AITA for not wanting to be involved with a child I helped conceive?
At just 17, she was thrust into a life-altering battle, her voice silenced by the relentless pleas of those around her.
What should have been her choice was stolen, replaced by a future she never wanted — a pregnancy that chained her to pain, fear, and isolation, etching scars deeper than the visible.
Years later, the trauma lingers like a shadow she can't escape, a haunting reminder of the nightmare she endured alone.
Yet, in reclaiming her autonomy through giving up parental rights, she found a sliver of strength and defiance, a quiet act of survival amid the wreckage of a stolen youth.
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Commenters Came in Hot with Their Takes:
The crowd poured into the comments, bringing a blend of heated opinions, solid advice, and a few reality checks along the way.
The original poster (OP) is firm in her decision to maintain complete separation from the child conceived under duress 13 years ago, a decision rooted in severe personal trauma from the pregnancy and delivery.
Her conflict is with her ex-boyfriend and her own parents, who are now attempting to override her established boundaries to satisfy the child's curiosity and their own desire for a larger family unit.
Given the OP's clear, consistent stance regarding non-involvement versus the pressure from her family and the ex-partner to facilitate contact, the core debate is whether the right to personal autonomy and trauma protection supersedes the relational needs of the extended family and the child's right to know their biological history.