
I dont really know where to start. My heart is thudding in my chest as I type, because I am so worried at the replies I may recieve. I am not sure I can cope.
I need to start this by opening up and briefly telling you who I am. I am a 25 year old lost female.
I live my aunt who has brought me up since the age of 10. My mother was a drug addice and my step father didnt accept me as I was not his own blood. I do not remember a loving family home from my parents. EVER. And to this day I still struggle with that feeling of being unwanted. Rejected even. I live with that every single day.
My aunts brought me up. They saved me from care homes. They took me in and really tried there best. They are both strict catholic and tried to install values and good in me. They always put me first.
Since one of my aunts passed away I have felt the loss in my life a million times worse. I struggle day to day about her passing. The two aunts have only ever been the 2 people in my life who made me feel "worthwhile". Half of my support is gone now and I have struggled with her death since 2004 when she left us.
Anyways.... In my aunts memory I have tried to turn my life around and make her proud of me. I want to do good with my life and make her efforts and her sacrifices worth while.
When she died I went off the rails and wanted to feel loved again, I got in tow with a nice lad and I just wanted him to love me. I fell pregnant, and decided that this was it. I would have someone to love me unconditionally. I was going to keep this baby. I told my family. No one was that happy about it. I was 21 with no prospects and living in a flat i could not afford to pay rent on. My partner was also struggling after being made redundent and my course I was attending became insignificant to me. I dropped out. My aunt was devestated at my stupidity and reminded me of the situation. I was pregnant and had nothing to support this child. She went as far as to say my dead aunt would be so disappointed in me and that I had no idea of what being a mother was, and most importantly I was letting history repeat iself. I thought about this and went into severe depression. I could not even face getting up in the morning and eventually with the support of my aunt I terminated the pregnancy. Vowing never to do this EVER again. AND that I would turn my life around.
(Please dont judge me)
So here i am 2010. I have just found out I am 7 weeks pregnant. I was on the pill and also took emergency contraception (I had a viral infection that I worried the medication could alter my pill so, the only time i had intercourse my doctor arranged the emerg contraceptive) I took it, no side effects. I thought everything was ok.
I missed a period.
I am 25 now. I am half way through my nursing degree at university. I still live with my aunt, who is sooooo proud of what i am doing with my life now and life was looking more positive. TILL THIS.
I have been with this guy for 1 year and a half almost. He is 28. The relationship has not been exactly healthy and we fight and split up almost on a weekly basis.
He came home from being away for 10 years in Ireland after he met me, and for one year was unemployed. This year saw him stay at home rent free. He had a lot of time on his hands and he made my life hell with paranoia and demands that i see him more. Even though I work part time and study full time. He hacked my email, phone, etc etc. He was very insecure and lost his temper alot. I was so unhappy but he always talked me round and quite honestly used emotional blackmail. He came home for me, and i was walking away etc.. I had ruined his life. I lost my sex drive with this guy, and to say once a month would not be an understatement. That is only after he throws a tantrum and it seems easier to give in.
Recently he has joined the police force and he is away till June. He still stays at home at weekend and at 28 still does not pay any rent to his parents and is very tight even with me with cash. I am a student and he still expects me to half EVERYTHING from a drink to a meal. This sounds silly but with a child on the way I cant afford this.
Anyways so here I am. With a man, that quite honestly I should not be with. I know this and I have tried on many occassions to get him out my life, but as usual he phones, texts, turns up at door, abuses me verbally till I agree to put in more effort. I know you will slate me for this, but I just want an easy life. He creates so much drama if I try to get out.
Plus, hand on heart, I am so insecure in myself I sometimes feel i will take anything than be alone, I worry about who i am and why i am so difficult to love. My boyfriend pretty much reminds me of this fact when we fight.
Well I am pregnant. I have no one to turn to. I cant tell my aunt. I will let her down again and she wont help support a baby. She quite rightly points out she brought me up. She wont do it again. I respect that. BUT I cant do this on my own. After digs and bills I have £170 to live on. I struggle so much, but I know I qualify soon.
The father wants to keep the baby and tells me i am selfish and sick in the head and pretty much a killer if I dont go through with this. I AM AN IDIOT! I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND I DID TAKE CONTRACEPTION TO PREVENT THIS. TWICE. My worry is.
I now know after this man grabbed me by the head and through me recently that if I keep this child I will be in his life forever. He has told me that if we do not live together and be a family he will take me to court. He will bring up all about my past and the fact my parents were abusive and that I have severe depression etc etc. He also said that he will point out after last termination I was in hospital for trying to end my life.
Not the makings of a stable mother. I lost it and verbally and physically lashed out. I am so ashamed. He recorded the whole thing and is now blackmailing me. I am so scared. If he goes to my uni he will ruin my career.
I have no one to turn to. I told 2 friends but i have not seen them since. I really know you will hate me, but I cant have this baby. I am not strong enough for the battle. I have let everyone down and this unborn child deserves better. Too many children are born into hell. I once was that child.
I am so confused. i have no one to talk to.
Sorry this is so long - I have started typing and I cant stop, I hate myself. But I dont want to have his child. Please help me