Reply #5: shei s no longer the kid. she has stepped into adulthood. that would be how i address it

[seabeyond]

she made adult choices, now she has adult responsibility. baby takes priority over the two teenagers.

they have options.

abortion
adoption
raising the baby

make clear what these options entail and their responsibility in each one of these choices. i think i would work hard at keeping guilt out of it. it is what it is. but this is a moment in their lives where they have to step up and make hard choices, and face reality, not a make believe of how they may think it will be.

always with the eye on what is best for the baby, not them.... saying, if they cannot be parents (and i think at 16 that is about fail) then it leaves abortion and adoption. regardless how hard these choices are