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How to grieve your dreams for your child while supporting their reality

My sixteen-year-old daughter is pregnant and wants to keep the baby and I am torn between supporting her choice and grieving the future I imagined for her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Love requires holding space for both your disappointment and your child's agency.

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