It’s every teenage girl’s most dreadful moment- meeting her boyfriend’s Family. And by family I mean an aunt, the sister and Grandma to boot. I had already met mom, dad, and brother as we had been dating about four-five months at the time.

You see, his family is originally from Pennsylvania and they started spreading out to other parts as life took them.

Now to make things even more stressful, I was almost two months Pregnant at the time and we had told my family only. Oh didn’t mention we were just 18 and lived with our parents still, did I? Ok. Scene is now set.

My boyfriend, Diesel {not actually his name} was the excited one when we found out I was pregnant. I started crying immediately when the doctor said I couldn’t get my birth control refilled because I was pregnant. Diesel was more calm. The doctor said you have options, but I wouldn’t hear them. He made my appointment for an ob/gyn. I cried going to my car. Diesel fucking skips and says things to cheer me up. I messed up. I skipped pills and didn’t use protection. I had just turned 18. I actually got pregnant around my 18th birthday if numbers add up. I had a shitty job slinging bbq and chicken. Diesel had none yet. Oh we also dropped out of high school. But don’t worry, we did get our high school diploma through the local community college.

Now back to meeting the family. Diesel  had the brilliant idea to tell everyone at once as to prevent so many phone calls. I was in utter fear the whole time. Then he finally opens his mouth and he says something along ” Guess what? We’re pregnant.” It was not well received. It gets blurry to me here. My future sister-in-law was the one who grabbed me and pulled me outside. I don’t remember much of what we said, but I do know she was comforting me. I felt glad she was there or else I’d have possibly done or said some wicked shit because that’s just me.

But in the end, everyone loved my daughter. As my mother-in-law has said, “You can’t hate the child. They didn’t choose it.” So, now you know how to meet you boyfriend’s family in style.