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not to rain on your parade..but I'm guessing you are going to need to apply to more than 4 places. For one thing, in the current economy there has been a shift in what kind of people are seeking which jobs. A lot of adults that have been laid off or having trouble finding a job are taking a larger proportion of jobs that normally are taken up by young people, or those without higher education. Also you've got the fact that you're pregnant working against you (though I do not know if you are making potential employers aware of this or not) Employers are going to be less inclined to hire someone that they think will be unable to work in a few months or will be asking for maternity leave in less than a year. If I were you I'd be putting in way more applications...you should pretty much be treating finding a job AS YOUR JOB until you get something. Also, increasing your likelihood of getting more than one place interested in hiring you is always good as far as giving yourself some options to choose from. Good luck with it though, I hope you are able to find something good fairly quickly.
Remember, you're parents have good advice and wisdom to give you, but in the end you need to do what is best for the baby and you, its ok to stick to your guns once youve made the decision that you feel is best. They are probably very concerned about you keeping the baby because they know that they will end up sharing some of the responsibility, which isn't necessarily fair as has already been discussed. If this is something that you really want you've got to be prepared for it in terms of them not helping you at all...you can't figure them into any part of your plans for raising the baby. They are grandparents and nothing more, not a free babysitter, not YOUR caretakers while you take care of the baby, not a supplement to your income, etc. I am sure they are also worried about you having to grow up faster than they would like, going from being a teenager straight to a mother forces you to skip a huge formative part of your life, I'm sure they would prefer you to have your freedom as a young adult rather than suddenly having to take on the responsibilities of raising a child. Their arguements are well founded..but in the end the decision is yours and at some point both sides will have to make peace with it. Just don't get too upset if for now they aren't very supportive of you not keeping it..once the baby is here they will love it just the same. Glad you are healthy and the pregnancy is going along fine! good luck with everything
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