Ive been lurking this thread since it was started, im really shy.
I thought Id tell you guys about myself in a nutshell.
Im 18 from Louisiana, and in my first year of college.
I was best friends with the FOB since I was 12 and he was 15, and around this time last year it got serious, and I wanted to wait until marriage and stuff. But now that I look back at it I was being manipulated a lot by him. I had never kissed or hugged or hung out with anyone of the other sex because I was so timid. But he promised me a ring by august and wanted to start a family and I was considering myself so lucky to find someone so soon. and I wanted to wait to do all of these things until I got my degree in midwifery.
But he wanted it all now, and he started saying things like If you want to wait until marriage then im gone, just say you wanna wait and see what happens. And he had been my only friend for so long I gave it.
And few weeks later I showed symptoms and found out I was expecting, and he called me a lying, crazy, bitch and stopped talking to me completely. and at that point I gave up and he still thinks im lying. told me things like he didnt want it anyway, and he didnt want it with me
I really do hate his guts, but I plan to show him proof soon.
and now im here due feb. 14th and I love this baby so much already.
oh and this baby was destined to be born because we used a condom, im not sure what happened.
Well, we're all here for you. For me, the father and I were only seeing each other a short time. He is in the marines, and it happened right after I lost my job. Well, before we knew I was pregnant, he always said how if anything ever happened he'd be there, blah blah blah.. The day of my ultrasound, he bailed. I told him when I found out it was a girl, but he didn't seem too interested.. Which is fine with me, I plan to fight for full custody (which should be easy, since 1. he's in the marines, 2. he married a friend just to get the benefits of being in the military and being married, such as higher pay etc., so basically he's scamming the gov't for pay and to stay out of the barracks. He'll be busted when the court orders a paternity test. He's not out of the military for another 4 years and actually wants me to keep it a secret that he's the dad until then. Fat chance. I want custody, and to sweeten the deal, I know military will give my baby girl full medical benefits.).
Anyways, I'm 20, used to have a great job and be on my own. Met him, soon after lost my job, moved to Cali to be with him, found out I was pregnant, came back to AZ at my family and his request for the pregnancy (he deploys to Afghanistan the same time I'm due), and a week later he ended things between us. Communication ended when he tried to bribe me with $2500 to get an abortion.
Now, I couldn't be happier. I'm staying with my parents, and just got a job in a school district here working with a special needs student one on one. Plus I'm starting school later this month to become an Elementary Education teacher.
Thought I'd share my story, since you shared yours
You'll be fine, as long as it's what you want, and as long as you are ready to do this without a man to help
Family is the BIGGEST support you have, as do I
but i see u have alot of support from ur family thats all that matters and u have all of us of course 
so we can be bump buddies if u like hun i dont have one either lol
I definitely know what you mean though! I went into my mom's school (she's a teacher) for a few minutes to see her class (4th graders), and they (along with the teachers next to her) all commented saying I was looking much bigger than last week 
