Your tears prove everything: you do not want to abort your baby. You feel pressured, but you love your child; otherwise, you would not cry. I highly doubt you will have the abortion.
When people say you can "have kids later," they are forgetting that there is *already* a child in your life who can't just be erased or saved for later. If you abort, you will suffer all your life from it, especially because you don't want to do it. Keeping your child brings tremendous joy.
I'm not being sentimental. I do know how challenging motherhood can be, but I want to reassure you: the challenges of motherhood improve you. You learn how to love another human being more than yourself, to love unconditionally, to give without counting the cost, to manage time wisely. You have the joy of watching your child grow.
Your baby isn't here to burden you, but to teach you something about life. If you give your baby all your love, s/he will give it all back a hundred times. I can't describe to you what it's like to hold your newborn for the first time; time stops and you fall deeply in love, the purest love there is. Let yourself know this love.
Yes, children require a lot of attention, but you will adjust. Family WILL help, no matter what they say now. You still have your whole life ahead of you, and your baby will not stop that. This is just a new challenge, not the end of your life. College will always be there. Go ahead and keep your baby and pursue your dreams and prove to those around you that when you are determined and have love in your heart, you are capable of anything. Ask a school counselor for help about continuing your education.
You must be so hurt, but you're a mother and you've got to love your baby unconditionally and be strong. The weaker people see you, the more they will pressure you. You need to make a firm decision with your will: "I will not have an abortion. No one can make me. I am going to get through this and my baby will be my inspiration for everything I do to better my life." Then, make this 100% clear to everyone who is bothering you and never waver on it.
Progress with your pregnancy and things will fall into place. People will accept it. Your mother will help you in the end. Your baby already looks like this! http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X-KjiazfRYk/TBz8mrhQ2qI/AAAAAAAABNQ/nJwWT2oknls/s320/12-weeks-pregnant.jpg Never betray your baby for anyone's sake! The love between a mother and baby is priceless. Protect your baby with all your heart.
You are at your second trimester, and an abortion would destroy your baby in a most terrible way. You can read about the methods here http://www.abortionincanada.ca/methods/index.html if you need to.
Women who have abortions suffer all their lives, even those who deny it. There are many physical complications http://www.abortionincanada.ca/health/index.html , but perhaps the worst of them is a 40% increased risk of breast cancer http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/press_releases/100106/index.htm .
There is SO much help for you out there. Pregnancy care centers will help you for FREE with talking to your parents, getting you all the baby supplies you need, finding a place to live for a while if necessary, getting legal/medical/financial/social support. All for free. Call this toll-free number 1-800-550-4900 or go to these sites to find a center near you:
http://www.standupgirl.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&view=category&id=72&Itemid=23
http://www.birthright.org/htmpages/locate.htm
Don't give up or despair! Let people help you. Also, breastfeed (no cost at all, best for baby), make your own baby food, use cloth diapers instead of disposables (so cute today--Google that), and buy everything used. These things will save you SO much money.
Your boyfriend has to be involved in the baby's life somehow, but not in yours. He doesn't deserve you and he's used you. He wants you to do the most horrible thing to his and your child. Please consider stepping back from him and rediscovering your value and self-respect by abstaining http://www.chastity.com/node/21 so you can find out what sex, love and fertility are really all about. You deserve so much better. Now is the time to make changes.
I am here for you. You don't know me, but I am willing to help you in any way I can, even if you just want someone to vent to. Honestly, I would love to hear from you and help you through: sunshine1203@ymail.com
You are going to be okay and have a good life with this baby. These hard days will pass. Babies are not as expensive and difficult as society says; use your head, be thrifty, and give this baby all you've got. I don't know if you believe in God, but He is with you. When everyone else fails you, He will not. He is faithful. Ask Him for guidance, even if you aren't used to praying, and He will always help you. He can handle your pain.
Cheer up. You are stronger than you know. I am here for you: sunshine1203@ymail.com. And don't forget Birthright: 1-800-550-4900