Soon-to-be mommy at 17. (Venting)

Ive seen so many of my friend have kids, and i always told myself that it wouldnt happen to me at a young age. Well, SURPRISE!
I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant at the beginning of February, and my due date is the 1st of October. a week before my 18th birthday.
Ive never been so scared in my life, especially since I have no family to fall back on. My mother passed away when I was 14, and my dad is a dead-beat and does nothing but lie and abandon his children (Im the 3rd one he's abandoned)
I have my boyfriends parents to help out, but his mother is pretty bad. She always wants money from us, and its not just for simple things like rent. she wants us to pay her bills, and clean up her messes and take care of her home while she sleeps all day.
I understand adult responsibilities but this is just to much for me to handle right now, and she wants me to do a bunch of heavy lifting and what not.
Im scared to raise my baby in this house, because my boyfriend and i will never have any money to get things for the baby, and i know that i will never get any bonding time with my son because she will always want to be around him.
I just wish we could get out and it just be the three of us, but thats impossible to do because theres no money.
Im scared, and i feel alone. I wish had my mother here for some guidance, and i wish my father wasnt such a dead-beat so that he could help out.

Im so scared that I wont be able to provide for my child.

JUST AN FYI - my boyfriend DOES WORK, but his mother takes all the money from his pay check. He doesnt make enough.
She wants $600 for rent plus we pay her hydro bill, internet, and phone.

Quoting HaileaNicole:" Ive seen so many of my friend have kids, and i always told myself that it wouldnt happen to me at a young ... [snip!] ... i wish my father wasnt such a dead-beat so that he could help out. Im so scared that I wont be able to provide for my child."

Have you tried getting some sort of assistance? How old is your boyfriend?

Move out?

Neither of you have tried working?

Get a job...

<blockquote><b>Quoting HaileaNicole:</b>" Ive seen so many of my friend have kids, and i always told myself that it wouldnt happen to me at a young ... [snip!] ... i wish my father wasnt such a dead-beat so that he could help out. Im so scared that I wont be able to provide for my child."</blockquote>




Not to be offensive but you sound like a wonderful candidate for adoption. Find the right agency and couple and your expenses will be paid for and your child will have a great home with loving parents who can give them what they need

get a job and save money to move out and care for your child?

Quoting HaileaNicole:" "

Your boyfriend is an adult. Have him move out, get his own place and learn to say no when people ask him for money.

Quoting HaileaNicole:" "

yeah i would definitely leave.. if shes making you pay $600 for rent SURELY you can find a place of your own for that much.

Quoting HaileaNicole:" "

If he has a "good" job then he should qualify for an apartment.

maybe you should've thought about your situation before TTC at 16. you pretty much asked for this.

OP you were TTC but surprised when you got pregnant?

Quoting 𝒮unкissed:" Neither of you have tried working?"

my boyfriend DOES WORK, but his mother takes all the money from his pay check. He doesnt make enough.
She wants $600 for rent plus we pay her hydro bill, internet, and phone.
and Im almost 7 months pregnant, i cant work.

Quoting HaileaNicole:" my boyfriend DOES WORK, but his mother takes all the money from his pay check. He doesnt make enough. ... [snip!] ... enough. She wants $600 for rent plus we pay her hydro bill, internet, and phone. and Im almost 7 months pregnant, i cant work."

She can't take smurf from him.