Recent content by lauralee

Our daughter has made sacrifices....her senior prom, football games, nights out with friends and ultimately, her body. I believe, however, that she became a mother when the test showed a positive result and she realized her life was no longer her own. She chose to honor this life and take the...

cyjeff, I threw no stones and actually, the baby was conceived at the other grandmother's house. She was the first to suggest abortion and later adoption. It seems as though we live in a time where many cry for their rights, but forget too easily that with those privileges comes...

Thanks for all the input. These two young people have always had respect for each other. He respected her choice to have this child, she respected his right to leave. She wanted her family kept intact - not a priority for him. I'd just hoped with the abandonment issue that things would be a...

Thank you for your time. Yes.....we do understand that this is not 'our' baby. 'Our' baby, however, is the 17 year old mother of this child and as parents we are still obligated to help her until she reaches adulthood. She just said, and I quote, 'I fear that I'm gonna have to send my child...

Thanks for your consideration in replying......I do so appreciate it. Our daughter has always understood that she can make her own choices, and she read and approved this thread before I posted. As our minor child, we continue to honor our responsibility as her parents until she reaches adulthood.

While in the process of selling our CO home to move back to WI our daughter became pregnant by her boyfriend. She is now 17, he is 19. He lived in our CO home for almost 2 months as his mother had thrown him out of her home. We moved in Nov, he came to WI with us. Five months with us afforded...