Comments on: Going to School while Parenting http://unplanned-pregnancy.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/going-to-school-while-parenting Information on unplanned pregnancy, adoption, single parenting, teen pregnancy, and making an adoption plan. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: happygmom http://unplanned-pregnancy.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/going-to-school-while-parenting/comment-page-1#comment-893 happygmom Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:27:29 +0000 http://crisis-pregn.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/06/30/going-to-school-while-parenting#comment-893 Mary Cady Ford started a university program called "Finished Up" to address exactly this issue. When she became pregnant her junior year at Vanderbilt University, she was horrifed to discover that the only options that VU supported were abortion and adoption, i.e., parenting was not a supported option. She was told that if she wanted to keep her baby, she was on her own.<br /> <br /> Happy G'Ma<br /> Fortunately, her sorority sisters pitched in and babysat while she attended classes and she was able to complete her degree.<br /> <br /> The link to her story is here:<br /> <br /> http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltview/articles/2008/06/01/birth-of-a-leader.56055<br /> <br /> When my daughter became pregnant, I told her that her number one job was to complete her degree and that we would continue to support her to do just that. It raised some eyebrows from people who think that single mothers need to be punished to teach them a lesson. Whatever! I don't understand people who want to condemn young mothers to minimum wage jobs and then complain that they need social services to make ends meet. Whatever. Mary Cady Ford started a university program called “Finished Up” to address exactly this issue. When she became pregnant her junior year at Vanderbilt University, she was horrifed to discover that the only options that VU supported were abortion and adoption, i.e., parenting was not a supported option. She was told that if she wanted to keep her baby, she was on her own.

Happy G’Ma
Fortunately, her sorority sisters pitched in and babysat while she attended classes and she was able to complete her degree.

The link to her story is here:

http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltview/articles/2008/06/01/birth-of-a-leader.56055

When my daughter became pregnant, I told her that her number one job was to complete her degree and that we would continue to support her to do just that. It raised some eyebrows from people who think that single mothers need to be punished to teach them a lesson. Whatever! I don’t understand people who want to condemn young mothers to minimum wage jobs and then complain that they need social services to make ends meet. Whatever.

]]> By: Jenna Hatfield http://unplanned-pregnancy.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/going-to-school-while-parenting/comment-page-1#comment-892 Jenna Hatfield Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:18:34 +0000 http://crisis-pregn.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/06/30/going-to-school-while-parenting#comment-892 A friend of mine has been going to college while parenting her (adorable) daughter. And she's been doing a bang-up job! :) My Mom finished her degree after I was born. And her CPA while pregnant with my brother many years later. :)<br /> <br /> It's totally do-able. A friend of mine has been going to college while parenting her (adorable) daughter. And she’s been doing a bang-up job! :) My Mom finished her degree after I was born. And her CPA while pregnant with my brother many years later. :)

It’s totally do-able.

]]> By: manikanna http://unplanned-pregnancy.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/going-to-school-while-parenting/comment-page-1#comment-891 manikanna Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:49:08 +0000 http://crisis-pregn.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/06/30/going-to-school-while-parenting#comment-891 it is not enough to turn to give up our babies for adoption just because we have to go class.I did this once and it has always haunted me ,good thing at the time i was in rehab and i kinda forgave myself,am back to class annd i will take any flimsy excuse to give my Lara away.<br /> .........................<br /> main kanna<br /> http://www.addictionrecovery.net/arizona it is not enough to turn to give up our babies for adoption just because we have to go class.I did this once and it has always haunted me ,good thing at the time i was in rehab and i kinda forgave myself,am back to class annd i will take any flimsy excuse to give my Lara away.
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main kanna
http://www.addictionrecovery.net/arizona

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