So, my niece and I were basically raised as sisters. I was an oops child. About a week ago she asked me if I had a pregnancy test and I said no but they’re $1 at the dollar tree but she didn’t have any money. I got her a couple tests from my job and took them to her. The one she took last week was negative but I told her to test again in a week to be sure and to go to the health department and get some damn birth control and behold the most recent one is positive. I’m trying to be supportive but the guy she’s with has 3-4 other kids he doesn’t see and this isn’t going to be any different. I’m so upset. She dropped out of nursing school to play house with him and now she’s trapped. I suggested abortion or adoption or something because neither of them are in a place to care for this child. I’m also afraid I’m going to wind up with custody of it because her parents are narcissistic assholes and my parents are in their 70s. She won’t stop smoking weed and doesn’t get that it’s still a schedule 1 federally illegal drug. I work in a children’s hospital and do those OB drug screens all night long and watch while these children are placed in social services. I’m so disappointed. I just don’t know what else to say.

Edit: so i realize if I take the child I’m doing it myself but you have to understand that I couldn’t let my parents take on that burden because they would and her parents probably wouldn’t be deemed suitable to take it. I don’t think I could live with myself if I watched it go into DHS custody. I’m helping her get a doctors appointment today where all the options can be discussed without the idiot there.