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I can give you my 2 cents on what might be best for you, though it might be difficult to do, you sound like you can be a strong woman; any guy who would call you an idiot for caring for thier baby is an idiot themselves! You don't need to choose to be in the middle of this. It shouldn't be a choice between your baby and this guy. What is more important, your daughter or this guy who sounds like he has little, if any, respect for you? If he is causing you to be stressed, you need not speak with him for awhile. That stress isn't good for you or for Courtney.
My mom was 18 when she got pregnant with me and my dad (held back a year) was a senior in high school. My mom kept me, though times weren't always easy--life isn't always easy.
Is there some specific reason you don't feel keeping your daughter is best? There is nothing wrong with placing her up for adoption, but since you've mentioned you are getting attatched to her and might want to keep her I will just remind you that life isn't always easy. Unless you were raped, you chose to make a baby--and what I mean, of course, is that you chose to have sex knowing that protection or not, a pregnancy could happen (I'm assuming). Yes, kids are challenging to raise and they have a huge influence on how your life plans go. There is life in having a child(ren) though. There is also joy and love that you can't even imagine. If you need to talk about your fears of parenting, this forum is a great place. Your fears are normal and justified. Hang in there.
Melissa
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