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Telling Someone You're Pregnant |
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| GIRL: | Sure, that sounds like a good idea. | ||
| ROSEMARY: | Okay, let's begin then. Do you like children? Have you ever had to care for a small child? What is your energy level and your patience level like? | ||
| GIRL: | Those aren't easy questions to answer. | ||
| ROSEMARY: | Nor do I expect you to be able to answer them. They are to get you to think. I'll give this to you... to study, but maybe I could verbalize a few other areas. | ||
| GIRL: | Okay. | ||
| ROSEMARY: | How would you care for your child financially? What are your educational and career plans? Are you ready to cut back on your social life? Would you miss your independence? And, how about your privacy? | ||
| GIRL: | I get the point. I know babies have needs, and then they grow into children who also need care. It must take an unbelievable amount of time and energy. | ||
| ROSEMARY: | It sure does. I do not in any way mean to discourage you from keeping your baby. You may want to raise your child, and I think you would make a fine mother. Keep in mind that times change, circumstances change, and people change. You may not be ready to take care of a child today, but you might tomorrow. But in the meantime, you have to decide what you want to do. It's my role to prepare you and to advise you the best that I can. | ||
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