A woman in her late 30s said that her 16-year-old stepdaughter Abby is going to have a baby. Abby’s boyfriend, who is 18 and in college, has been ignoring her calls, but Abby is determined to keep the baby and thinks that everyone around her will help. The woman said that both families have already told Abby that if she decides to go through with it, she will have to take care of it herself. Even though they got along well, Abby recently started to reach out more. Eventually, she asked her stepmother to watch her kids while she finished school.
Abby got upset when the woman said no, saying that it was like when other people helped her stepmother during her own pregnancies. The woman calmly explained the difference: she and her husband are adults, have money, and are ready, but Abby is not. The woman told Abby straight out that her mother sees her as a disappointment and that no one has to help. Her husband later told her she went too far, even if she was telling the truth. This made her wonder if she had gone too far.
Aitah for giving my stepdaughter a reality check?
