Pregnancy

Disclaimer: I am not pregnant. However, my sister's friend is and my friend's brother's ex is (confusing right?) I don't see much of the ex but she is about 5 months pregnant. The brother is in the Navy. The brother used to be such a great kid. He's two years older but I always thought he was cute and looked up to him. he's been in the navy for about 8 months and I haven't seen him since he's left. He comes home every so often and every time, there's a new story about him becoming a completely different person. When he was home in the winter he managed to sleep with two girls; his ex and his current girlfriend (not current at the time). The ex got pregnant and for awhile he wanted nothing to do with the baby. Now he wants joint custody but the girlfriend wants nothing to do with the kid. He thinks they can get a house and they can have a baby too and everything will be peachy. I feel bad for the ex because she is pretty much left to take care of herself and a baby she didn't plan. She gave this guy about 3 years of her life and in return he gave her a fuck you. I plan on trying to go to her baby shower and giving her things that will help. She's only 2 years older than me. On the other hand there's my sister's friend. She's pregnant with her 2nd child and is about 8 months along. Her first child is 3 and is a little firecracker. He's so much fun and adorable. But his mom pisses me off. She clearly doesn't know what she's doing while being pregnant as she smoked through both pregnancies and I watched her drink a full XL coffee. Does she not realize how much caffeine is going straight to her baby? I can't believe some people are allowed to have kids when they don't know what they are doing.I've taken parenting classes through my school and I feel like at 17 I know more about keeping care of a child and a fetus.its ridiculous.

The First

Hello! This is the official first blog of being sprout. I am currently 17 years old and I live in Chicago land of Illinois. I chose the name sprout because although I am mature, I am not fully grown, so a sprout. I am beginning to become who I want to be and I am inviting all those who read this to join me on my path to adulthood. I'll be posting mostly opinion based things and hopefully will have one up once a week! Thank you to those who are willing to join this adventure with me!
Love, Sprout.