Unsure teen seeks direction with pregnancy

Dear T2T: I’m sad, 16 and … pregnant. I just don’t know where to turn. My parents just don’t get me. I really want to move out and do this on my own, but I don’t know where to start. I don’t have anyone to turn to and I don’t have a job yet. Do you have any ideas on where I should start? — Sad 16

Dear Sad 16: I can only imagine where you stand with the confusion in your life. The only thing you can focus on right now are the positives. Sometimes there are points in life where there is nothing else to do but keep pushing: you have reached that point.

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