My 17-year-old daughter told me she is pregnant and wants to keep the baby and I told her I would support her but I am grieving her childhood and her future.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent faces the collision between wanting to support their child's autonomy and mourning the loss of dreams they held for their child's life.
“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.