I spoke to my friend on the phone today to have a catch up, she told me someone we know has been in a relationship for 2 months now, theyve known the other person since school to be fair, but romantically only 2 months. They are already planning a baby this year and moving in together!
They're not even 21 yet (I'm 20 so I'm actually the exact same age as them)! Just checked the mutual friends facebook and every post is close up shots of baby feet, eyes, baby clothes etc. I cant help but compare to Elaine. Its not about having a child that will scream, need their nappy changing, be keeping you awake for most of the night and putting a strain on your relationship. It's all clothes, cuddly toys and fairies and rainbows. I'm not trying to make it sound like I seriously believe having a child is just screaming and crying btw, it is of course one of the greatest blessings in life to have a baby (if you want to of course) but you have to push through all the really hard things to raise that child to independence.
This is why I consider a parent to be a full time job...I really hope Elaine prepares asap. But god knows what's gonna make her do that.