Is it normal to feel afraid about him not accepting his son?

To keep this story short I'll start off by saying I am having a baby by my ex boyfriend who isn't quite happy about it and I don't know how to cope with it. About 3 years ago we dated for almost a year and we were inseperable. We were a serious couple, I was the first to meet his family and vice versa. When we broke up, we tried getting back together numerous of times but it just didn't work. We argued way too much and I might be the blame for that most of the time. One day we had a bad argument and after that we stopped talking until recently.
This time it was different, he told me he was talking to someone new but it was on and off.. nothing serious. We began to hang out but it was always with his family. I've always cared for him so whenever he needed a friend, I was there or someone to pick him up, I was there. He was leaving to the army soon so I came around more often... and sometimes we did the unthinkable. In may I found out that I missed my period but I've missed it before so it wasn't a big deal to me. I had started taking a swim class, two months gone by and I realized I still didn't get it. I told him about it but in the state of denial we both said it might have been because of swim.
I took pregnancy test and they came back positive, I showed it to him and he told me to take another test at a clinic. I said I would make an appointment when I can. We began to talk about our options and we decided abortion would be our best bet because in his case "we argued too much", though he is against it. In the end he said it was my decision but he wanted to know what I wanted to do before he leaves for boot camp, I told him I'll do what he wanted which was the abortion. I made the appointment for the termination but when I got there I told myself I can't do it, I don't think I could live with that guilt and at that time I had already felt an emotional bond with my fetus.. I couldn't hurt it. I was 19 weeks.
He already left for boot camp and by the time I came to my decision at that clinic he was already about to graduate. I had to write him and let him know that I kept the baby and hope he gets it on time. A few weeks gone by and I havent heard from him. I decided to talk to his sister when I found out his parents flew out to his ceremony. I told her I was pregnant with his baby and she congratulated me with tears of joy. She then later told her mom who was on the plane back home and told me not to worry to come back tomorrow so we can talk.
I came the next day and we talked. His whole family happened to be there and they said to me they were disappointed in him for telling me to get the bortion because he had just been baptized but they were happy it was me who was pregnant rather than the girl he had been seeing. They talked to him on the phone the next day and he was furious.. he said he never got the letter and was afraid of getting kicked out of the army. He also said he wanted a paternity test -_- when I talked to him which was a couple days later he was still angry saying I ruined his life.. with that being said I'm afraid he's not going to accept our son. His family told me not to worry about him because they don't want me to be sad.
It hurts coming from the man that once loved and cared about me. I do love him but I can't talk to him when he has nothing nice to say. I don't want to be with him and I know he doesn't want to be with me. Im happy I'm having a baby by someone I knew for over a year who still means a lot to me. His family is also very happy asking me to move in with them.. I just wish he felt the same or is atleast supportive. I need to do whats best for my son and I want him to know that we love him equally. What do I do world.. what can i say to his father.

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Comments ( 22 )
  • RoseIsabella

    I think you made the right decision when you chose not have an abortion because I know a post abortive woman who had an abortion at 17 weeks and is miserable about the loss of her unborn child and has told me she will most likely carry the guilt and sorrow about it for the rest of her life.

    Accept that you are powerless over whether or not he chooses to accept his child from an emotional standpoint. Don't be hurt or insulted about his request for a paternity test. Just get the the test done and when the results come back positive you can sue him for child support if he refuses to help with the child.

    Be thankful and gracious regarding any support you recieve from his family but understand that said love and support is probably more about a new grandchild or niece/nephew than it is about you. I'm not suggesting that they don't love or care for you but rather it's about the child.

    I wish you all the best but I hope you've learned your lesson. It might sound vulgar but he should have kept his pants on and you should have kept your legs closed. Like it or not sex is how babies are made! Sure there are plenty of birth control methods out there but the only 100% effective one is abstinence. If the two of you could reconcile your differences and raise this child together as a couple it would be wonderful but if he doesn't want to be in a relationship with you there's nothing you can do except to learn from this experience. I wish the three of you and your extended families all the best!

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    • brooke_davis

      Thank you isabella :) this really helped.

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      • RoseIsabella

        You're very we'll welcome!
        :-)

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        • brooke_davis

          We haven't spoke because I'm afraid it will result in an argument but he comes home soon and I know we will probably be forced to talk.. what should I say? Or what should I cover?

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    • Tommythecat.

      Being on the other side of this situation I have to say you make a lot of sense. You often seem to give good advice actually. I always blamed my ex for forgetting to take the pill but what's done is done and I can see where you're coming from now. Thanks for the words they're actually quite helpful Isabella.

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      • RoseIsabella

        You're very welcome Tommy kitty. I figure someone can always choose to open their heart to a their own little baby boy or girl and sure people can choose to run an hide but abortion... there ain't no coming back from that death.
        (((hugs))) ;-)

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        • Tommythecat.

          Yeah I wanted her to get one at the time but now...thinking about it..things seem different in my head. I wouldn't want to change it now you know, because she's here and that would be a life that never was if it had gone the other way.

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          • RoseIsabella

            Next to God a father is the most important man in a little girl's life even when she's a not so little rebellious teenager. Your lovingly presence will make a huge difference in your daughter's life!

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            • Tommythecat.

              I know, I've just been so scared of failing as a parent that I ran. I'm still scared but I know I can't just leave it like this anymore. In the time I was away all I did was drugs and self pity and it just turned every day into the same quiet nightmare, thinking everything was ok because I was high doesn't seem to stop it all effecting you on a subconscious level. I think the reason I was slowly going insane was that I was trying to suppress what I was running from and it was just fucking my mental state up. I have a chance to change things.

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      • brooke_davis

        So your having a baby by your ex as well??

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        • Tommythecat.

          At the start I said "other side of this situation" as in I'm male and my ex had a baby.

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          • brooke_davis

            Well yeah, I was in a rush to reply so I phrased it the wrong way but I was wondering if I can ask how you felt about your situation in the beginning? Angry?

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  • (s)aint

    This isn't against you personally but it's to ALL women out there who robs a man of the choice of being a parent.

    Keeping the baby is YOUR decision and if he wants no part of it you should NOT force him to!

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  • peterr

    Suck him off. Works every time.

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  • ccjigsaw

    You did kind of go behind his back by telling his family before him. I understand there were circumstance, but I'll bet you that's why he's mad. Either way, what's done is done, you shouldn't worry yourself over it since there isn't much you can do either way. Just be happy you are getting support from his family, a lot of young ladies are left with no support at all.

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    • brooke_davis

      Yeah, I thought it was that but I wrote him a letter telling him I kept it and waited for him to reply which was about three weeks so thinking he knew, I thought he told his family who was waiting for me to tell them. I just hope he becomes somewhat okay with this situation.. maybe one day.

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