Her Boyfriend Wasn’t There For Her Throughout Her Pregnancy And Didn’t Even Show Up For Their Daughter’s Birth, So She Didn’t Put His Name On The Birth Certificate
This 20-year-old woman just gave birth to her baby, but her boyfriend, who is 22, was not there for her throughout the entire pregnancy.
Apparently, he never once went with her to any of her doctor’s appointments. And whenever she tried to express how she felt about having a child at such a young age, he never gave her a shoulder to lean on.
“It was fine,” she admitted, “I didn’t really complain or say anything. I didn’t feel that lonely because, thankfully, my family supports me.”
Yet, even when it came time for her to actually deliver her baby, her boyfriend couldn’t bother to show up.
After she went into labor, her mother had to deliver the news to her, too.
“I’m sorry to tell you, honey, but I called your boyfriend, and he said he can’t come and show up because he has to work tomorrow. He also sounded drunk,” her mom told her.
So, it was just her and her mom in the delivery room all night, and the following morning, her baby girl was born.
“And I just felt so relieved and happy,” she recalled.
At that point, it was also time for her to pick out her newborn’s name. So, she decided to fill out all of the paperwork and list herself as the only parent on her daughter’s birth certificate.
Irina Schmidt – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual baby
Then, once her boyfriend eventually decided to show up at the hospital, she claimed that he was “acting” all excited about the baby.
“And he had the audacity to ask me if I put his name on the birth certificate,” she revealed.
She didn’t hesitate to tell her boyfriend the truth, either, and flat-out responded, “Nope.” But he didn’t take that well and started berating her– calling her a bunch of horrible names.
So now, she really isn’t sure if declining to put her boyfriend’s name on their daughter’s birth certificate after he wasn’t involved in the pregnancy was really so unreasonable or not.
Do you think her boyfriend’s name deserved to be on their baby’s birth certificate after how he acted throughout the pregnancy and at the hospital? Or do you believe she did the right thing? What would you have done in her shoes?
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