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It's so hard to feel like you have ANY options at 16. Even today, the options that a 16 year old has without support are limited. Yes, they are there, but it takes an incredibly strong person to put it all together and commit...
I was 17 and felt like I had no support as well. At least it was never offered and I did not DARE ask. When I told my parents, I said I "pregnant and adoption" in the same sentence. I did that to deflect "punishment". It quickly gathered a life of it's own - I believe the adoption was "set" within a few weeks. It felt like an arranged "marriage". Honestly, without my parents support, my options were limited 26 years ago. Now, I can think of several things I COULD HAVE done, but they never entered my mind back then.
My parents did not call me names...I am sorry yours did. That had to have cut to the bone.
If I may ask... How is your relationship with your parents today? Are you in an OA? Do your parents participate?
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