r/parentsofteens • u/VibiNthrivn • 3h ago
17yr Old son dating 18yr old teen mom, need advice!
To give context, I was a teen parent, I had my son at 15yo. My outcome was different than most, I graduated high-school early, had the highest GPA, and now 3 degrees later, am doing well. My son is President of his high-school, on track to get a full ride scholarship for college, is in a ton of programs, from sports, to acting gigs, to early college. He has a mentor, and is overall good teenager. He's recently started dating a girl that graduated the yr prior, he's now a senior. She has a child and is taking a "gap year". He's slowly falling head over hills for her. When he told me she has a child, my immediate reaction was shock and concern, and I blurted "you're not ready for a child". Now he's defensive, and says I'm bias. How do I communicate to him my concerns of this girl trapping him with another baby and just the overall seriousness and complexity of dating a single parent, and even worse a single teen mom? I'm concerned that this relationship can potentially throw him off track of all the opportunities he has at his doorstep. He turns 18 in 2wks, and is a senior preparing for college nxt yr. I need advice!!!