On tonight's 16 and Pregnant premiere, we met Jenelle, who was 100 percent positive that she wanted to keep her child -- even though her mother had recommended both abortion and adoption. Remote Control followed up with Jenelle to find out what factored into her decision and to see where she's at now with her family, as well as Baby Jace's father. Check out her update below...
I
chose to keep Jace because it was my responsibility. I was the one who had sex. If I gave him up for adoption, I would have felt selfish because I knew I could have taken care of him. And abortion just sounded so harsh.
When my mom found out I was pregnant,
she really pushed for me to have an abortion. She tried to explain how hard it was going to be to raise a child. A couple of months later, when it was too late for an abortion, she suggested adoption. Regardless, I stressed to her that neither of those plans were an option for me. (
I honestly thought it was going to be a piece of cake taking care of a baby! The reality? It's like having only 24 hours to swim across the world.)
My mother and her boyfriend watch Jace on Friday or Saturday nights. Those are the days they let me go out with my friends and have some time to myself. Other than that, I watch him every day.
I used to relate a lot to Farrah's story on Teen Mom, but I've cut back a lot on going out at night. I realized partying gets old fast. It’s not even fun to me anymore.
Andrew and I are currently not speaking to each other. Since Jace was born, he has only visited him three times. What I want more than anything now is for Jace to have a father figure in his life. And of course, I want him to get everything he needs and be the happiest baby alive.
I have no regrets, just memories.
Source Gettin' back on a saddle - here's Jenelle Evans on a date!
During the premiere episode of the second season of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant party girl Jenelle Evans realized her boyfriend of three years Andrew was great when neither of them had any real responsibilities, but his complete absence after Jace was born combined with a DUI arrest and seven days in prison made it perfectly clear he was going to be a burden at best when it came to being a father. So, Jenelle went out on a date!
Here she is with a soft-spoken alternative dude having a romantic dinner by the water:
And here’s a complete transcription of the date:
Jenelle: One time I was cutting a piece of bread and I cut right through onto my – see that diagonal spot right there on my finger? Yeah, and I had to get stitches.
Jared: (nods) I cut into my shin with a chainsaw one time.
Jenelle: One thing you have to know about me, I love bread and butter.
Jared: Yeah. I’m glad I get to take you out somewhere like this’
Jenelle: Yeah, when I dated Andrew he never toook me out. He, when I first met him, the first Valentine’s Day, he got me this ring. I only keep this ring because I like it! (laughs) Not because of him. So then, um, he got me this with earrings and a necklace to match with it, and that was like $600. But after that, he didn’t get me nothing. He had money from modeling because he used to model in New York, but he spent all 7, no $14,000 on alcohol. Yeah. It’s sad.
Jared: Yeah, that is really sad.
Jenelle: Well when I axed him to buy me like a lip ring or something, he said, “No. I don’t have the money.” You see, Andrew he’s – well see, I have no trouble with like just sitting down and chilling, but he sat in his room in his house every day all day watching TV, staring at the television all day every day, from morning til night. That’s all he did – didn’t work or nothing – that’s it. And evry time I’d go over there that’s all we would do, watch TV. It wasn’t that interesting.
Jenelle: I have to be home by eight because Jace, I have to go watch him.
Jared: He’s a beautiful kid. He looks like you. He has your eyes.
Jenelle: I’m so happy he don’t have brown eyes. I mean, no offense, I don’t want him looking anything like Andrew. (Laughs) Like at all! So…
Jared: (tugs his ear, looking away)
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