such a rift. My cousin confides in me a little and I try to give her both sides of the story. She has major issues with her mother and adults in general. I think she was very spoiled as a little kid and feels that adults should do what she wants.
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Thanks for all the comments. I have suggested a family counsellor to my aunt and she is making arrangements.My cousin is very influenced by the popularity of her "idols" having babies. She has always looked up to people like Britany and that set. She does not know much about babies herself. She is the the youngest in her family and my family are A LOT older. She seems to feel that my aunt will take care of the baby and almost sees it as a doll or a toy in her head.
February 3, 2009 - 2:27pmMy aunt does NOT want this in her life. MY cousin was and is a very difficult kid and my aunt is not ready to go through with this again at 49 years of age.
The father is not in the picture. She is definatley pregnant as my aunt took her to the doctor. My aunt is not for adoption as she feels that if my cousin keeps the baby, it's a done deal and she would be too attached to the child at that point. My cousin, I feel is against adoption as she feels that it is her mother's responsibility to take care of the baby. It's all very confusing.
We are from a "nice" area; white middle class, liberal,none of my cousins friends are pregnant or have had kids. It's very odd that this has happened and caused such a rift. My cousin confides in me a little and I try to give her both sides of the story. She has major issues with her mother and adults in general. I think she was very spoiled as a little kid and feels that adults should do what she wants.
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