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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If abortion is off the table...

I think you need to carefully consider your financial situation and what you can do to help, then sit down and have a frank discussion with your daughter.

A friend in college got pregnant, and her parents cared for the child while she continued at school. I know she moved back to the town where her parents lived after graduation, presumably to take over care of her daughter. She missed one semester, but was able to make it up, by going in the summer.

I think if this happened to my child, and they went to a school in a different city or state, I would be willing to continue paying tuition and help with paying childcare, but they would need to move back home. And get a job. I would move heaven and earth to keep her in school and on a path to graduation as debt free as possible.

Your daughter can qualify for welfare benefits (including subsidized housing), and it's possible if she's head of household she could qualify for financial aid without your income being considered. I would have her look into all these options and determine the best way to move forward financially. She will qualify for a lot of government benefits, you might as well use them.

I'd also require her to contact the baby's father, and get the ball rolling on custody and child support.[/quote]

No no no

this is all bad advice

OP try hard to convince your DD to give the baby up for adoption. Raising the baby will blight her own prospects and those of the child. Speaking from experience here (as the child).[/quote]

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