AITA For Not Raising My Non-Binary Daughter's Baby?.... - Reddit Family

AITA For Not Raising My Non-Binary Daughter's Baby?.... - Reddit Family
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I Found Out My Daughter Is Pregnant. Am I A Bad Mom For Refusing To Raise The Soon-To-Be-Born Child Of My Non-Binary Daughter?
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This story revolves around a mother grappling with her 18-year-old non-binary daughter's unexpected pregnancy and subsequent demand for her mother to raise the child as if it were her own sibling. The daughter had previously expressed a fluctuating sense of gender identity, which the mother tried to support despite feeling out of her depth.

The daughter's life began to unravel as she struggled with employment and faced what she perceived as a phobia against her non-binary identity in the workplace. After leaving several jobs, she took a gap year before planning to attend community college, which she spent unemployed.

The situation escalated when the daughter revealed she was five months pregnant and blamed her mother for not supporting her enough with gender identity issues, such as not providing puberty-blocking hormones or suitable birth control, leading to her pregnancy. The daughter expressed that the baby would be a sibling and expected her mother to raise it, arguing that her mother’s lack of support for her non-binary identity contributed to her situation.

The mother, feeling overwhelmed and unprepared for another child, refused, insisting her daughter needed to take responsibility. The daughter then isolated herself, locking herself in her room, and eventually left to stay with friends, one of whom the mother suspects might be the father.

In an intense meeting at a public place, it was revealed that the daughter was influenced by a person from her past who exhibited disturbing behavior. This person, referred to by the mother as "Sperm Donor," had transitioned and was part of the reason the daughter felt her mother hadn’t supported her. The confrontation at the meeting did not resolve tensions but deepened the mother’s concerns about the influence this individual had over her daughter.

The daughter then disappeared, living at a homeless camp known for its hazardous conditions, further complicating the family’s strained relationship. The mother's account details her struggle to maintain a relationship with her daughter, her fears for her unborn grandchild, and her profound disappointment in the choices her daughter is making, influenced by a controlling and manipulative partner.

Throughout this ordeal, the mother grapples with feelings of failure, concern for her daughter’s mental health and well-being, and the ethical dilemma of potentially raising her grandchild in a turbulent environment.
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