HOLLAND FAMILY CHALLENGE STORY!
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Chapter 16
The situation with Tay and his parents over the baby was not getting any better. Tay felt trapped between two worlds and he wasn't sure which one he should choose. It was getting harder and harder to go and visit Molly, but he had to find a way to get to her and tell her what's really been going on with his parents.
He managed to ride home with her on the bus after school, telling his parents he had to go to the Library after school to study for an essay he was writing. He and Molly stayed outside the house when the bus dropped them off and shared a kiss. Molly then invited him to rub her tiny little baby belly.
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As he did, she couldn't help but laugh inside thinking about the day she told him she was pregnant. The look on his face was classic!
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Tay really didn't want to have this conversation. He didn't want to cause Molly anymore stress, worry or possible heartache. However, he had to tell her because it was eating him up inside. Molly could sense that something was wrong by the look on his face.
"What's wrong Tay?" she asked, in a tone as if she knew bad news was coming.
Tay took a deep breath and said, "It's my parents."
"Are they still upset?"
"Well, it's MORE than just them being upset."
Molly paused, looking at him questionably. "What is it?"
Tay gulped and started scraping his shoe in the dirt. "Well," he began, "they don't want me seeing you anymore."
Molly laughed in disbelief. "That's silly! You can't just STOP seeing me I mean, this is their grandchild we're talking about here. Does that not mean anything to them?"
"Sadly no," Tay hated to admit, "they feel that since the baby will be born out of wedlock they don't consider it family."
Molly was shocked! "What!?"
"My parents are real old fashioned Molly. They feel the baby is a mistake because you're having it when we are not married."
"Yeah, well my dad is a little old fashioned too and you don't see him turning our baby away and calling it NOTHING!"
Tay squeezed his eyes with his fingers and felt like he was going to have a heart attack.
"I certainly hope YOU don't feel that way about it!" Molly added.
"No!" Tay immediately retorted, "You know I don't. I want more than anything to be here for you and the baby, be his father like I am, it's just that...how are we going to do this Molly?"
Molly felt her heart sink. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, we're Sophomores in high school. We are still kids! We don't know the first thing about raising a child."
Molly blinked to keep the tears from coming. "Well, we will have my family to help us."
"Without the support of mine? Molly, I just worry this isn't going to work out." Tay lowered his head in sadness.
Molly held her hand to her heart and could feel it racing. She tried to breathe. "Tay...," she began, "we can do this. I KNOW we can, even without your parents support."
A tear rolled down Tay's cheek. "Molly, they would for sure disown me if I did. They've built up a savings fund for me to go to college and they have threatened taking that away! I couldn't support you and the baby where I am now! I need to get my degree so I can ACTUALLY support the both of you. The only way I can do that is to honor my parents wishes."
Molly huffed and thought this was ridiculous. "So, you'd throw away being with me and the baby just so you can get a college degree!?"
"Molly, I'm just trying to look at the bigger picture here."
"No, it looks to me like you are afraid to step up and take responsibility."
"Molly I WANT to I just...can't!" he said lowering his shoulders.
Molly just stood there shaking her head in disappointment and sadness.
It surprised her when Tay said, "Can't we just start over when we are both older and can get married? Maybe the best thing for the baby would be to place it up for adoption."
Molly gaped. "Are you serious?" she asked in anger. "I can't believe what you are saying Tay!"
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"Molly we can't raise a child all by ourselves! Even with the support of your family do you want the baby to grow up knowing that it's other grandparents don't care about them or want them in their lives! I wish I could change that, I've tried, but I can't! We have to think about what is best for everyone here."
Molly cried. "I can't just give up our baby like that. Good gosh Tay I thought this would turn out better than it is." Then she looked him in the eye. "I thought you loved me enough to be there for us and marry me and then we could live happily."
Tay placed his hands on her shoulders. "I DO love you Molly. I wish it didn't have to be this way. Please don't feel like I care more about my parents than you and the baby. You know it's more than that."
Sniffing Molly said, "Well it sure sounds like you are choosing their wishes over mine." Then she backed away from his grasp.
"Molly, PLEASE think about what I am trying to say!"
"You know what Tay?" Molly said, "It's either your parents or me and the baby!"
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/emorrill19/Sims%203%20Single%20Dad%20Challenge/Molly%20disappointed%20in%20Tay_zpso5rafkrv.jpg
Then she spun on her heel and marched up the stairs toward the front door.
To be continued...
The situation with Tay and his parents over the baby was not getting any better. Tay felt trapped between two worlds and he wasn't sure which one he should choose. It was getting harder and harder to go and visit Molly, but he had to find a way to get to her and tell her what's really been going on with his parents.
He managed to ride home with her on the bus after school, telling his parents he had to go to the Library after school to study for an essay he was writing. He and Molly stayed outside the house when the bus dropped them off and shared a kiss. Molly then invited him to rub her tiny little baby belly.
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/emorrill19/Sims%203%20Single%20Dad%20Challenge/Tay%20feeling%20baby_zpsvqcal8dw.jpg
As he did, she couldn't help but laugh inside thinking about the day she told him she was pregnant. The look on his face was classic!
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/emorrill19/Sims%203%20Single%20Dad%20Challenge/shocked%20Tay_zpslck9lrfw.jpg
Tay really didn't want to have this conversation. He didn't want to cause Molly anymore stress, worry or possible heartache. However, he had to tell her because it was eating him up inside. Molly could sense that something was wrong by the look on his face.
"What's wrong Tay?" she asked, in a tone as if she knew bad news was coming.
Tay took a deep breath and said, "It's my parents."
"Are they still upset?"
"Well, it's MORE than just them being upset."
Molly paused, looking at him questionably. "What is it?"
Tay gulped and started scraping his shoe in the dirt. "Well," he began, "they don't want me seeing you anymore."
Molly laughed in disbelief. "That's silly! You can't just STOP seeing me I mean, this is their grandchild we're talking about here. Does that not mean anything to them?"
"Sadly no," Tay hated to admit, "they feel that since the baby will be born out of wedlock they don't consider it family."
Molly was shocked! "What!?"
"My parents are real old fashioned Molly. They feel the baby is a mistake because you're having it when we are not married."
"Yeah, well my dad is a little old fashioned too and you don't see him turning our baby away and calling it NOTHING!"
Tay squeezed his eyes with his fingers and felt like he was going to have a heart attack.
"I certainly hope YOU don't feel that way about it!" Molly added.
"No!" Tay immediately retorted, "You know I don't. I want more than anything to be here for you and the baby, be his father like I am, it's just that...how are we going to do this Molly?"
Molly felt her heart sink. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, we're Sophomores in high school. We are still kids! We don't know the first thing about raising a child."
Molly blinked to keep the tears from coming. "Well, we will have my family to help us."
"Without the support of mine? Molly, I just worry this isn't going to work out." Tay lowered his head in sadness.
Molly held her hand to her heart and could feel it racing. She tried to breathe. "Tay...," she began, "we can do this. I KNOW we can, even without your parents support."
A tear rolled down Tay's cheek. "Molly, they would for sure disown me if I did. They've built up a savings fund for me to go to college and they have threatened taking that away! I couldn't support you and the baby where I am now! I need to get my degree so I can ACTUALLY support the both of you. The only way I can do that is to honor my parents wishes."
Molly huffed and thought this was ridiculous. "So, you'd throw away being with me and the baby just so you can get a college degree!?"
"Molly, I'm just trying to look at the bigger picture here."
"No, it looks to me like you are afraid to step up and take responsibility."
"Molly I WANT to I just...can't!" he said lowering his shoulders.
Molly just stood there shaking her head in disappointment and sadness.
It surprised her when Tay said, "Can't we just start over when we are both older and can get married? Maybe the best thing for the baby would be to place it up for adoption."
Molly gaped. "Are you serious?" she asked in anger. "I can't believe what you are saying Tay!"
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/emorrill19/Sims%203%20Single%20Dad%20Challenge/Molly%20angry%20with%20Tay_zpsnchppdjc.jpg
"Molly we can't raise a child all by ourselves! Even with the support of your family do you want the baby to grow up knowing that it's other grandparents don't care about them or want them in their lives! I wish I could change that, I've tried, but I can't! We have to think about what is best for everyone here."
Molly cried. "I can't just give up our baby like that. Good gosh Tay I thought this would turn out better than it is." Then she looked him in the eye. "I thought you loved me enough to be there for us and marry me and then we could live happily."
Tay placed his hands on her shoulders. "I DO love you Molly. I wish it didn't have to be this way. Please don't feel like I care more about my parents than you and the baby. You know it's more than that."
Sniffing Molly said, "Well it sure sounds like you are choosing their wishes over mine." Then she backed away from his grasp.
"Molly, PLEASE think about what I am trying to say!"
"You know what Tay?" Molly said, "It's either your parents or me and the baby!"
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/emorrill19/Sims%203%20Single%20Dad%20Challenge/Molly%20disappointed%20in%20Tay_zpso5rafkrv.jpg
Then she spun on her heel and marched up the stairs toward the front door.
To be continued...
