A mother described the turbulent road she and her 18-year-old daughter had been on in a recent Reddit post. The mother described their struggles since the adolescent reached sixteen and voiced her specific annoyance with the 2024 occurrences. Her daughter, who identifies as non-binary, had quit many jobs in the previous year because she felt she was being discriminated against because of her identity, and she has not had work since Thanksgiving in 2023.
The mother was thinking of giving her daughter a deadline for her plans as their differences grew. Her daughter dropped a bombshell before she could bring up the topic: she was five months pregnant. The girl shockingly accused her mother of trying to “feminize” her through birth control and blamed her for getting pregnant, citing her unwillingness to put her on hormones that prevent puberty.
Startled by these charges, the mother said she was surprised by her daughter’s viewpoint. She emphasized that the daughter’s high school offers free condoms and non-pill contraception choices. She also made it clear that should her daughter decide to pursue an abortion, she would be happy to support her in that decision.
On the other hand, it appeared that the daughter expected her mother to raise the child as her own and saw the pregnancy as inevitable. The mother refused to take on this duty despite her daughter’s pleas, understanding the complexity of the issue and the necessity for her daughter to accept responsibility for her acts.
The mother, feeling helpless and unsure of what to do next, turned to internet discussion boards for guidance, hoping to get insight from those who were not personally invested in the matter. She struggled with concerns about her daughter’s actions and her responsibility to both encourage and correct her.
In the end, the mother considered the difficulties ahead and questioned if she had raised a spoilt brat or someone with deeper problems as her daughter prepared to move out of the house. She stayed determined to help her daughter through the trying times ahead, even in the face of uncertainty and hoped that with patience and understanding, they would be able to get through this tough chapter together.
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