Nov 29 2008
Amy Says - Let Your Sister Wallow in her Discontent Alone
He Said you were beautiful. He said he loved you. He gave you attention when no one else would. You gave him your body and within months discovered you were giving him a child he wouldn’t want. Those are the realities faced by a fifteen year old girl in today’s world. A child becomes a mother and must put aside her childish ways.
How is it that that so many of our young people are left seeking an elusive something and find their lives forever changed? A recent letter to Ask Amy, a local advice column, speaks of two sisters at odds because one seems to support her fifteen year old pregnant niece while the other staunchly refuses to condone her nieces behavior. Seeking advice on how to handle her sister’s refusal to be supportive, the advice given is to support your niece and let your sister stew in her own disapproval. It made me ponder which side of the fence I would sit on if in the same situation. I don’t believe babies having babies is a smart idea, but I don’t imagine I could turn my back on a family member that becomes pregnant at such an early age. What good does that do? In such a time, love and guidance is needed more than ever.
