hello ladies. i am seventeen, to be eighteen this year. my boyfriend will be turning eighteen this year as well, but he is graduating a year before me (he’s a taurus, i’m a sag). we plan to get married once we’re eighteen to twenty. this is because my great grandparents are still around and played a great role in my childhood. i want them to see me get married and see my first child before they pass. this i KNOW i want. this is something i’ve thought about long and hard, something i’ve planned for, something i’ve been saving up for.

i’m afraid of the criticism of adults…i don’t care what others have to say about home usually but when it comes to adults i feel i need to be better or act differently. i wouldn’t want my family to be disappointed when i’m happy, or people talk bad about me to my mother when it was planned.

my first question is to ask for your input. my boyfriend and i have already started a nest egg. we know college will be difficult, and he plans to go to the marines. we know we won’t get the experience others do and that it’s a big step in our relationship. this is something i really want in the next coming years…..my only fear is adult judgement.

i’m not asking for criticism when i know this is something i want and will be doing. i am simply looking for advice on teen / young adult parenting and how to handle adults.

i’ve wanted to be a mother for so long. i was also curious if it was normal to crave pregnancy and be sad when you realized you weren’t pregnant as a teenager?