Calling all moms (and grandmoms)....

[JenBKR]

Oh my gosh (((hugs))) what a shock! I read your other thread when you were wondering if she was pregnant, and now...twins! Congratulations and lots of prayers on the way. Has she told her boyfriend yet?

[catnapper]

Has she told her boyfriend yet?

She said she told him last night that she might be pregnant and then she started to have LES so I don't think it went well. We'll see. I'm not holding out much hope for him standing by her side through all this. I do worry how hubby's going to react to the boy's reaction.

[Husky_mom]

WOW Twins!!! such a package!!!1.................well i just wanted to give one "experience" about two heartbeats..........

when my MIL was expecting my hubby she had two heartbeats and was thinking twins, but when she got images they found out it was just one but the umbilical cord was so big it masde the second heartbeat, so this could be her case, but wih twins in family its more likely that they are, but you can hope............eitherway they´ll be such a joy......regardles of the circumstances

Hugs

[Maresche]

Would it really be such a bad thing if the boyfriend didn't stick around? Having no father isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if "Dad" isn't a good person to begin with.

Be sure to go after boyfriend for child support though!

[king2005]

Would it really be such a bad thing if the boyfriend didn't stick around? Having no father isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if "Dad" isn't a good person to begin with.

Be sure to go after boyfriend for child support though!

I'm a big supporter of this!!

[catnapper]

Would it really be such a bad thing if the boyfriend didn't stick around? Having no father isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if "Dad" isn't a good person to begin with.

Be sure to go after boyfriend for child support though!

Exactly. My step-daughter's birth mom isn't in the picture at all - and she's better off for it.

I just wonder how much child suppport she'll get from him. He works part time at a pizza joint and does nothing else all day long. A good old fashoned loser.

I'm not worried about much because we'll be there for her no matter what, but I want to make sure he doesn't try to deny the baby and skip town. I hope his parents are good enough people to make sure he lives up to his responsibilities.

[popcornbird]

Twins!!! Wow. I can understand why she passed out. Twins...two babies, when she wasn't expecting a child at all. Poor girl must be so traumatized. I hope she learns from this. Take care of yourself, and try to look at things in a positive way. You're going to have TWO NEW BABIES in the house. Two new babies to keep you happy and busy. He he he. I'll be praying everything turns out okay for you.

[king2005]

Once you get the child support guys after him, they'll stay on his tail & take a % of whatever he erns & give it to the mother & baby. So if he makes big money down the road, the % will brin gin more $$ to the mother & baby.

Here in Canada, the first child is worth aprox 300.00 & the 2ed is worth aprox 200.00 for a father who clears about 30k/yr after taxes. The % can go up & down, so it depends on the childs needs & why the father isn't in the picture.

Exactly. My step-daughter's birth mom isn't in the picture at all - and she's better off for it.

I just wonder how much child suppport she'll get from him. He works part time at a pizza joint and does nothing else all day long. A good old fashoned loser.

I'm not worried about much because we'll be there for her no matter what, but I want to make sure he doesn't try to deny the baby and skip town. I hope his parents are good enough people to make sure he lives up to his responsibilities.

[My Peanuts]

TWINS! Wow. I'm sure she's scared to death, but in a year she'll wonder how she ever lived without them. Congrats!

[Maresche]

I just wonder how much child suppport she'll get from him. He works part time at a pizza joint and does nothing else all day long. A good old fashoned loser.

It's called garnishment and the government will do it. My SIL just got a check for $1800 from her ex who hasn't paid a dime otherwise in a year. Out of his federal income tax return. She may not get much regularly but she will get something especially with twins.

I'm not worried about much because we'll be there for her no matter what, but I want to make sure he doesn't try to deny the baby and skip town. I hope his parents are good enough people to make sure he lives up to his responsibilities.

I hope she comes to see what good people you are and how very lucky she is.

I wonder if it is possible to determine paternity now somehow.

[catnapper]

I might sound jaded but I have no faith in the government helping in making him collect. The kids' (my step kids') mother owes nearly $20,000 in arrears and all the government makes her pay towards it is $20 a month for all 3 kids. It took YEARS for us to FINALLY get the government to even get her to pay anything, and she only owes $70 a month per kid.... do the math and figure out many years she paid nothing before we could get the government to make sure she paid.

[Queen of Poop]

Oh boy!! When it rains it pours. Prayers for all of you.

[Lori Jordan]

I'm going throught the same thing right now my husbands daughter is 14 and pregnant....But there is nothing we can do she was in denial until she realized that she had to grow up over night but what can ya do? you can only raise them the best you can they think they are wise enough with there desicions and they have to live with them....

[Lori Jordan]

I want to apologize im glad for you and your New Bundle of joy,Just with me she is 14 that is young and me and my husband will be raising this child she is 14 what would she do? and i forbid her to go on welfare ar anything like that in life i dont believe in "The easy way out" Im sure it will be better in time but what can ya do?she is having the baby next month im terrified for her i really am,I have 2 kids also 4 and 1 so i look at that too they will be growing up together im not in the best of moods about mine right at the moment i just wanted so much more for her

[Donnaj4962]

Wow Kim.... I miss one day of work and look what I find!

Truly a rollercoaster as I see she is definitely pregnant, then with twins and now NOT twins! (I, too, had to pick myself up from the floor when I read twins!)

By the way, as has been alluded to in previous posts, twins do not always skip a generation. I have identical twin sisters, one of my twin sisters has fraternal twin girls. Another sister (not a twin) has identical twin boys and one of those boys and his wife are pregnant with twins!!!!! That's correct, 4 sets of twins in my immediate family!

Congratulations on many counts Kim! First, being a Grandmother! Second, a new potential bonding situation with your stepdaughter! Third, being a strong person (probably stronger than I could ever be in such a situation!)!!!

I admire you for the strength that you have shown through all of this. I am sending many prayers and positive thoughts for a good meeting tonight (whatever the results may be). And for a happy and healthy new addition to your family.