just found out pregnant and in trouble? what to do?
By crash17
@crash17 (11)
United States
November 24, 2008 3:41pm CST
So here it is I was attending an online college with of course loans and what not, then I lost my job, got kicked outta my house, then well I mean now, I just found out I am pregnant, so what should I do? I am currently looking for a job, and now a house ( I am boarding with a friend at the moment), and still attending college, I woudln't really mind being pregnant if I still had a job and a real house, cause at least then I would be able to know that my baby will be able to have a life. So I am thinking about getting outta college my loans haven't gone all the way through so those would be eliminated and I wouldn't be in debt, but I still have the problem of not haveing a job, but I am applying whereever I can, and a can get a little one bedroom appartment after I get a job, cause this town has those really low income houses for those in need. But what do you think I should do about college now, or all in gneral
2 responses
@PrincessKitten (790)
• United States
24 Nov 08
As you go through your pregnancy, you're going to be really tired, so school might not be the best thing right now.
Apply for all of the government assistance you can and if you can't find a job, do some volunteer work. It counts on your taxes. Also, you may be able to find job leads through volunteering. Go to 1800volunteer.com to find opportunities in your area.
Start reading books and subscribe to websites that keep you updated on your child's progress. babyzone.com is really useful and I think another one is parenting.com, but that might be a magazine, I'm not sure.
After your child is born, start them on watching the Signing Time DVD's so they can learn sign language and communicate with you before they start talking. You may be able to find these at your local library. This makes a HUGE difference when they get to be around 2 years old. The terrible two's are MUCH easier if your child can communicate with you.
Good luck and Happy Mylotting!
@floridachick (603)
• United States
24 Nov 08
well now that you are pregnant you are a single parent, if you go to joblink you can look online for one local to you, they offer single mothers a free scholarship to college, they will also help you find a job, and you can get foodstamps and other state assistance until you get back on your feet, i know it's all overwhelming for everything especially since it's the holidays but if you do the things i told you you should be ok. good luck and congrats on the pregnancy.
