I am not in a position to respond well right now, but happy sure. proud? no. can anyone be a good mom at 17? sure. does age make a mom? no.
but everything will change, or should. you will have to put baby's needs first, ahead of your own wants. you will be responsible for that baby. actually, the baby is easy, it is when they start to grow up it gets harder.
i had my first at 17. baby, ok. 2 yo, ok. 6 yo? loosing my mind. she turned 15 Sunday. most of the time it is ok, but teens are a challenge. both from being a teen and having 2 now, they sure think they know it all. and they probably do in their little world. but there is so much typical teens don't concider, so they really as a group have no idea.
as a teen myself, since i ran the household i grew up in, i thought i could do it myself on my own, but there were so many things i didn't understand. little nuances to the 'games' people play. how to work the system, etc.
i am proud of how far we have come. bf and i got married. we did the raising of our children on our own. 6 months of state aid, but the rest was us. no living with parents or rent controlled housing, no welfare or food stamps or hand outs from mom or dad. (as my cousin did)
i wish you the best of luck. there are so many resources here i wish i had back then, i hope you take advantage of them.
good luck, and congrats on your baby.
but everything will change, or should. you will have to put baby's needs first, ahead of your own wants. you will be responsible for that baby. actually, the baby is easy, it is when they start to grow up it gets harder.
i had my first at 17. baby, ok. 2 yo, ok. 6 yo? loosing my mind. she turned 15 Sunday. most of the time it is ok, but teens are a challenge. both from being a teen and having 2 now, they sure think they know it all. and they probably do in their little world. but there is so much typical teens don't concider, so they really as a group have no idea.
as a teen myself, since i ran the household i grew up in, i thought i could do it myself on my own, but there were so many things i didn't understand. little nuances to the 'games' people play. how to work the system, etc.
i am proud of how far we have come. bf and i got married. we did the raising of our children on our own. 6 months of state aid, but the rest was us. no living with parents or rent controlled housing, no welfare or food stamps or hand outs from mom or dad. (as my cousin did)
i wish you the best of luck. there are so many resources here i wish i had back then, i hope you take advantage of them.
good luck, and congrats on your baby.