I have a 3 month old baby girl that I love more than anything. The other day my aunt asked me if I ever felt overwhelmed and I said yes. What teen mother doesn't sometimes? She said I should think about giving her up for adoption!!! I told her I couldn't do that. She was like, \"At this point you really can't do that?\" WTF!! I just don't understand why she thinks I would just hand her over when I'm perfectly capable of taking care of her! Then she said she thinks I'm 'mentally checked out' and she would be better off if I gave her up for adoption! It just makes me so mad!

Wow that is rough. Unfortunatley as teenage mothers we have to expect negative comments and blunt ignorance. Also very unfortunatley some of that may be coming from family which makes it so much harder, such as in your case. All we can do is know that we are doing an amazing job and our children love and respect us because we are their parents and that to them, is everything. You are doing an amazing job and if you've gotten this far what makes her think you can't keep doing it?? Stay strong girl and look past the ignorance, you are doing amazing.

id be going off at her even if she was my aunty. She should be supportive and tell you that ur doing a great job and she is proud of you. Don't let her tell you those nasty things. You know you can do it.

im srry hun. some family never get over ur choice to have the baby and not abort or give him/her up for adoption. next time she says anything just tell her that 'everybody even older women who are a first time mom become overwhelmed, so would she tell them to give up their baby?'.....so good luck and just remember ur doing fine!

yeah, that would make me really mad too. I don't understand why a family member would say something like that. I think that over time your aunt or mom will get used to the fact that you have a baby and will accept it. I would just tell them that I love my child more than anything and would never give them up for anything in the world. I guess there is nothing you can do about it to change their minds just yet, except waiting over time for their opinions to change positively. good luck.

-heather:)

dont worry it takes some time getting used to u are a good momand it also learning process she ahd do right even suggesting that to u