Hall of Infinite Doors
You tell your parents that you want to give the baby up for adoption. Though your mother looks a little disappointed, your father looks very relieved. He places a hand on your shoulder and smiles at you, telling you how he's proud that you're acting responsably about this. You feel a swell of comfort build inside of you. It feels good to have the support of your family.
Nervous and jittery (and late already) as you are, you decide to take the day off from school to research your choice and plan for the coming pregnancy. While you're scared about what being pregnant might do to your health and you're appearance, you have a great resource available in the form of your mother. Having already given birth to three kids, she posesses a bounty of information and experience that she's only too ready to pass down to you. Though most of her experience and advice has to do with rearing, rather than birthing a child, she's a valuable resource you're glad to have.
Figuring out the actual mechanics of giving your baby up for adoption is more difficult, however. You have no one to turn to in this regard - no one who knows the ropes, as it were, and can help guide you. You feel a little overwhelmed. Still, you figure you can get help from your school counsellor - in all her years working with teens she MUST have some information to pass along. The idea of telling your school about such a personal issue puts you off, however. You might be able to find the information you need if you talk to your friends - though they're less reliable, you trust them more.
Nervous and jittery (and late already) as you are, you decide to take the day off from school to research your choice and plan for the coming pregnancy. While you're scared about what being pregnant might do to your health and you're appearance, you have a great resource available in the form of your mother. Having already given birth to three kids, she posesses a bounty of information and experience that she's only too ready to pass down to you. Though most of her experience and advice has to do with rearing, rather than birthing a child, she's a valuable resource you're glad to have.
Figuring out the actual mechanics of giving your baby up for adoption is more difficult, however. You have no one to turn to in this regard - no one who knows the ropes, as it were, and can help guide you. You feel a little overwhelmed. Still, you figure you can get help from your school counsellor - in all her years working with teens she MUST have some information to pass along. The idea of telling your school about such a personal issue puts you off, however. You might be able to find the information you need if you talk to your friends - though they're less reliable, you trust them more.