The mother admitted that she was devastated when she found out that her 15-year-old daughter was pregnant. But she supported her and helped raise her grandson. However, when her daughter brought down another sensation on her, her mother felt that it was necessary to teach her a harsh lesson in reality.
A 45-year-old mother spoke about the situation that prompted her to ask her 19-year-old daughter to move out of her house. Her daughter Josie became pregnant with her first child when she was 15.
The author of the original poster (OP) admitted that she and her husband were shocked when they found out about it. They tried their best to give Joyce a proper education in the field of sex, but it was too late, and the only thing they could do at the moment was to support any decision their daughter made.
As soon as Josie’s son was born, her grandparents were there to take care of him. They allowed their daughter to continue living with them and asked her to return to finish high school or get a job. Josie chose a job and reasoned that her main priority was taking care of the child, so the 19-year-old got a part-time job at a hairdresser.
The father of her child was the same age and lived in the same city. He sent $100 a month for everything the child needed, and visited his son every few months. The operating room believed that the father was not present enough in his son’s life, so she was shocked when Josie told her that she was pregnant with another of his children.
The news of the pregnancy angered the operating room and her husband. “How could she get pregnant with this boy for the second time, when it was quite obvious that he was inconsistent or did not help with their first child,” the mother repeated.
The 45-year-old woman thought about how her daughter already lived in a rent-free house and how she and her husband helped her take care of her son while she was working. Another addition would mean that they would have to raise two children while Josie was at work.
After much thought, OP and her husband agreed that they would ask Josie to move in with the father of her children. However, Josie told her that they were not together and was upset about her mother’s request. She said: “You’re never happy with what I do. You told me to get a job, which I did, and now you’re complaining that you had to raise a child. You wouldn’t have to do this if I didn’t have to work. I can’t do both things at the same time.”
The mother stressed to her daughter that she tried her best to give her the tools so that she would no longer find herself in the same situation after her first pregnancy. “You obviously haven’t learned anything, and it’s not our job to keep looking after you. Therefore, before your child arrives, discuss the living conditions with your father and come up with something,” Josie’s operator said.
Since then, Josie has been crying and keeping her parents quiet. She told both pairs of grandparents about the situation that had caused the operating room and her husband to be criticized too harshly. The Redditor’s relatives told her that she was too harsh and punished her daughter for what she could not change.
Her husband’s relatives also offered to shelter Josie and her son, but the 19-year-old girl did not want to move too far from the father of her children. This caused the Redditor mixed feelings, because she felt sorry for her grandson.
It didn’t help that her in-laws warned her that she would regret abandoning her child when she needed him most. Now OP wondered if she was wrong to ask her daughter to move out, and turned to other Reddit editors for advice. Most readers felt that the operation was right for what she did. People agreed that the punishment might seem harsh, but thought that Josie needed to learn to take responsibility for her actions. The editors of Reddit were convinced that if the 45-year-old woman did not take any action, she would soon meet her third child.
