What is the most unexpected twist of events in your entire life?

I found out that I was pregnant to my ex (together 3 years, had broken up for three weeks, I was six weeks pregnant).

I was with him because he was urban-ish. He could work with his hands, dress up well, and was very outgoing and loud. He’d never been dirty a day in his life. Very very different to myself- I was young.

I broke up with him because he was very emotionally (and at times physically) abusive. I woke up one morning realising that I had changed myself so much that I liked almost nothing about my life and I missed my true self.

Within the month I had to quit my job due to pregnancy sickness, and, well, a surprise pregnancy (I didn’t want kids) is enough of an unexpected twist...

I am now in a position where I have a ten year old, and have myself back, but we still live in the same city (in my country the other parent can block you from moving city or leaving the country on holiday), and I can look forward to being out of his control when she is 18. I can also look forward to supporting my child in how to deal with him for the rest of my life.

I kept my parents at a polite distance but my having their only grandchild got them all up in my life again and I am now estranged from almost all of my living family.

My friends are almost all parents. My work revolves around the fact I’m a solo parent. My finances are heavily impacted by having a child and struggling to have fulltime work and fulltime care.

I love my kid. I don’t regret having her but I do have to remind myself that she’s worth it. Often.

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