Pregnancy Interview Paper

I was shocked by the answers that I received when I asked a couple the pregnancy interview questions. I could not believe that neither one of them cared about their child. Neither one of them seemed concerned about what happened to the child while it was still in the womb. The mother said she had not changed any of her habits and was still smoking and drinking coffee. She even told me that she was still smoking 4 or 5 cigarettes a week, and smoking weed at least once a week. The father didn’t seem to care at all about the fetus. He consistently told me that he did not want anything to do with the child, either while it was still in the womb, or after it was born. The couple told me that they were giving up the baby for adoption, but didn’t seem to know very much about the process. The mother seemed to still be in a state of shock. She told me that only a few days ago that she realized what was inside her was a living, growing thing. This startled me. I could not believe that before she felt it move that she didn’t think it was living. The father told me that he was willing to pay child support, but didn’t want any interaction with the child at all if its mother kept it. The father also told me that he wasn’t willing, and hadn’t, changed any of his behaviors. He felt that the child’s mother was the one that was pregnant, and just because she was going to have to change her behaviors that he shouldn’t have to. The couple told me that the baby was unsuspected and was an unwanted surprise. The mother told me that she contemplated getting an abortion, but a doctor talked her out of it. The father told me that his mother wanted to adopt the baby. He told me that if she did that he would have nothing to do with his mother or the child. The mother said that if the father’s mother adopted the baby that she would be willing to be a part of its life, if she didn’t have to actively parent or pay for things. The couple told me that they were ever even dating and a baby was not