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Should I just go ahead, and have a baby?
I'm 21, have been with my partner nearly 3yrs. I'm a hairdresser and have managed my own salon for 12 months now. I lease the premises, and am looking into the option of buying it. I rent my home too.
In the last 6 months, I have been obsessively thinking about becoming a mother. I feel I am ready to give my love and dedication to another human being. I want to hold and nurture my own child so badly. I want to be looked up to by someone.
The only catch, is my parents think I should focus on buying my salon outright, and wait until I'm 25+. I feel very uncomfortable waiting that long, as I want to grow old with my children. Even my partner really wants a child now. He is 19.
Your advice would be great! If you need more info, email me at intellectual.observations@gmail.com
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
NOT until you're "Certain Enough", that You don't have to ask US- any more !! :) People who are Mature enough to be Comfortable making Important Decisions- don't go seeking "consensus" on Them . They just MAKE Them- and take on the "consequences". You still have another 20+ years to make this Decision that will effect the REST of your Life... So there's no "rush". Take your Time- & keep on working towards building up your "Nest egg"- for your Baby's future, someday... :)
- jimanddottaylorLv 71 decade ago
Maybe you should do some babysitting just to get it out of your system. 6 Months is not long compared to the 18 to 20 years to raise a child. I side with your parents partly because 25 is pleanty young and your BF would only be 23. Right now he is barely an adult himself.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
im 21. i never liked to party or go to clubs. i always felt i wanted a family and i wanted to become a mother. i have been with my fiance for 3 years as well he is 22. i wouldnt regret being a mother for anything. go for it. some women just have this calling. the only thing i might add is probably getting married. it did add some complications. im going to get married in june but it wouldve been better if i had done it before i got pregnant.
- 1 decade ago
Well, I think if you really want too, then go ahead. It's not like your a teenager, and you've gone to hair school. And everything. Doesn't matter what your parents want, its what you want.
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- 1 decade ago
I think you should do it as long as you're ready and mature enough to handle this responsibility, which it sounds like you are.
- 1 decade ago
i would take some classes (parenting) and have ur partener to befor deciding.
i have a son and me an my partner thought we were ready
Source(s): full time dad his mom left never came back
