<p>Timely, that is a great song for this situation. It really is hard to deal with reality sometimes, but there really is no other option in this case. The young man will have to face what is happening, and he may well need his parents’ help with this. My cousin got pregnant on spring break senior year. She did not tell her parents, and she never appeared pregnant. One night, she came into her parents’ room in hysterics. Her water had broken & she was in labor. It was only at that point that she was able to finally accept the fact that this was not going to go away … it was actually happening, and there was no way around it (she ended up choosing a family who adopted her baby). But if the mom sometimes ignores things & hopes they’ll go away, it makes sense that the dad may do the same. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the parents won’t be able to deal with their situation … they just need to be forced to face it sometimes.</p>
<p>You do not talk someone into being a responsible parent or a trusted partner. You either have it in you or you don’t at that time (some people may get it later in life). If someone truly loves you, he does not abandon you because he is scared or unsure. It is fine and dandy he has the luxury of having a panic attack, but what about the girl, unfortunately she does not have the same option. It’s better to know he would run out on you now, then to find out 5, 10 or 20 years later.</p>