Today at school my friend told me that she was pregnent she's only 15 years old and shes realy depressedand im not sure if i should tell her parents or a teacher plz help, "The highest fence we have to climb is those we've built within our minds"
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My friend is in big trouble
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I don't think it's your responsibility to tell people. You should encorage her to talk to a doctor or planned parenthood if you have that there to work out what she wants to do.
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Does she know she is DEFINITELY pregnant, has she done a test or something, or does she just think she is?She has to tell someone, parents would be the first choice, but if she isnt' able to then a teacher or someone. There are lots of things that have to be put in motion, and as soon as possible, like for example a doctors check up etc etc.......and maybe she needs someone to talk to to discuss options, like termination, adoption etc too
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Hello there, what a bad predicament for yourself and your friend :S well, trust me, much as you might want to/feel the need to share the information you have been trusted (I shall come back to this in a moment) with, you should NOT tell anyone else, it is her responsibility to talk about it, not yours, your responsibility is to support your friend who has (return to trust point lol) trusted you enough that you're the person she has told about possibly being pregnant, now, as for advice, follows along the same lines as before... she really needs to tell someone so that wheels can be set in motion, so to speak, and, the sooner it gets done, the sooner stress levels will start returning to something akin to more normal levels, sometimes, the scariest part is actually sharing what has happened, she might need you there for her, so, be there, be (for lack of a better term) her guiding star, help her when she needs it, and support her, obviously, you're very trusted to be the one that she's told, so, be her rock if she asks you to be there when she tells parents or teacher or even doctor, then, be there all you can really do is support your friend, but, remember, decisions are hers to make, not yours, you've been placed in a very awkward position balancing your own morality (knowing that people should know) against your friendship (and the trust contained therein) and, in this case, the only logical conclusion would be to guide your friend down the moral path, not choose it for her, otherwise, chances are, you will lose the friendship :SAnyway, hope this helps, if you need anymore help, feel free to msg me you know where I am Dan
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I think you should encourage her to talk to a doctor. Is there a womens health clinic local to your area? She could see a doctor there who wouldnt know her family, take a test if necessary, and discuss her options. These people are professionals and she certinly wouldnt be the first young teenager they'd seen pregnant. They would be best equipt to deal with the situation. If you dont know of such a place I'm sure you'd find one in the phonebook. If she really dosent want to talk to her parents I think this is the best thing to do. You should both sit down and go through the phonebook till you figure out where your local womans health clinic is. This is not your responsibility, but if you want to be there for your friend I think this is the best thing you could do for her right now. Good luck to you both.