Pregnant teens: Breaking the news to your parents 16 Articles

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by Ben Sissom

My pregnancy story starts out with my own story. When I was born my dad turned nineteen in January, I was born in February and my mom turned eighteen in March. When my daughter was born eighteen years later it was her dad ...read more

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by Tracy Koehler

For starters, you must approach the subject delicately, and carefully choose the moment you tell them. You shouldn't just blurt it out. "Mom/dad, I'm pregnant," won't go over very well. You shouldn't take too long to build...read more

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by Shonell Sanchez

From a young age my mother was very open with me about teen pregnancy. This I'm sure was due to the fact the she herself was a teen mother. My mother had gotten pregnant with me in 1971 at the age of 16. Although she was...read more

by AlishaKing

I found out that I was pregnant at the young age of 17. I had already graduated early from high school, and moved from my mother's home. I couldn't help but ponder the type of reaction my mother would have. Anger, embarras...read more

by Tracy Mabe

December 23, 1993. That date will be engraved in my memory for the rest of my life. It is the date I decided to tell my mom that her 16 year old (perfect)daughter was pregnant. At that point in my life I was a junior in hi...read more

by Kimie

It is very difficult having to tell your parents that you are pregnant when you are still a child yourself and living under their roof. When I was sixteen I got into a relationship with a boy that I thought I loved. We beg...read more

by Caroline Maltas

I remember the day vividly when my dad found out I was pregnant. I had left home a month earlier, having been too scared to tell my parents. I came out of school and my saw my dad. I was only 16. He took one look at me and...read more

by Danshell Evon

In any case of teen parenting, no matter if the teen is male or female, poor or rich, the reaction of the teen's parents are more than likely going to be the same. You'll hear the whole lecture about why didn't you use pro...read more

by ProudScHeritage

Eight years later, talking about that day so many years ago still haunts me. Neither I nor my family ever brings that issue up, it's almost taboo. I was sixteen and a half when I found out I was pregnant. I was having roug...read more

by Melissa Brock

Pregnant at 16 and a mother at 16, was a big shocker to myself and everyone around me, I was the one who was going to make something of my life. I think that telling my parents was easier than telling my entire family. I f...read more

by Laura Twigg

The same month I was about to turn 18, I found out i was pregnant, i assumed my mom would flip when she found out because she hated the guy i was pregnant by with a passion, i mean we had to sneak around for three years ju...read more

by Amanda Cottrell

My story is not a very pretty one but here it goes. I had a great life growing up and my parents were very very protective , needless to say I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend until I turned 16 .My father wanted it to be...read more

by Mia Diamond

The best I can do is tell you my story, and how I handled the situation an were I am in my life now. I was fifteen years old when I got pregnant, when I found out I was devastated, and thought my life was over. When I fou...read more

by Merri Sharp

I think you will benefit from talking to another adult, before talking to your parents - like, a professional from a planned parenthood program. They may be willing to help facilitate a meeting with your parents, creating ...read more

by Kristi Giese

At 16 years old I found out that I was pregnant. My first thoughts were to run away! After thinking it over and going to teen pregnancy places for more advice. I decided that I was going to have my baby and I had to find a...read more

by Whitney Cayce

There is no easy why for you as a teen to tell your parents or parent that you are pregnant' I've been there. I became pregnant when I was 15 and I thought that I was going to die, my mom had always told me that If I was e...read more