21 and pregnant: *in a strict religious family*
Please help, I’ve just found out I’m pregnant!! I’m 21 and a student and my partner is 22, also a student. We’re both very career and goal oriented and come from extremely strict religious families who don’t even know we’re together. This pregnancy was completely unplanned and I am beyond stressed and am lost. There is no way we are in a good place to raise a child and I don’t wanna become a mom before I have my career and life and finances established.
Please don’t judge but I think we’re gonna have to terminate the pregnancy. I’m really scared and feel sad but I know it’s unfair to the potential child to go through the pregnancy because of the circumstances we would be bringing it into. I can’t even talk to my mom because she would legitimately disown me, kick me out and tell me I’m going to hell.
If anyone has any perspective or advice or been through a similar situation, please share!!