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SweetTooth
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Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
On the show, their 15 yo daughter gets pregnant.
Mom freaks out and demands daughter get an abortion. Mom has been openly pro life in previous episodes.
WWYD if this was your daughter?
As disappointed as upset as I would be, I could never demand she get an abortion. I would hope I could be rational after getting over the initial shock and support her in whatever decision she makes, although I think I might try to sway her towards adoption.
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Diana1215
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
I saw that episode and thought that the mother's reaction was a bit over the top (especially since she is a fertility doctor) and it wasn't very believable to me.
What would I do? Honestly, at that age and that situation I would hope that my daughter would give the baby up for adoption. I would not force her to have an abortion.
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| Posted 4/15/10 10:28 PM |
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4PsInaPod
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
Posted by Diana1215
I saw that episode and thought that the mother's reaction was a bit over the top (especially since she is a fertility doctor) and it wasn't very believable to me.
ITA! I turned it off when it was first on.
I would never force my daughter to get an abortion. I would of course be disappointed, don't get me wrong but I would have to be there for her in whatever she decided to do. (now,deciding to get married at 15 would not be ok with me either, that was another unreal part of the show!)
Message edited 4/15/2010 10:37:15 PM.
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KateDevine
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
I honestly don't know what I would do
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| Posted 4/15/10 10:32 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
I have 2 sons so I personally could never be in this situation. But, if either of my sons got a girl pregnant, I would fully support whatever decision the girl (and hopefully my son) would make. I will be teaching my sons about safe sex and hopefully they will practice that (if not abstinence...)
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| Posted 4/15/10 10:33 PM |
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MrsRivera
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
I would never force my DD to have an abortion. That said, I'm not really sure what I WOULD do. I'd like to say that I'd try to have her put the baby up for adoption...but I honestly have no way of knowing how I'd react.
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| Posted 4/15/10 10:34 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
No forced abortion.
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| Posted 4/15/10 10:36 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
Posted by DPerotti
Posted by Diana1215
I saw that episode and thought that the mother's reaction was a bit over the top (especially since she is a fertility doctor) and it wasn't very believable to me.
ITA! I turned it off when it was first off.
I would never force my daughter to get an abortion. I would of course be disappointed, don't get me wrong but I would have to be there for her in whatever she decided to do. (now,deciding to get married at 15 would not be ok with me either, that was another unreal part of the show!)
I was going to add in the part about marriage but thought it would make the question to complicated, lol.
I thought that was totally unrealistic too - 15 years old and getting married is ridiculous, not to mention the fullout wedding she had with the big white dress and everything.
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| Posted 4/15/10 10:36 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
I hope Id be supportive of whatever decision she made....its her child.
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CkGm
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
I would do what she wanted and support her the whole way.
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Susie715
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
no forced abortion.
Not sure how I would handle the rest...but I am pretty sure I would not support my 15yr old getting married!
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| Posted 4/16/10 9:12 AM |
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maybesoon
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
don't know what I would do, but I would be so against adoption. we can take care of the baby as a family , we have the means and I would always wonder about what happened to that baby. Otherwise the decision of having abortion or not would be up to her. I have boys so if it happened ,I probably wouldn't have much of a say.
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| Posted 4/16/10 10:49 AM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: Watching a rerun of private practice, and wondering, how would you handle this situation?
Posted by maybesoon
don't know what I would do, but I would be so against adoption. we can take care of the baby as a family , we have the means and I would always wonder about what happened to that baby. Otherwise the decision of having abortion or not would be up to her. I have boys so if it happened ,I probably wouldn't have much of a say.
Yeah im sorta here
Forcing a kid to do anything is insane. Breeds hate etc.
If my daughter got pregnant and wanted an abortion I'd support her. If she wanted to have the baby I'd support that but I'd be heart broken if she gave it away. I'd rather have the child in my home because I would love it and I am family.
Is that selfish of me? maybe?
I will say that I would be very disappointed in her for putting herself in that situtation to begin with. I hope to raise her to know the consequences of sex and to avoid and/or at least be careful. Still things do happen I know that.
At that point I do believe she makes her own decisions. I can only hope that my parenting will influence those decisions.
Then again.. I am not against abortions as a terrible thing. With the current political environment I am sure that I am the odd man out on that. But I have to say there's much more to this type of decision than an easy one or the other. I hope I am NEVER in this place but yes, I do believe I would discuss abortion with her as an option.
*flame away*
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