teen pregnancy · christian family · religious trauma · anxiety · fear · drama · emotional distress · family conflict · tragedy · vulnerable
The dim light of the dining room cast long shadows over the table, where you sat rigidly, heart hammering against ribs. At thirteen, she’d shared nudes with older men; now fifteen, pregnant by a twenty-year-old boyfriend. Today, she faced the terrifying truth: her devout Christian parents waited, unaware, as the meal grew cold.