She’s 18, Pregnant and No Longer Welcome!

In this episode, Niall speaks to callers about a family dilemma that has divided one household and raises difficult questions about parenting, responsibility and unconditional love.

An 18-year-old girl has told her parents that she’s four months pregnant by her 20-year-old boyfriend, but her mother’s reaction has sparked a major family row.

With two other children already living at home, the mother says she simply cannot cope with another baby under her roof. She has told her daughter that if she’s old enough to become a mother, she’s old enough to take responsibility, move out and find a home with her boyfriend before the baby arrives.

But her husband is furious. He believes his wife is being heartless and argues that their daughter needs love, guidance and support now more than ever. He wants to welcome their future grandchild into the family home.

The mother, however, refuses to back down.

**Is she teaching her daughter a valuable lesson about personal responsibility, or abandoning her at a time when she needs her parents most?**

Niall asks whether parents have a moral obligation to support their adult children regardless of the circumstances, or whether there comes a point when young adults must face the consequences of their decisions.

**If your 18-year-old daughter came home pregnant, would you open your doors to her and the baby, or tell her it’s time to stand on her own two feet?**

Callers share their experiences and opinions in what promises to be a passionate debate about tough love, family obligations and where parental responsibility ends.