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And one of my fears at that young age was like, yes, I had a fear that if I was going to parent that child and take that baby home, that we would not last forever and that we would break up eventually as a couple.

And one of my fears at that young age was like, yes, I had a fear that if I was going to parent that child and take that baby home, that we would not last forever and that we would break up eventually as a couple.

And one of my fears at that young age was like, yes, I had a fear that if I was going to parent that child and take that baby home, that we would not last forever and that we would break up eventually as a couple.

My thing is, though, is... when I was a child making this decision for my child, I was looking at statistics and people around me and all of the people around me that had babies at a young age. None of those people were with the other person. Like look at even just in general, statistically people that have teen pregnancies, the couples do not last. They break up.

My thing is, though, is... when I was a child making this decision for my child, I was looking at statistics and people around me and all of the people around me that had babies at a young age. None of those people were with the other person. Like look at even just in general, statistically people that have teen pregnancies, the couples do not last. They break up.

My thing is, though, is... when I was a child making this decision for my child, I was looking at statistics and people around me and all of the people around me that had babies at a young age. None of those people were with the other person. Like look at even just in general, statistically people that have teen pregnancies, the couples do not last. They break up.

It's very, very rare that people will stay together after having a child at a young age.

It's very, very rare that people will stay together after having a child at a young age.

It's very, very rare that people will stay together after having a child at a young age.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

So to say if that was one of my fears, absolutely, that I would mean you would end up not working out and we would have to co-parent this child. And yes, that was a fear of mine. I didn't want my child to come into like a broken home or end up being in a broken home because you and I both experienced that, too. But I think people, yeah, they do twist it.

So to say if that was one of my fears, absolutely, that I would mean you would end up not working out and we would have to co-parent this child. And yes, that was a fear of mine. I didn't want my child to come into like a broken home or end up being in a broken home because you and I both experienced that, too. But I think people, yeah, they do twist it.

So to say if that was one of my fears, absolutely, that I would mean you would end up not working out and we would have to co-parent this child. And yes, that was a fear of mine. I didn't want my child to come into like a broken home or end up being in a broken home because you and I both experienced that, too. But I think people, yeah, they do twist it.

And I know that you wouldn't have. Would we have deteriorated over the months or years? I think so.

And I know that you wouldn't have. Would we have deteriorated over the months or years? I think so.

And I know that you wouldn't have. Would we have deteriorated over the months or years? I think so.

go through this adoption uh me and my girlfriend are you know like it's a huge yeah so everyone hated on us yeah i think you're right i think we wouldn't have been able to just emotionally and mentally grow from all of just not even the adoption trauma but just our whole childhood yeah i mean we had a lot to go through but i think the thing that makes me angry like two things i would say that make me like upset the most is that when people turn around and say oh you

go through this adoption uh me and my girlfriend are you know like it's a huge yeah so everyone hated on us yeah i think you're right i think we wouldn't have been able to just emotionally and mentally grow from all of just not even the adoption trauma but just our whole childhood yeah i mean we had a lot to go through but i think the thing that makes me angry like two things i would say that make me like upset the most is that when people turn around and say oh you