Congratulations! The family probably doesn't know what kind of reaction they should have. I mean, if they weren't expecting you to have a baby for another few years (if you had already made this known to them) then it's probably a shock to them and they don't know how to react to your emotions. I don't explain very well sometimes, but they might not know if you are happy about it or not.
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When my daughter came to tell me she was having a baby with her BF of just over a year, I was definitely not happy as I couldn't see the relationship working out (it ultimately didn't and she is now back home with me and Braksten) and she always said she didn't want children, so I really wasn't sure how to react to her news either. I digested for awhile, talked to her about it, and was eventually happy about it, but in the beginning I didn't know if I should be happy about it or not since she had already made a decision not to have children. It kind of throws you for a loop.
Let your family digest the news and things will work out. Be happy for yourself, your pregnant when your wife possibly couldn't become pregnant, so you are blessed. I know people who wanted children so bad and went through so much for over 13 years before being able to carry a pregnancy. You are one lucky man, keep that in your thoughts!! The good Lord must have wanted you to have this child.
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When my daughter came to tell me she was having a baby with her BF of just over a year, I was definitely not happy as I couldn't see the relationship working out (it ultimately didn't and she is now back home with me and Braksten) and she always said she didn't want children, so I really wasn't sure how to react to her news either. I digested for awhile, talked to her about it, and was eventually happy about it, but in the beginning I didn't know if I should be happy about it or not since she had already made a decision not to have children. It kind of throws you for a loop.
Let your family digest the news and things will work out. Be happy for yourself, your pregnant when your wife possibly couldn't become pregnant, so you are blessed. I know people who wanted children so bad and went through so much for over 13 years before being able to carry a pregnancy. You are one lucky man, keep that in your thoughts!! The good Lord must have wanted you to have this child.